
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of New Hope
Closest of all is Ty Burrell, from Grants Pass, 5 mi away. No famous person on record lists New Hope as their birthplace yet. Salem’s 43 names make the longest list in Oregon. After Salem, the next longest list in Oregon is Corvallis’, with 42.
What stands out about New Hope’s famous people
Famous people born near New Hope
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








Vic Snyder
born 1947United States Marine and American politician
Curtis Ludwig
1929–2012American lawyer and politician in Washington state
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Hope 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)
- Ty Burrell: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Anders: David_Anders_2008.jpg: vagueonthehow derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pinto Colvig: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Singler: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Dellinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Ryden: Paulwade at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Wright: Keeshen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vic Snyder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons