Famous people · Onaway
Born near Onaway: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Guyle Fielder, from Potlatch, 1 mi away. Across the town line, Potlatch lists 4, Guyle Fielder first. Jim Mattis is the most widely known, written about in 53 languages. No entry yet names Onaway as a birthplace.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Jim Mattis
Best known
Jim Mattis
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Onaway’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Onaway
Nobody born in Onaway is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Hec Edmundson
1886–1964American sprinter, middle distance runner and basketball coach
Yakima Canutt
1895–1986American rodeo rider, actor and stuntman
Abe McGregor Goff
1899–1984American politician and civil servant
Lyle Smith
1916–2017American football and basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Tom Mueller
born 1961American aerospace engineer and rocket engine designer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Onaway 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 (14)
- Jim Mattis: Monica King, United States Department of Defense, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Kitzhaber: Jonathan Maus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yakima Canutt: Lone Star Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgia Coleman: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mildred Bailey: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Ritter: Sean Rowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Osborne: The Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morten Lauridsen: Mstillwater, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Crawford: film trailer screenshot (20th Century Fox), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abe McGregor Goff: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Baumgartner: Rochejaquelein, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Simpson: Pedantia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guyle Fielder: TGC Topps Gum Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hec Edmundson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons