History · Risley
Close to home
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Risley yet, but 22 notable people were born within 35 miles. Here they are, nearest first.
Hillsboro · 3 mi
Donald Dahl
American politicianMartha Wall
American Christian medical missionary, philosopher, nurse, and authorHorace B. Griffen
Republican nominee for Governor of Arizona - 1956Glenn Guhr
American singer and actor
Emil Kapaun
Korean War US Army chaplain, POW, Medal of Honor recipient and VenerableFay Moulton
Athletics and American football competitor
Randolph Carpenter
American politician
Homer Hoch
American politician
Charlie Faust
American baseball playerBeverly Hoch
American operatic sopranoTex Jones
American baseball player
Shirley Knight
American actress
Duane D. Thiessen
United States Marine Corps generalIra Anders
American politicianWes Buller
American football coachDale Oliver
AnimatorMax Adam Kohler
American hydrologistWendell Johnson
American psychologist