Born near Weston: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Hazel P. Heath, born in Athena, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Adam West, with articles in 50 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Weston. No town in Oregon lists more than Salem, with 43.
What stands out about Weston’s famous people
Famous people born near Weston
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Buck Flower
1937–2004American actor and director



Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
1883–1953United States Army general, Medal of Honor recipient





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weston 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)
- Adam West: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hamza Yusuf: Omar Chatriwala from Doha, Qatar, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Marion Bauer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons