Famous people · Black Butte Ranch
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Black Butte Ranch
Rex T. Barber, born in Culver, 25 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is River Phoenix, with articles in 61 languages. No famous person’s birth in Black Butte Ranch is on record yet. Across Oregon, 137 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
32 mi
River Phoenix
Best known
River Phoenix
in 61 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Black Butte Ranch’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Black Butte Ranch
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
River Phoenix
1970–1993American actor and musician (1970–2026
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Black Butte Ranch 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)
- River Phoenix: Alekassoul, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Boswell: Richard Masoner/Cyclelicious, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacoby Ellsbury: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Niskanen: Department of Labor. Office of Public Affairs. Division of Audiovisual Communications. ca. 1992, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons