10 famous people were born within 35 miles of White Oak
Dominick Goodman, born in Groesbeck, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Elizabeth Nourse, with articles in 15 languages. The nearest list is next door in Cincinnati: 31 names, starting with Steven Spielberg. Across Ohio, the lists cover 733 towns.
What stands out about White Oak’s famous people
Famous people born near White Oak
Nobody born in White Oak is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Cincinnati has the most on record, with 31.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is White Oak 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 (8)
- Elizabeth Nourse: Elizabeth Nourse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Underwood Humphrey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pee Wee Hunt: Rockwell-O'Keefe (management)-photo by Maurice (rest of name cut off), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Edwards: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Sicking: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Spielberg: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cranley: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerry Coombs: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons


