Famous people · Oglesby
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oglesby
Closest of all is William Blankenship, from Gatesville, 14 mi away. Jennifer Love Hewitt is the most widely known, written about in 71 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Oglesby. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Best known
Jennifer Love Hewitt
in 71 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oglesby’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oglesby
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Steve Martin
born 1945American comedian, actor, musician and writer
Corinne Griffith
1894–1979American actress, film producer, author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oglesby 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 (5)
- Jennifer Love Hewitt: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashlee Simpson: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Wright Mills: Institute for Policy Studies, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rip Torn: Alan Light; cropped by Beyond My Ken 07:41, 26 January 2011 (UTC), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corinne Griffith: Vitagraph Company of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons