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History · Washington

Close to home

Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Washington yet, but 23 notable people were born within 35 miles. Here they are, nearest first.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia. Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those Wikidata lists as born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.

Photo credits (8)
  • Frank Buckles: Gates-Buckles.jpg: Cherie A. Thurlby. soldiersmediacenter derivative work: ←fetchcomms, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Beulah Poynter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Phil S. Gibson: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Eddie Watt: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
  • Homer Summa: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Jesse N. Funk: See below, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Avery Kier: United States Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • John S. Murray: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01
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