Born near Lowell: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Bo Hart, born in Creswell, 12 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Rebecca Schaeffer, with articles in 32 languages. The list for Lowell is empty for now. The Oregon lists hold names for 135 towns.
What stands out about Lowell’s famous people
Famous people born near Lowell
Nobody born in Lowell is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Dave Wolverton
1957–2022American speculative fiction writer



Danny Ainge
born 1959American basketball executive and former player, and baseball player


Joan Mondale
1930–2014Second Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981


Joe Kent
born 1980American former federal intelligence official, political candidate, army officer
Ben Simons
born 2000American politician; mayor of Yoncalla, Oregon
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lowell 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)
- Mac Wilkins: Sun Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Ainge: Aaron Frutman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah Hartenstein: Jerimaiai1000, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Mondale: NARA: White House Staff Photographers, Carter Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Kent: Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Wolverton: Nihonjoe, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Dunaway: Hunter-Desportes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ty Harden: Noah Salzman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons