#14 famous people come from Camas, Jimmie Rodgers the best known
The best known is the American pop singer Jimmie Rodgers, with articles in 15 languages. Behind the leader come Alexa Efraimson and Joey Gibson. The first birth on record is Jimmie Rodgers’, in 1933, and the last Alexa Efraimson’s, in 1997. For every 10,000 residents the town has 1.5, while at least half the towns in Washington list nobody born there.
Born in Camas
By how many languages cover them, Jimmie Rodgers comes first (15), then Alexa Efraimson (6) and Joey Gibson (3).
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#3Joey Gibson
born 1983American right-wing instigator of violence
What Camas is known for
Share of Camas’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone else born in Camas
1 more, best known first.
Also called Camas home
One more notable person made the town home: Shane Chen.

Who’s the most famous person from Camas?
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Vancouver has the most on record, with 38.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Camas and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (5)
- Jimmie Rodgers: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexa Efraimson: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Gibson: Tiffany Von Arnim from Seattle, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Chen: Kittenstix, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Barratt: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
