Famous people · Richland
Born near Richland: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Barnaby Keeney, was born in Halfway, 8 mi away. Damon Knight is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. No famous person on record lists Richland as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Oregon belongs to Salem, with 43.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
33 mi
Damon Knight
Best known
Damon Knight
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Richland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Richland
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Damon Knight
1922–2002American science fiction writer, editor and critic
Ann A. Kiessling
born 1942American reproductive biologist involved in stem cell research
John Noble Holcomb
1946–1968United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Montgomery Atwater
1904–1976American avalanche researcher/forester/skier/author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richland 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)
- Damon Knight: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann A. Kiessling: Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elden Francis Curtiss: Ammodramus, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman Welker: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Noble Holcomb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons