
Born near Wishram: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Greg Walden, born in The Dalles, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Vic Wild, with articles in 26 languages. The list for Wishram is empty for now. Across Washington, the lists cover 210 towns.
What stands out about Wishram’s famous people
Famous people born near Wishram
Nobody born in Wishram is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





James Ronald Warren
1925–2012Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Walter Carl Wann, Jr.
1921–1942American soldier; recipient of the Silver Star




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


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wishram 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 (11)
- 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
- Don Wakamatsu: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan W. Jones: Center of Military History, United States Army (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Johnson: Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gladys Stone Wright: University of Oregon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons