#1Famous people · Happy Valley
Happy Valley, birthplace of the American basketball player Nigel Williams-Goss
In 1994, the American basketball player Nigel Williams-Goss was born. 15 languages have an article about them. Portland, which borders it, has 34 on its list, the best known Linus Pauling. Famous people are on record for 137 of the towns in Oregon.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Nigel Williams-Goss
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1994
Nigel Williams-Goss
Most common field
Sports
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Happy Valley
#1A chosen home
Also called Happy Valley home
Born elsewhere, Hailey Kilgore lived here.
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Of the towns nearby, Portland lists the most people: 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Happy Valley 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)
- Nigel Williams-Goss: Bryan Horowitz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hailey Kilgore: Ewkabod, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linus Pauling: Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons