Famous people · Washington
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Washington
Amenia’s list, next door, has 12 names, Benjamin Swift first among them. Closest of all is James Kirke Paulding, from Pleasant Valley, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Seth MacFarlane, with articles in 79 languages. No famous person’s birth in Washington is on record yet.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Seth MacFarlane
Best known
Seth MacFarlane
in 79 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Washington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Washington
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Roosevelt
1828–1900American businessman and father of American president Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Joan Slonczewski
born 1956American microbiologist and writer
Rob Kauffman
born 1963American investor and race team owner and driver
Lee Miller
1907–1977American photographer and photojournalist
Tom Holland
born 1943American scriptwriter and director
Rufus Wainwright
born 1973American-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer
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Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Washington 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 (16)
- Seth MacFarlane: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Roberts: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Miller: U.S. Army Official Photograph, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Mazzello: Super Festivals, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Holland: Flickr user NoHoDamon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Duke: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisa Donovan: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachael MacFarlane: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandy Berger: President (1993-2001 : Clinton). White House Photograph Office. 1/20/1993-1/20/2001, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Kirke Paulding: Portrait by A.S. Conrad., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Roosevelt: Moses King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Slonczewski: Slonczewski, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roswell Rudd: Christian Sahm Aschaffenburg, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Swift: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac R. Sherwood: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Powell Bond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons