Ted Healy
1896–1937American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor
Famous people · Oak Ridge
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oak Ridge
The nearest, Ted Healy, was born in Kaufman, 4 mi away. Terrell’s list, next door, has 17 names, Jamie Foxx first among them. The best known of them is Jamie Foxx, with articles in 83 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Oak Ridge.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Jamie Foxx
Best known
Jamie Foxx
in 83 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Oak Ridge
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Of the towns nearby, Terrell lists the most people: 17.
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. 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 (6)
- Jamie Foxx: John Bauld from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tara Davis-Woodhall: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chill Wills: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Healy: Trailer screenshot Licencing information : https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alyssa Edwards: dvsross, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Stephens: Hoebele, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons