Dave Wolverton
1957–2022American speculative fiction writer
Famous people · Jasper
Born near Jasper: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Dave Wolverton, born in Springfield, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Rebecca Schaeffer, with articles in 33 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Jasper yet. No town in Oregon lists more than Salem, with 43.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Rebecca Schaeffer
Best known
Rebecca Schaeffer
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jasper’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jasper
Nobody born in Jasper is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Danny Ainge
born 1959American basketball executive and former player, and baseball player
Joe Kent
born 1980American former federal intelligence official, political candidate, army officer
Ben Simons
born 2000American politician; mayor of Yoncalla, Oregon
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jasper 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)
- Mac Wilkins: Sun Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Ainge: Aaron Frutman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah Hartenstein: Jerimaiai1000, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Dutton: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Kent: Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Wolverton: Nihonjoe, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Dunaway: Hunter-Desportes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ty Harden: Noah Salzman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons