Famous people · Dunthorpe
Born near Dunthorpe: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Peter Cookson, born in Milwaukie, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Linus Pauling, with articles in 112 languages. Of the bordering towns, Portland has the longest list: 34, with Linus Pauling at the top. So far, no famous person on record was born in Dunthorpe.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Linus Pauling
Best known
Linus Pauling
in 112 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dunthorpe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dunthorpe
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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
Matt Lindland
born 1970American mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler, and political candidate
Sophia Braun
born 2000American-Argentine association football player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dunthorpe 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 (15)
- 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
- 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
- Rubio Rubin: Patrick Rouin from Salt Lake City, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons