
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Kootenai
The nearest, Sarah Palin, was born in Sandpoint, 3 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Kootenai. Across Idaho, the lists cover 91 towns. The longest list of any town in Idaho belongs to Boise City, with 39.
What stands out about Kootenai’s famous people
Famous people born near Kootenai
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Kevin Satterlee
born 1968American lawyer and academic administrator


Raymond Clyne McNichols
1914–1985United States federal judge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kootenai 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)
- 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
- Claire Du Brey: Nelson Evans (1889-1922), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Holland: LG전자, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rita La Roy: Film screenshot (Republic Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Farber: Longbomb / Wilson Wong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Mather: shgmom56 on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Hagadone: https://www.flickr.com/people/edrost88/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons