
8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cave Junction
Closest of all is Ralph Stackpole, from Williams, 19 mi away. Ty Burrell is the most widely known, written about in 41 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Cave Junction yet. No town in Oregon lists more than Salem, with 43.
What stands out about Cave Junction’s famous people
Famous people born near Cave Junction
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Daniel R. Hokanson
born 1963American Army National Guard general

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cave Junction 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)
- Ty Burrell: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Anders: David_Anders_2008.jpg: vagueonthehow derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Dellinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Wright: Keeshen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel R. Hokanson: https://www.nationalguard.mil/Leadership/CNGB/https://flickr.com/photos/chiefngb/51133357457/in/dateposted/, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Stackpole: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Ray: Flickr user Daniel Paquet, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons