Famous people · River Point
Born near River Point: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Holly Madison, born in Astoria, 3 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in River Point. The best known of them is Raymond Carver, with articles in 56 languages. Across Oregon, the lists cover 136 towns.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Raymond Carver
Best known
Raymond Carver
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about River Point’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near River Point
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Donald Malarkey
1921–2017American army noncommissioned officer
Raymond Carver
1938–1988Penman, poet, screenwriter, novelist, prose writer, teacher, short story writer
Cole Escola
born 1986American comedian, actor, and playwright
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is River Point 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)
- Holly Madison: Holly Madison, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Escola: The Tony Awards, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Malarkey: Maj. Carol McClelland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Bruney: NewJack984, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Del Bjork: Ralph Vincent Photography. https://oregondigital.org/sets/uo-athletics?f[desc_metadata__photographer_label_sim][]=Ralph+Vincent+Photography%24http%3A%2F%2Fopaquenamespace.org%2Fns%2Fcreator%2FRalphVincentPhotography, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betsy Eby: BetsyEby, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merlin F. Schneider: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons