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Famous people · Oakton

4 famous people come from Oakton, Jacob Frey the best known

Jacob Frey is the best known, with articles in 18 languages. Second and third on the list are Theodore Ku-DiPietro and Keira D'Amato. Over 21 years of births, the list goes from Jacob Frey (1981) to Theodore Ku-DiPietro (2002). Athletes make up the largest group, 3 of them.

#1 best knownJacob FreyPolitics & Law · born 1981
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Jacob Frey
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1981
Jacob Frey
Youngest
2002
Theodore Ku-DiPietro
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents

What stands out about Oakton’s famous people

The best known

Born in Oakton

Athletes take two of the three places.

Jacob Frey#1
Politics & Law

Jacob Frey

born 1981

Mayor of Minneapolis since 2018

18 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
TK#2
Sports

Theodore Ku-DiPietro

born 2002

American soccer player

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Keira D'Amato#3
Sports

Keira D'Amato

born 1984

American runner

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Oakton’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 2 births.

Today20002050Jacob Frey
SportsPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Oakton is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 2.1 times the usual share.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Oakton

1 more, best known first.

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John Stertzer

born 1990

American soccer player

A chosen home

Also called Oakton home

3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Jared Taylor the best known.

Jared Taylor

Jared Taylor

born 1951

American white advocate author

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Philip Terzian

Philip Terzian

born 1950

American journalist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Grace Paine Terzian

Grace Paine Terzian

born 1952

American writer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Fairfax lists the most people: 45.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oakton 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.

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