#1Famous people · Lake Oswego
7 famous people from Lake Oswego, many of them athletes
Marissa Neitling, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. Second and third on the list are Lisa Schlenker and Mike Getchell. Births since 1970 account for 3 of the names. From Patricia M. Haslach to Elijah Greer, the births on the list run from 1956 to 1990.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Marissa Neitling
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1956
Patricia M. Haslach
Youngest
1990
Elijah Greer
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
7
notable residents
What stands out about Lake Oswego’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lake Oswego’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 2 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageNotablePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lake Oswego is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.6 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 Lake Oswego
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Lake Oswego
A further 4 follow, born between 1956 and 1990.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Lake Oswego home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 7 in all, led by Linus Pauling.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Portland’s, with 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Oswego 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)
- Marissa Neitling: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia M. Haslach: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linus Pauling: Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Love: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Baldwin: thepaparazzigamer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lopez Lomong: Paulmerca, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Farragut Twining: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Dudley: Eaglecap Backpack at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chael Sonnen: GOhioCasts, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Chiles: Ocoudis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons