Born near Echo: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Jared Zabransky, born in Hermiston, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Gordon H. Smith, with articles in 20 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Echo yet. Across Oregon, the lists cover 134 towns.
What stands out about Echo’s famous people
Famous people born near Echo
Nobody born in Echo is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Robert N. Stanfield
1877–1945American politician, Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives and Senator for Oregon





Frances Moore Lappé
born 1944American researcher and author


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Echo 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)
- Gordon H. Smith: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Cockrum: MichaelNetzer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Hackathorne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elaine Miles: Neeta Lind, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Moore Lappé: Rrrowe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert N. Stanfield: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lowell Stockman: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Reilly: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons