Famous people · Jennings Lodge
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jennings Lodge
The nearest, Chael Sonnen, was born in West Linn, 2 mi away. Linus Pauling is the most widely known, written about in 112 languages. Of the bordering towns, West Linn has the longest list: 5, with Chael Sonnen at the top. Famous people are on record for 141 of the towns in Oregon.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Linus Pauling
Best known
Linus Pauling
in 112 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jennings Lodge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jennings Lodge
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Matt Lindland
born 1970American mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler, and political candidate
Douglas Engelbart
1925–2013American engineer and inventor
Mary E. Brunkow
born 1961American molecular biologist and immunologist
John Reed
1887–1920American journalist, poet, and communist activist
Dick Fosbury
1947–2023American athletics competitor, high jumper
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Of the towns around it, West Linn has the most on record: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jennings Lodge 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 (16)
- Linus Pauling: Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Engelbart: Alex Handy from Oakland, Nmibia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Groening: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary E. Brunkow: US Embassy Sweden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Fosbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Chiles: Ocoudis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Struzan: Count3D from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Payton Pritchard: Marc-Gregor Campredon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Taylor: Franco, Jesús (director), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marissa Neitling: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Lindland: Pete Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chael Sonnen: GOhioCasts, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Markham: Horner, John B. (for book in which the image is contained);, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nigel Williams-Goss: Bryan Horowitz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liz Shuler: Cfiles-aflcio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons