Famous people · Metzger
Born near Metzger: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Linus Pauling is the most widely known, written about in 112 languages. Closest of all is Mary Morrissey, from Beaverton, 3 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Metzger. Over the border in Tigard, 2 names are on record, led by Gary Hansen.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Linus Pauling
Best known
Linus Pauling
in 112 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Metzger’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Metzger
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sophia Braun
born 2000American-Argentine association football player
Douglas Engelbart
1925–2013American engineer and inventor
Mary E. Brunkow
born 1961American molecular biologist and immunologist
John Reed
1887–1920American journalist, poet, and communist activist
Dick Fosbury
1947–2023American athletics competitor, high jumper
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Tigard has the most people on record, 2 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Metzger 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)
- Linus Pauling: Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Engelbart: Alex Handy from Oakland, Nmibia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Groening: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary E. Brunkow: US Embassy Sweden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Fosbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Chiles: Ocoudis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Payton Pritchard: Marc-Gregor Campredon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons