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Famous people · Klamath Falls
Leaders stand out among the 19 famous people born in Klamath Falls
Articles in 23 languages make the American actress Brenda Bakke the best known. Behind the leader come Ralph Hill and Don Pedro Colley. Between 1920 and 1969, 13 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 8.6, while at least half the towns in Oregon list nobody born there.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Brenda Bakke
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Ralph Hill
Youngest
1992
Seth Brown
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Klamath Falls’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Klamath Falls is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Klamath Falls
Performers take two of the three places.
#2
#3Through the years
When Klamath Falls’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 6.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Klamath Falls
A further 16 follow, born between 1918 and 1992.
Sharron Angle
born 1949Former member of the Nevada Assembly from 1999 to 2007
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Charles O. Porter
1919–2006American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives
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Bryon McClintock
1930–2022American Abstract Expressionist painter and printmaker.
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A chosen home
Also called Klamath Falls home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Klamath Falls, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Klamath Falls 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 (10)
- Ralph Hill: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Pedro Colley: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharron Angle: AmericanSolutions, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles O. Porter: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Drazan: MetroEast Community Media, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Nelson: Steve Paluch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth Brown: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ming Chin: Judicial Branch of California, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Hibbs: J.P. Kelly Bank, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Gierau: GrandTetonNPS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons