
Born near Foots Creek: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ty Burrell, from Grants Pass, 10 mi away. No famous person on record lists Foots Creek as their birthplace yet. Salem has the most of any town in Oregon: 43. After Salem, the next longest list in Oregon is Corvallis’, with 42.
What stands out about Foots Creek’s famous people
Famous people born near Foots Creek
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Curtis Ludwig
1929–2012American lawyer and politician in Washington state

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Foots Creek 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)
- Ty Burrell: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Anders: David_Anders_2008.jpg: vagueonthehow derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pinto Colvig: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Singler: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Dellinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Ryden: Paulwade at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Hollens: Scott Jarvie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Wright: Keeshen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons