Born near Sublimity: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jess Lewis, from Aumsville, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Donald Pettit, with articles in 31 languages. No entry yet names Sublimity as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Oregon belongs to Salem, with 43.
What stands out about Sublimity’s famous people
Famous people born near Sublimity
Nobody born in Sublimity is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Homer Davenport
1867–1912American political cartoonist and writer

John Zerzan
born 1943American anarchist and primitivist philosopher and author


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


Frederick Steiwer
1883–1939Lawyer, Politician and United States Army officer

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


J. Arthur Younger
1893–1967American politician, college athletics administrator



Jo Collins
born 1945American model, actress and Playboy Playmate

Michael Merzenich
born 1942Professor emeritus, neuroscientist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sublimity 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 (15)
- 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
- Howard Hesseman: Rob DiCaterino from Clifton, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers: US House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Olsen: U.S. Air Force photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gladys Lehman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Steiwer: Bain News Service, publisher, 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
- J. Arthur Younger: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Howland: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederic Homer Balch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carson Bigbee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons