No famous person yet from Red Oak
Next door, Waxahachie lists 19, led by Frederic Forrest. Across Texas, the lists cover 633 towns. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names. After Beaumont, the next longest list in Texas is Abilene’s, with 57.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Red Oak), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Red Oak has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Red Oak
Of the towns around it, Waxahachie has the most on record: 19.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Red Oak 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)
- Frederic Forrest: Eduardo Montes-Bradley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Moore: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons