
Born near Scotts Mills: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Donald Pettit, from Silverton, 6 mi away. The list for Scotts Mills is empty for now. No town in Oregon lists more than Salem, with 43. Corvallis has the second-longest list in Oregon, after Salem, with 42.
What stands out about Scotts Mills’ famous people
Famous people born near Scotts Mills
Nobody born in Scotts Mills is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Homer Davenport
1867–1912American political cartoonist and writer


Grayson Boucher
born 1984American street basketball player and social media influencer


John Zerzan
born 1943American anarchist and primitivist philosopher and author


Alfred Carlton Gilbert
1884–1961American athlete, inventor, and businessman




Matt Lindland
born 1970American mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler, and political candidate


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scotts Mills 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 (14)
- Donald Pettit: NASA Headquarters / NASA/Bill Ingalls, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Zerzan: Milica Prodanovic - Modified by historicair, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Kirk: Kristin Dos Santos, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Carlton Gilbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers: US House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Struzan: Count3D from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Taylor: Franco, Jesús (director), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Lindland: Pete Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chael Sonnen: GOhioCasts, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Markham: Horner, John B. (for book in which the image is contained);, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Olsen: U.S. Air Force photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grayson Boucher: Rocky Padila - 2017 Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Davenport: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ava Helen Pauling: LP Photographs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons