#1Sports
Josephine McKim
1910–1992American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder
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Famous people · Oil City
Oil City’s famous people span 131 years: 16 births from 1862 to 1993
Josephine McKim is the best known, with articles in 19 languages. Second and third on the list are Gabby Gabreski and Woody Jackson. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 16.9 for every 10,000 residents. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Josephine McKim
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1862
Peter Moore Speer
Youngest
1993
Ben Koyack
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Oil City
Languages with an article: 19 for Josephine McKim, 14 for Gabby Gabreski, 10 for Woody Jackson.
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#3Through the years
When Oil City’s famous people were born
The 1920s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Oil City is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 5.
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 Oil City
A further 13 follow, born between 1862 and 1993.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Oil City home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Oil City, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oil City 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 (7)
- Josephine McKim: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabby Gabreski: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Woody Jackson: Jeriaska, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Moore Speer: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Koyack: (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Schumaker/Released), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gertrude Schoepperle: wellesley College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Jo White: Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons