Born near Rathdrum: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Sydney Sweeney, with articles in 82 languages. Ian Waltz, born in Post Falls, 5 mi away, is the closest. Next door, the list for Post Falls holds 4, Ian Waltz first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Rathdrum.
What stands out about Rathdrum’s famous people
Famous people born near Rathdrum
The 15 best known born 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







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Famous people from the towns next door
Post Falls leads the towns around it, with 4 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rathdrum 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 (11)
- John Stockton: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Jones: Photo is done by Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig T. Nelson: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne McClain: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Peters: Spalding, Mary M.; for Columbia Pictures, Public domain, 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
- Anton Watson: Steve Cheng, Bruin Report Online, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward F. Harris: 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