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Famous people · Cheshire

Born near Cheshire: 15 famous people within 35 miles

The nearest, Rebecca Schaeffer, was born in Eugene, 12 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Cheshire yet. Carl Wieman is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages. Across Oregon, the lists cover 135 towns.

#1 best knownCarl WiemanScience & Medicine · born 1951
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Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Carl Wieman
Best known
Carl Wieman
in 65 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Cheshire’s famous people

Close to homeEvery name here comes from a town within 35 miles, 15 in all.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Cheshire

Nobody born in Cheshire is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

10 mi20 mi35 miEugene · 6Corvallis · 5Halsey · 1Creswell · 1Cottage Grove · 1Cheshire
Barbara Roberts

Barbara Roberts

born 1936

1936- American politician (1985-1991 Oregon Secretary of State, member of the Oregon House of Representatives, 1991-1995 Governor of Oregon)

Politics & LawCorvallis · 26 miWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cheshire 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.

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