#1Famous people · Oakland
2 famous people call Oakland their birthplace
Articles in 4 languages make the united States Army officer Tammy Smith the best known. The other is Elgin V. Kuykendall, the American politician and judge. Born in 1870, Elgin V. Kuykendall is the first name on record, and Tammy Smith, born in 1963, the most recent. The longest list of any town in Oregon belongs to Salem, with 43.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Tammy Smith
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
Elgin V. Kuykendall
Youngest
1963
Tammy Smith
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Oakland
#1EK#2
Politics & Law
Elgin V. Kuykendall
1870–1958American politician and judge
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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 (1)
- Tammy Smith: William Pratt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons