
5 famous people were born within 35 miles of Port Lions
Closest of all is Darby Stanchfield, from Kodiak, 17 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Port Lions. The longest list in Alaska is Fairbanks’, with 49 names. Anchorage has the second-longest list in Alaska, after Fairbanks, with 46.
What stands out about Port Lions’ famous people
Famous people born near Port Lions
Nobody born in Port Lions is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



R. Stanley Williams
born 1951Physicist and engineer from United States of America

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Port Lions 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 (4)
- Darby Stanchfield: Yahoo from Sunnyvale, California, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Everman: Member of the United States Army, serving with Everman in Afghanistan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- R. Stanley Williams: Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Terry: Mike Dunn from Sunnyvale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons