Famous people · Oxly
Born near Oxly: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Ernest Lenard Hall, born in Naylor, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Billy Lee Riley, with articles in 14 languages. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57. After St. Joseph, the next longest list in Missouri is Columbia’s, with 51.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Billy Lee Riley
Best known
Billy Lee Riley
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oxly’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oxly
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
born 1947American writer and television producer
Edward Fadeley
1929–2015American politician, attorney, and Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
Billy Lee Riley
1933–2009American rockabilly musician, singer, record producer and songwriter
Jim Johnston
born 1959American music composer and musician best known for his WWE entrance themes
Ed Bethune
born 1935Arkansas politician, lawyer, lobbyist and United States Marine
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oxly 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 (9)
- Billy Lee Riley: joespake, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. S. J. Carnahan: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Fairchild: Lou Sander, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Bethune: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie League: FAA/National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Yates: TenPoundHammer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Fadeley: M.O. Stevens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry P. Arnn: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James L. Bradley: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons