
Born near Dallesport: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Greg Walden, was born in The Dalles, 2 mi away. Vic Wild is the most widely known, written about in 26 languages. No famous person on record lists Dallesport as their birthplace yet. In Washington, 207 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Dallesport’s famous people
Famous people born near Dallesport
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Minoru Yasui
1916–1986(1916-1986) American lawyer and activist

James Ronald Warren
1925–2012Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Walter Carl Wann, Jr.
1921–1942American soldier; recipient of the Silver Star
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dallesport 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)
- Vic Wild: Министерство спорта Республики Татарстан, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Walden: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecil D. Andrus: United States Department of the Interior, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton N. McArthur: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colston Loveland: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicholas J. Sinnott: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Minoru Yasui: Image courtesy of the Korematsu family, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons