#1Famous people · Gresham
7 famous people were born in Gresham
At the top of the list is the American actress Sirena Irwin, covered in 6 languages. Derek Gustafson and Frances Shelley Wees follow. Over 89 years of births, the list goes from John Dickinson Littlepage (1894) to Ian Loveland (1983). For every 10,000 residents the town has 0.6, while at least half the towns in Oregon list nobody born there.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Sirena Irwin
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
John Dickinson Littlepage
Youngest
1983
Ian Loveland
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Gresham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Gresham’s famous people were born
The 1970s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Gresham
Counted by languages, Sirena Irwin is ahead of Derek Gustafson and Frances Shelley Wees: 6, 4 and 3.
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What Gresham is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Gresham
A further 4 follow, born between 1894 and 1983.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Gresham home
One more notable person made the town home: Kari Ann Peniche.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gresham 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 (5)
- Sirena Irwin: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Shelley Wees: Sukhi 828, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde A. Curtin: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kari Ann Peniche: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linus Pauling: Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons