#1Famous people · Oakmont
4 famous people were born in Oakmont
Articles in 3 languages make the American test pilot Edwin Foresman Schoch the best known. Second and third on the list are Paula Bauersmith and Bob Shoop. The biggest group are athletes: 2. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Edwin Foresman Schoch
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Paula Bauersmith
Youngest
1966
Bob Shoop
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Oakmont
By how many languages cover them, Edwin Foresman Schoch comes first (3), then Paula Bauersmith (3) and Bob Shoop (2).
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Through the years
When Oakmont’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1910s, with 1 people born in that decade.
SportsNotableFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Oakmont is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Oakmont
1 more, best known first.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
O'Hara Township has the longest list next door: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oakmont 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 (2)
- Edwin Foresman Schoch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat McAfee: FanDuel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons