Famous people · Oakfield
Born near Oakfield: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Rankin Gamble, from Alabama, 5 mi away. The best known of them is John Gardner, with articles in 25 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Oakfield yet. John Gardner leads the 17 names listed next door in Batavia.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
John Gardner
Best known
John Gardner
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oakfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oakfield
Nobody born in Oakfield is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
John Gardner
1933–1982American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor
Carl Akeley
1864–1926American taxidermist, sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor, nature photographer
Graham N. Fitch
1809–1892Union United States Army officer and American politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oakfield 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 (16)
- John Gardner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Webster: Alexandre Cardoso, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belva Ann Lockwood: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Akeley: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Owen: Wojciech Dobrogojski <bahlazamon (at) o2 (dot) pl>, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlow Cook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Graham N. Fitch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Lewis: William F. Cogswell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Paxon: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rankin Gamble: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles G. Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emory Upton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Cooley: Lewis T. Ives (1833-1894), Detroit, Michigan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace F. Page: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Sidney Rumsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Elizabeth Wood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons