Famous people · Willamina
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Willamina
Closest of all is Archie Aldis Emmerson, from Grand Ronde, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Beverly Cleary, with articles in 31 languages. 135 towns in Oregon have at least one famous person on record. The list for Willamina is empty for now.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Beverly Cleary
Best known
Beverly Cleary
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Willamina’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Willamina
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mark Hatfield
1922–2011American politician, governor of Oregon and U. S. Senator
Nettie Lorene Murray MacGinitie
1899–1993American marine biologist
Beverly Cleary
1916–2021American writer of children's books
Elette Boyle
American and Israeli computer scientist and cryptographer
John Zerzan
born 1943American anarchist and primitivist philosopher and author
Alfred Carlton Gilbert
1884–1961American athlete, inventor, and businessman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Willamina 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)
- Beverly Cleary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Zerzan: Milica Prodanovic - Modified by historicair, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Kirk: Kristin Dos Santos, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Carlton Gilbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Ray: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers: US House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Hatfield: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons