Born near Huntington: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Edson H. Deal, was born in Weiser, 16 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Huntington. The best known of them is Harmon Killebrew, with articles in 15 languages. 141 of the towns in Oregon list at least one person.
What stands out about Huntington’s famous people
Famous people born near Huntington
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



James A. McClure
1924–2011American attorney, Idaho State Senator and U.S. Senator for the State of Idaho





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Huntington 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)
- Harmon Killebrew: NJ Baseball (https://www.flickr.com/people/njbaseball/), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. McClure: U. S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman Welker: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denny Smith: See above Wikipedia uploader was Jgilhousen at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Wilcox: San Francisco 49ers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Lyman Ryan: Idaho federal court, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sally Flynn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carmen Guerricagoitia McLean: United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons