#1Famous people · Portland
Portland is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Most widely known is Lloyd Moseby, the American baseball player, with articles in 6 languages. Behind the leader come Fred Haas and John A. White. The oldest name on the list belongs to Fred Haas, born in 1916, the newest to Lloyd Moseby, born in 1959. Fort Smith’s 69 names make the longest list in Arkansas.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Lloyd Moseby
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1916
Fred Haas
Youngest
1959
Lloyd Moseby
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Portland
By how many languages cover them, Lloyd Moseby comes first (6), then Fred Haas (5) and John A. White (2).
#1#2#3Science & Medicine
John A. White
born 1939Chancellor of the University of Arkansas
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Portland is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Portland 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.
Photo credits (3)
- Lloyd Moseby: Robert Taylor from Stirling, ON, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Haas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. White: Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons