
Born near Sprague River: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Ryan Stevenson, born in Bonanza, 18 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Carl Barks, with articles in 49 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Sprague River yet. In all of Oregon, the famous people on record come from 137 towns.
What stands out about Sprague River’s famous people
Famous people born near Sprague River
Nobody born in Sprague River is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Sharron Angle
born 1949Former member of the Nevada Assembly from 1999 to 2007

Charles O. Porter
1919–2006American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives

Christine Drazan
born 1972American politician from Oregon

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sprague River 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)
- Carl Barks: Alan Light on flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Hill: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Pedro Colley: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharron Angle: AmericanSolutions, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles O. Porter: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Drazan: MetroEast Community Media, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Stevenson: ruthdaniel3444, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons