Born near Eagle Crest: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Don A Farrell, was born in Redmond, 6 mi away. The best known of them is River Phoenix, with articles in 61 languages. No famous person on record lists Eagle Crest as their birthplace yet. The Oregon lists hold names for 135 towns.
What stands out about Eagle Crest’s famous people
Famous people born near Eagle Crest
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





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

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eagle Crest 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 (6)
- 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
- Bob Rosenstiel: Louis Briscese, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons