
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Odell
Cecil D. Andrus, born in Hood River, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Vic Wild, with articles in 26 languages. No famous person’s birth in Odell is on record yet. Across Oregon, the lists cover 135 towns.
What stands out about Odell’s famous people
Famous people born near Odell
Nobody born in Odell is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Minoru Yasui
1916–1986(1916-1986) American lawyer and activist





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Odell 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 (7)
- Vic Wild: Министерство спорта Республики Татарстан, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Walden: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecil D. Andrus: United States Department of the Interior, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton N. McArthur: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer D. Angell: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicholas J. Sinnott: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Minoru Yasui: Image courtesy of the Korematsu family, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons