
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Tutuilla
Closest of all is Gordon H. Smith, from Pendleton, 7 mi away. No famous person on record lists Tutuilla as their birthplace yet. 137 towns in Oregon have at least one famous person on record. Salem’s 43 names make the longest list in Oregon.
What stands out about Tutuilla’s famous people
Famous people born near Tutuilla
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Frances Moore Lappé
born 1944American researcher and author

George Buck Flower
1937–2004American actor and director

Hank Anderson
1920–2005American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tutuilla 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 (9)
- Gordon H. Smith: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Cockrum: MichaelNetzer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Hackathorne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elaine Miles: Neeta Lind, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Moore Lappé: Rrrowe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lowell Stockman: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. W. Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory Chaney: Chaneycampaign, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons