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Famous people · Oakland
Oakland is the birthplace of 2 famous people
The best known is the American politician DeAnne DeFuccio, with articles in 2 languages. The only other name is the American football player Mike Teel. DeAnne DeFuccio (1973) and Mike Teel (1986) mark the two ends of the list. Over the border in Wayne Township, 14 names are on record, led by Pellegrino Matarazzo.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
DeAnne DeFuccio
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1973
DeAnne DeFuccio
Youngest
1986
Mike Teel
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Oakland
#2Known for
What Oakland is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 1.
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Of the towns nearby, Wayne Township lists the most people: 14.
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 (3)
- Mike Teel: John Martinez Pavliga, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pellegrino Matarazzo: Jeollo von VfB-exklusiv.de, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Zucker: Asoundd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons