
Born near Gold Hill: 25 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Basil Wolverton, was born in Central Point, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Ty Burrell, with articles in 41 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Gold Hill yet. No town in Oregon lists more than Salem, with 43.
What stands out about Gold Hill’s famous people
Famous people born near Gold Hill
Nobody born in Gold Hill is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.







Vic Snyder
born 1947United States Marine and American politician





Tami Farrell
born 1984Miss Teen USA 2003, succeeded Carrie Prejean as Miss California USA 2009

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


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gold Hill 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 (15)
- 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
- Kyle Singler: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pinto Colvig: Public domain, 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
- Don Barclay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vic Snyder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred E. Reames: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Basil Wolverton: Basil Wolverton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Stackpole: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tami Farrell: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernice Cameron: Medford Mail Tribune Medford, Oregon Sunday, July 2, 1939, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons