Famous people · Dexter
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dexter
Closest of all is Bo Hart, from Creswell, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Rebecca Schaeffer, with articles in 32 languages. No famous person’s birth in Dexter is on record yet. 137 towns in Oregon have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Rebecca Schaeffer
Best known
Rebecca Schaeffer
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dexter’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dexter
Nobody born in Dexter is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Dave Wolverton
1957–2022American speculative fiction writer
Danny Ainge
born 1959American basketball executive and former player, and baseball player
Ben Simons
born 2000American politician; mayor of Yoncalla, Oregon
Joe Kent
born 1980American former federal intelligence official, political candidate, army officer
Herbert E. Gaston
1881–1956American editor and government official
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dexter 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)
- Mac Wilkins: Sun Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Ainge: Aaron Frutman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah Hartenstein: Jerimaiai1000, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Dutton: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Kent: Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Wolverton: Nihonjoe, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Dunaway: Hunter-Desportes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ty Harden: Noah Salzman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons