Famous people · Waukena
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Waukena
The nearest, John Veneman, was born in Corcoran, 5 mi away. Robert B. Laughlin is the most widely known, written about in 71 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Waukena. 561 towns across California can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Robert B. Laughlin
Best known
Robert B. Laughlin
in 71 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Waukena’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Waukena
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Zilpha Keatley Snyder
1927–2014American writer of children's fiction
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waukena 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 (8)
- Robert B. Laughlin: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mick Wingert: Art of Comics, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyson Chandler: Tyson_Chandler_Mavs.jpg: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA derivative work: Edgars2007, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Mathias: Olympia-Filmi Oy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte Melkonian: Armenian Museum of Photo and Video Materials, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Perry: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devin Nunes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Shively: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons