Anne Nicol Gaylor
1926–2015American atheist and campaigner for abortion rights
Famous people · Oakdale
Born near Oakdale: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Tomah, which borders it, has 7 on its list, the best known Anne Nicol Gaylor. The best known of them is Kurtwood Smith, with articles in 36 languages. Closest of all is Anne Nicol Gaylor, from Tomah, 6 mi away. No famous person on record lists Oakdale as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Kurtwood Smith
Best known
Kurtwood Smith
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oakdale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oakdale
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Irving Phillips
1904–2000American cartoonist, playwright, television scriptwriter, author, illustrator and educator
Tommy Thompson
born 194119th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; 42nd Governor of Wisconsin
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oakdale 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 (6)
- Kurtwood Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Thompson: Department of Health and Human Services., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Esch: G. V. Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Emmet Sheridan: John E Sheridan (illustrator), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. J. Mortensen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Prevey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons