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Famous people · Banks

Banks has no famous person on record yet

135 towns in Oregon have at least one famous person on record. The longest list of any town in Oregon belongs to Salem, with 43. After Salem, the next longest list in Oregon is Corvallis’, with 42.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Banks), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Banks has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Banks

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Banks 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.