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Famous people · Florence

2 famous people were born within 35 miles of Florence

The nearest, Kathryn Clarke, was born in Gardiner, 18 mi away. The best known of them is Wayne Fisk, with articles in 3 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Florence. The longest list in Oregon is Salem’s, with 43 names.

#1 best knownWayne FiskMilitary · born 1945
Born nearby
2
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Wayne Fisk
Best known
Wayne Fisk
in 3 Wikipedia languages

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Famous people born near Florence

The 2 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miGardiner · 1Waldport · 1Florence
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Florence 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.

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