10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Kasaan
The nearest, Frank Peratrovich, was born in Klawock, 27 mi away. Lisa Murkowski is the most widely known, written about in 45 languages. No famous person on record lists Kasaan as their birthplace yet. 47 towns in Alaska have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Kasaan’s famous people
Famous people born near Kasaan
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Lisa Murkowski
born 1957United States Senator from Alaska since 2002


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kasaan 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 (4)
- Lisa Murkowski: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudy Pankow: רודי פאנקו, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Updike: Isaacupdike, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Davidson: Graham Richard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons