#1Gladstone has one famous person on record
Liz Shuler, the American labor activist, was born in 1970. Articles about them exist in 5 languages. Of the towns next door, Oregon City lists the most: 17, with Drew Struzan first. Across Oregon, 135 towns list someone born there.

Born in Gladstone
#1Who’s the most famous person from Gladstone?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Gladstone’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
Oregon City leads the towns around it, with 17 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gladstone and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Liz Shuler: Cfiles-aflcio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Struzan: Count3D from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chael Sonnen: GOhioCasts, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

