
Born near Donald: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Dorothy Olsen, was born in Woodburn, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Donald Pettit, with articles in 31 languages. No famous person on record lists Donald as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Oregon belongs to Salem, with 43.
What stands out about Donald’s famous people
Famous people born near Donald
Nobody born in Donald is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.










Matt Lindland
born 1970American mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler, and political candidate


Homer Davenport
1867–1912American political cartoonist and writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Donald 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 (12)
- Donald Pettit: NASA Headquarters / NASA/Bill Ingalls, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Struzan: Count3D from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Payton Pritchard: Marc-Gregor Campredon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Taylor: Franco, Jesús (director), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marissa Neitling: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Lindland: Pete Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chael Sonnen: GOhioCasts, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Markham: Horner, John B. (for book in which the image is contained);, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Olsen: U.S. Air Force photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Davenport: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. McBride: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Alderman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons