Dave Wolverton
1957–2022American speculative fiction writer
Famous people · Marcola
Born near Marcola: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Dave Wolverton, from Springfield, 10 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Marcola. Rebecca Schaeffer is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. The longest list of any town in Oregon belongs to Salem, with 43.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Rebecca Schaeffer
Best known
Rebecca Schaeffer
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Marcola’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Marcola
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Danny Ainge
born 1959American basketball executive and former player, and baseball player
Joe Kent
born 1980American former federal intelligence official, political candidate, army officer
Jo Collins
1945–2010American model, actress and Playboy Playmate
Michael Merzenich
born 1942Professor emeritus, neuroscientist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marcola 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
- Howard Hesseman: Rob DiCaterino from Clifton, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Ainge: Aaron Frutman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah Hartenstein: Jerimaiai1000, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Dutton: NASA, 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
- Ty Harden: Noah Salzman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons