Famous people · Oakview
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oakview
The nearest, Earl Thomas Coleman, was born in Gladstone, 1 mi away. Ed Asner is the most widely known, written about in 80 languages. No entry yet names Oakview as a birthplace. Next door, the list for Gladstone holds Earl Thomas Coleman.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Ed Asner
Best known
Ed Asner
in 80 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oakview’s famous people
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Famous people born near Oakview
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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The longest list nearby is Gladstone’s, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oakview and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (14)
- Ed Asner: Terry Ballard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Harlow: studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Altman: Associate Press Newsfeatures (see first upload of this image), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dianne Wiest: MC1 Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janelle Monáe: Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dee Wallace: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Greene: Jimmy Harris (Blog), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Foley: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Stonestreet: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Stevens: Doherty, Clifford, Strauss and Shenfield-public relations, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Troupe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Saxon: Adweek, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Thomas Coleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Boyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons