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Famous people · Oxford

10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oxford

The best known of them is Frederick Jackson Turner, with articles in 42 languages. The nearest, Edward J. Cleary, was born in Briggsville, 8 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Oxford is on record yet. 663 towns in Wisconsin have at least one famous person on record.

#1 best knownFrederick Jackson TurnerWriting & Arts · 1861–1932
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Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Frederick Jackson Turner
Best known
Frederick Jackson Turner
in 42 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Oxford’s famous people

Close to homeEvery name here comes from a town within 35 miles, 10 in all.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Oxford

They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miPortage · 6Harrisville · 1Oxford
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oxford 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 (8)
  • Frederick Jackson Turner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Zona Gale: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Russell W. Peterson: Office of Senator Thomas Carper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • James J. Lindsay: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • John Edward Kelley: The Neale Publishing Company (Washington, D.C.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Cyril Adelbert Stebbins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Edward J. Cleary: Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-sizin…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Arthur S. Champeny: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons