#1Famous people · Oak Harbor
9 famous people were born in Oak Harbor, more of them performers than in most towns
Articles in 22 languages make the American actress Patricia McPherson the best known. Most were born since 1970: 5 of them. Half or more of the towns in Washington have no one on record, but this one has 3.7 for every 10,000 residents. Only 39 of the 205 towns in Washington with anyone on record list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Patricia McPherson
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1954
Patricia McPherson
Youngest
1986
Marti Malloy
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
4 people
What stands out about Oak Harbor’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Oak Harbor is known for
Performers stand out most, at 4.7 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.
Through the years
When Oak Harbor’s famous people were born
The 1970s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Oak Harbor
Patricia McPherson has articles in 22 languages, Marti Malloy in 19 and Christopher Sean in 10.
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Everyone else born in Oak Harbor
6 more, from 1954 to 1979.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oak Harbor 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 (5)
- Patricia McPherson: Tifoso223501979, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Sean: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurence Ballard: Lballard37, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dell Bull: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Hoeft: Tony Webster, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons