Famous people · Athol
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Athol
Closest of all is Sage Kotsenburg, from Coeur d'Alene, 17 mi away. Sarah Palin is the most widely known, written about in 103 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Athol. Across Idaho, 89 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Sarah Palin
Best known
Sarah Palin
in 103 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Athol’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Athol
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Pappy Boyington
1912–1988United States Marine Corps aviator and Medal of Honor recipient
Adrienne Dore
1910–1992American model, beauty pageant winner
Kevin Satterlee
born 1968American lawyer and academic administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Athol 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 (7)
- Sarah Palin: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilynne Robinson: Christian Scott Heinen Bell, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sage Kotsenburg: Parke Brewer (VOA), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Ridnour: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pappy Boyington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrienne Dore: Photoplay Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Holland: LG전자, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons