Famous people · West Haven-Sylvan
Born near West Haven-Sylvan: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Mary Morrissey, was born in Beaverton, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Linus Pauling, with articles in 112 languages. Next door, the list for Portland holds 34, Linus Pauling first. 141 towns in Oregon have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Linus Pauling
Best known
Linus Pauling
in 112 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Haven-Sylvan’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Haven-Sylvan
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sophia Braun
born 2000American-Argentine association football player
Douglas Engelbart
1925–2013American engineer and inventor
Mary E. Brunkow
born 1961American molecular biologist and immunologist
John Reed
1887–1920American journalist, poet, and communist activist
Dick Fosbury
1947–2023American athletics competitor, high jumper
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Famous people from the towns next door
Portland has the longest list next door: 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Haven-Sylvan 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 (8)
- Linus Pauling: Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Engelbart: Alex Handy from Oakland, Nmibia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Groening: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary E. Brunkow: US Embassy Sweden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Fosbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Barratt: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamina Snuka: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons