Famous people · Cedar Hills
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cedar Hills
Linus Pauling is the most widely known, written about in 112 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Cedar Hills. Closest of all is Mary Morrissey, from Beaverton, 2 mi away. The longest list of any town in Oregon belongs to Salem, with 43.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Linus Pauling
Best known
Linus Pauling
in 112 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cedar Hills’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cedar Hills
Nobody born in Cedar Hills is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Sophia Braun
born 2000American-Argentine association football player
Douglas Engelbart
1925–2013American engineer and inventor
Mary E. Brunkow
born 1961American molecular biologist and immunologist
John Reed
1887–1920American journalist, poet, and communist activist
Dick Fosbury
1947–2023American athletics competitor, high jumper
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cedar Hills 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 (8)
- Linus Pauling: Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Engelbart: Alex Handy from Oakland, Nmibia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Groening: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary E. Brunkow: US Embassy Sweden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Fosbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Chiles: Ocoudis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Payton Pritchard: Marc-Gregor Campredon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons