#1Famous people · Oak Ridge
Performers stand out among the 24 famous people born in Oak Ridge
Most widely known is Megan Fox, the American actress and model, with articles in 112 languages. Second and third on the list are Gore Verbinski and William Shepherd. The largest group, 14, was born between 1920 and 1969. Births since 1970 account for 8 of the names.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Megan Fox
in 112 Wikipedia languages
First
1945
Nancy Goldring
Youngest
1989
Matt Ramsey
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Oak Ridge’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Oak Ridge
Ranked by languages covered: Megan Fox with 112, then Gore Verbinski with 44 and William Shepherd with 32.
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#3Through the years
When Oak Ridge’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 6.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Oak Ridge is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Oak Ridge
Another 21, 8 of them athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oak Ridge 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)
- Megan Fox: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gore Verbinski: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Shepherd: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elaine Hendrix: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Wingard: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Azzi: Shawncalhoun, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Monette: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons