Famous people · Mission
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mission
Adam West is the most widely known, written about in 50 languages. Closest of all is Gordon H. Smith, from Pendleton, 8 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Mission is on record yet. The longest list in Oregon is Salem’s, with 43 names.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
32 mi
Adam West
Best known
Adam West
in 50 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mission’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mission
Nobody born in Mission is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Frances Moore Lappé
born 1944American researcher and author
George Buck Flower
1937–2004American actor and director
Hank Anderson
1920–2005American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mission 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 (13)
- Adam West: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hamza Yusuf: Omar Chatriwala from Doha, Qatar, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon H. Smith: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Cockrum: MichaelNetzer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Hackathorne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elaine Miles: Neeta Lind, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Moore Lappé: Rrrowe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion Bauer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Kelati: Zorro2212, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lowell Stockman: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. W. Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory Chaney: Chaneycampaign, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons