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Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Famous people · Oak Hill
Earl Jones tops a list of 6 famous people born in Oak Hill
Earl Jones, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. The American musician Randy Gilkey ranks second, ahead of Shirley Love. The largest group, 3, was born between 1920 and 1969. The first birth on record is Christine Elizabeth Abrahamsen’s, in 1916, and the last Randy Gilkey’s, in 1976.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Earl Jones
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1916
Christine Elizabeth Abrahamsen
Youngest
1976
Randy Gilkey
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Oak Hill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Oak Hill’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 1 births.
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The best known
Born in Oak Hill
Earl Jones leads with articles in 12 languages, ahead of Randy Gilkey (3) and Shirley Love (3).
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What Oak Hill is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Oak Hill
A further 3 follow, born between 1916 and 1952.
Christine Elizabeth Abrahamsen
1916–1995US nurse, professor of nursing, and author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oak Hill 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.