Born near Raleigh Hills: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Portland’s list, next door, has 34 names, Linus Pauling first among them. Closest of all is Mary Morrissey, from Beaverton, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Linus Pauling, with articles in 112 languages. The list for Raleigh Hills is empty for now.
What stands out about Raleigh Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near Raleigh Hills
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


Travis Knight
born 1973American animator, producer, director, and former rapper
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Portland’s, with 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Raleigh Hills 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
- Travis Knight: Thierry Sollerot from Vernon (Eure, Hte Normandie), FRANCE, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
