
Born near Gopher Flats: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Gordon H. Smith, born in Pendleton, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Adam West, with articles in 51 languages. No famous person’s birth in Gopher Flats is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Oregon belongs to Salem, with 43.
What stands out about Gopher Flats’ famous people
Famous people born near Gopher Flats
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




George Buck Flower
1937–2004American actor and director



Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
1883–1953United States Army general, Medal of Honor recipient

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gopher Flats 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)
- Adam West: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hamza Yusuf: Omar Chatriwala from Doha, Qatar, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Marion Bauer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons