#1Famous people · The Dalles
22 famous people were born in The Dalles, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
Articles in 21 languages make the American politician Greg Walden the best known. Virginia Admiral, the American painter and poet, comes second, with Clifton N. McArthur third. In the age of mills and railroads, 12 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1868, George Luis Baker is the first name on record, and Alan Embree, born in 1970, the most recent.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
Greg Walden
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
George Luis Baker
Youngest
1970
Alan Embree
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about The Dalles’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What The Dalles is known for
The Dalles has 1.8× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in The Dalles
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Through the years
When The Dalles’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsMilitaryMusicFilm, TV & StageFaithScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in The Dalles
The other 19 span the years 1868 to 1970.
John H. Dick
1918–2011American former basketball player and Rear Admiral in the United States Navy
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A chosen home
Also called The Dalles home
Born elsewhere, H. L. Davis lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is The Dalles and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (10)
- Greg Walden: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton N. McArthur: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicholas J. Sinnott: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Embree: User Gimpy56 on en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer D. Angell: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loren R. Kaufman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Luis Baker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Dick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Brand: City of Fresno, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Delmar Fadden: The original uploader was Kumioko at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons