Born near Crooked River Ranch: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Rex T. Barber, born in Culver, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is River Phoenix, with articles in 61 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Crooked River Ranch. Famous people are on record for 141 of the towns in Oregon.
What stands out about Crooked River Ranch’s famous people
Famous people born near Crooked River Ranch
Nobody born in Crooked River Ranch is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

River Phoenix
1970–1993American actor and musician (1970–2026




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crooked River 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 (5)
- 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
- Bill Pearl: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Niskanen: Department of Labor. Office of Public Affairs. Division of Audiovisual Communications. ca. 1992, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons