Born near Ingalls: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Cory Edwards, with articles in 27 languages. Next door, Pendleton lists 9, led by Walter Dorwin Teague. Walter Dorwin Teague, born in Pendleton, 4 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Ingalls.
What stands out about Ingalls’ famous people
Famous people born near Ingalls
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Ray Enright
1896–1965American film director, screenwriter and film editor


James Whitcomb Riley
1849–1916American poet from Indianapolis

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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Pendleton’s, at 9 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ingalls 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 (7)
- Gary Burton: Tom Beetz @ http://home.hetnet.nl/~tbeetz/index.html, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Harris: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Whitcomb Riley: Photo copyrighted by Moffett, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack Mattingly: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Erskine: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Gibson: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harrison R. Kincaid: The Sunday Oregonian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
