Famous people · Wallowa
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wallowa
Closest of all is Dale T. Mortensen, from Enterprise, 16 mi away. Across Oregon, 135 towns list someone born there. So far, no famous person on record was born in Wallowa. The longest list in Oregon is Salem’s, with 43 names.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Dale T. Mortensen
Best known
Dale T. Mortensen
in 48 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wallowa’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wallowa
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Clare Turlay Newberry
1903–1970American children's illustrator and writer
Herbert Henri Jasper
1906–1999Canadian neurologist, psychologist, physiologist, anatomist, and chemist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wallowa 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)
- Dale T. Mortensen: US Embassy Sweden, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Osborne duPont: El Gráfico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Agnes Vernon: Witzel Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Morse: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Nugent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blaine Stubblefield: Mksword (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons