Famous people · Portland
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Portland
Lute Olson, born in Mayville, 2 mi away, is the closest. The list for Portland is empty for now. The best known of them is Norman Brunsdale, with articles in 11 languages. Across North Dakota, 132 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
7
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Norman Brunsdale
Best known
Norman Brunsdale
in 11 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Portland
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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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. 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)
- Norman Brunsdale: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lute Olson: Eric Chan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kermit Edward Bye: US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Jacobson: Asolsma1988, CC0, Wikimedia Commons