History · Oak Ridge
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Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Oak Ridge yet, but 27 notable people were born within 35 miles. Here they are, nearest first.
Gainesville · 6 mi
Charley Paddock
American athlete and Olympic gold medalist
Gene Austin
American singer
Edwin Carewe
American actor and film producerMonette Moore
American jazz and blues singerDean Renfro
American football halfbackFrancis Wade
Philosopher, Historian, ProfessorJ. W. Jones
American athlete and coachBill Denton
American artistic gymnast
Gene Autry
American actor and singerThomas Ambrose Tschoepe
American Catholic prelateVernon Cole
American gridiron football playerJames Latane Noel, Jr.
United States federal judgeAugustine Danglmayr
Catholic bishopJames F. Hollingsworth
United States Army lieutenant generalFred Taylor
American football coachKirby Minter
American basketball playerWeldon Rogers
Produced Roy Orbison's first record
Buck Owens
American country singer-songwriter
Denean Howard
Athletics competitor, sprinter, 400 metres runnerSherri Howard
Athletics competitor, sprinter, 400 metres runner