
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of King City
The nearest, Jordan Chiles, was born in Tualatin, 2 mi away. Mary Morrissey is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. Of the bordering towns, Tualatin has the longest list: 5, with Jordan Chiles at the top. So far, no famous person on record was born in King City.
What stands out about King City’s famous people
Famous people born near King City
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Sophia Braun
born 2000American-Argentine association football player


Travis Knight
born 1973American animator, producer, director, and former rapper

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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Tualatin’s, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is King City 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 (7)
- Jordan Chiles: Ocoudis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Payton Pritchard: Marc-Gregor Campredon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Knight: Thierry Sollerot from Vernon (Eure, Hte Normandie), FRANCE, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marissa Neitling: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chael Sonnen: GOhioCasts, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rubio Rubin: Patrick Rouin from Salt Lake City, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Savannah Outen: Steven Kona Simao, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
