Anne Nicol Gaylor
1926–2015American atheist and campaigner for abortion rights
Famous people · Oakdale
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oakdale
The nearest, Anne Nicol Gaylor, was born in Tomah, 6 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Oakdale. Kurtwood Smith is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
12 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 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Irving Phillips
1904–2000American cartoonist, playwright, television scriptwriter, author, illustrator and educator
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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 (7)
- Kurtwood Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Esch: G. V. Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Emmet Sheridan: John E Sheridan (illustrator), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Sauter: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. J. Mortensen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Sauter: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Sauter: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons