#1Famous people · Oakland
Leaders stand out among the 9 famous people born in Oakland
At the top of the list is the American politician Jon Kyl, covered in 34 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 5 were born, the most of any period. Val Peterson (1903) and Mary Connealy (1956) mark the two ends of the list. Only 19 of the 245 towns in Nebraska with anyone on record list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Jon Kyl
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Val Peterson
Youngest
1956
Mary Connealy
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Oakland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Oakland is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 3.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Oakland
Jon Kyl, Val Peterson and Mary Connealy are written about in 34, 7 and 3 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Oakland’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Oakland
The rest number 6, with 5 leaders among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oakland 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 (4)
- Jon Kyl: Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Val Peterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Connealy: NolanTJ, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Lundvall: Photo by Sgt. Mike Getten, 106th Public Affairs Detachment, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons