Famous people · Wilsonville
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wilsonville
Closest of all is Maury Damkroger, from Cambridge, 12 mi away. Ben Nelson is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. In Nebraska, 247 towns have someone on the list. No famous person’s birth in Wilsonville is on record yet.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
Ben Nelson
Best known
Ben Nelson
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wilsonville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wilsonville
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Arno B. Cammerer
1883–1941U.S. National Park Service director
Gil Dodds
1918–1977American middle distance runner and former world record holder
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilsonville 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)
- Ben Nelson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Sebelius: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelle J. Younger: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gil Dodds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lori Nix: Nix + Gerber Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Hansen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dutch Webber: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elden Auker: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Randall: Minnesota Twins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Olmstead: Staff Photographer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arno B. Cammerer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Budig: Illinois State University, Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Archives, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pegeen Fitzgerald: NBC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peggy Mast: Corkythehornetfan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons