Famous people · Oak Grove
Born near Oak Grove: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Peter Cookson, born in Milwaukie, 2 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Milwaukie lists 9, led by Peter Cookson. The list for Oak Grove is empty for now. The best known of them is Linus Pauling, with articles in 112 languages.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Linus Pauling
Best known
Linus Pauling
in 112 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oak Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oak Grove
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Douglas Engelbart
1925–2013American engineer and inventor
Mary E. Brunkow
born 1961American molecular biologist and immunologist
John Reed
1887–1920American journalist, poet, and communist activist
Dick Fosbury
1947–2023American athletics competitor, high jumper
Sophia Braun
born 2000American-Argentine association football player
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Milwaukie has the most on record, with 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oak Grove 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 (10)
- Linus Pauling: Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Engelbart: Alex Handy from Oakland, Nmibia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Groening: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary E. Brunkow: US Embassy Sweden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Fosbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Chiles: Ocoudis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Struzan: Count3D from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marissa Neitling: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chael Sonnen: GOhioCasts, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons