#1Famous people · Oxford
Oxford counts 40 famous people, first among them Lorenzen Wright
The best known is the American basketball player Lorenzen Wright, with articles in 20 languages. Arthur Guyton, the American physiologist, comes second, with Pepper Keenan third. 18 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list is still growing: 9 were born since 1970.
Born here
40
notable people
Best known
Lorenzen Wright
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1843
David Henry Hamilton
Youngest
2001
JJ Pegues
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about Oxford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Oxford’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 6.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Oxford
By how many languages cover them, Lorenzen Wright comes first (20), then Arthur Guyton (14) and Pepper Keenan (13).
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What Oxford is known for
Oxford has 1.3× the usual share of leaders.
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Everyone else born in Oxford
37 more, best known first.
Hugh Freeze
born 1969American football coach, offensive coordinator of the University of Tennessee
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A chosen home
Also called Oxford home
5 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, John Grisham the best known.
John Faulkner
1901–1963American author and artist; brother of author William Faulkner
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oxford and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (18)
- Lorenzen Wright: Lorenzen_Wright.JPG: Original uploader was Nick81aku at en.wikipedia derivative work: Amineshaker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Guyton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pepper Keenan: relux., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DK Metcalf: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel I. Sultan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Whitfield: Warner Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela McGlowan: Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of the Chief Human Capital Office. Office of Broadcasting Operations. Photo Section. (ca. 2011 - ca. 7/18/2014), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Hawks: United States Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karlous Miller: BOSS TALK 101, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Baggett, Jr.: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis P. Featherstone: C. M. Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Bowen Howry: "The Record of Sigma Alpha Epsilon". The Nichols Press (Lynn, MA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Henry Hamilton: Kenny Dee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Sullivan Woodward: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hampton Dellinger: United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Freeze: Jeremynabors, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristi Haskins Johnson: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Boyle: Kfb2010, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons