
Born near Lookingglass: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Josh Bidwell, was born in Winston, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Jeff Merkley, with articles in 31 languages. No famous person’s birth in Lookingglass is on record yet. The Oregon lists hold names for 135 towns.
What stands out about Lookingglass’ famous people
Famous people born near Lookingglass
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



TJ Klune
born 1982American writer of queer romantic fiction and fantasy


Ben Simons
born 2000American politician; mayor of Yoncalla, Oregon

Michael Waterman
born 1942American scientist and professor at the University of Southern California


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lookingglass 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)
- Jeff Merkley: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Saubert: UPI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- TJ Klune: Library of Congress Life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Waterman: Michael Waterman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Gibson: Alex Speaks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Allred: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Bidwell: Oregon National Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Happy Smith: American Tobacco Company, sponsor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons