Born near Pronghorn: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Don A Farrell, born in Redmond, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is River Phoenix, with articles in 61 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Pronghorn yet. In Oregon, 135 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Pronghorn’s famous people
Famous people born near Pronghorn
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




River Phoenix
1970–1993American actor and musician (1970–2026

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pronghorn 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 (5)
- River Phoenix: Alekassoul, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Boswell: Richard Masoner/Cyclelicious, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacoby Ellsbury: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Pearl: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Niskanen: Department of Labor. Office of Public Affairs. Division of Audiovisual Communications. ca. 1992, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons