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Famous people · Portland

Born near Portland: 20 famous people within 35 miles

Closest of all is Everis A. Hayes, from Waterloo, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Daniel Brandenstein, with articles in 23 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Portland. Next door, the list for Elba holds 2, Marcus Robbins first.

#1 best knownDaniel BrandensteinScience & Medicine · born 1943
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Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Daniel Brandenstein
Best known
Daniel Brandenstein
in 23 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Portland’s famous people

Close to home20 notable people were born within 35 miles of Portland.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Portland

They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miLake Mills · 5Watertown · 5Columbus · 3Clyman · 2Fall River · 1Deerfield · 1Portland
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Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town bordering Portland.

Marcus RobbinsElbaMarcus Robbins & 1 moreEveris A. HayesWaterlooEveris A. Hayes & 1 moreEveris A. HayesWaterlooEveris A. Hayes & 1 moreCKLowellCharles A. Kading

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Portland 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.

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