Famous people · Tangent
Close to home: 23 famous people born near Tangent
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Tangent yet, so here are the best-known people born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Carl Wieman
Best known
Carl Wieman
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Tangent’s famous people
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★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Tangent
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Tangent yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Meredith Brooks
born 1958American singer, songwriter, musician and producer
Barbara Roberts
born 19361936- American politician (1985-1991 Oregon Secretary of State, member of the Oregon House of Representatives, 1991-1995 Governor of Oregon)
Jo Collins
born 1945American model, actress and Playboy Playmate
Michael Merzenich
born 1942Professor emeritus, neuroscientist
Herbert E. Gaston
1881–1956American editor and government official
Frederick Steiwer
1883–1939Lawyer, Politician and United States Army officer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tangent, 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 aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Carl Wieman: Tina Hager, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Hesseman: Rob DiCaterino from Clifton, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Roberts: Amber Lynn Lane, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- JR Reed: Kate Chadden, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Pebley: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Lane: Harris & Ewing. Additional digital editing by Tim Davenport aka Carrite at English Wikipedia, no copyright claimed. Released to the public domain without restriction., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis C. Hawley: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Steiwer: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons