
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oasis
The nearest, Chrissy Teigen, was born in Delta, 8 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Oasis. Famous people are on record for 123 of the towns in Utah. No town in Utah lists more than Logan, with 56.
What stands out about Oasis’ famous people
Famous people born near Oasis
Nobody born in Oasis is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Edward Leo Lyman III
born 1942
Alton L. Wade
born 1935President of Brigham Young University–Hawaii







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oasis 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 (10)
- Chrissy Teigen: Adweek, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Culbert Olson: Los Angeles Daily News, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. King: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Melville: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnold Williams: Marian Dykman, editor. University of Idaho (Moscow, ID), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James E. Faust: James_E._Faust.jpg: Gerald Tsosie (of Gerald Tsosie Art / So-C) derivative work: --ARTEST4ECHO talk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Merrill Horne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Y. Robison: John Willard Clawson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Yates: Nancy Burrows Wright compiled the book; the photo is from an unnamed newspaper from 1956., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Stringam: United Farmers Historical Society, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons