Jim Stuckey
born 1958All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman
Famous people · Olympia
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Olympia
The nearest, Jim Stuckey, was born in Cayce, 2 mi away. Next door, the list for Columbia holds 53, Stanley Donen first. Stanley Donen is the most widely known, written about in 46 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Olympia yet.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Stanley Donen
Best known
Stanley Donen
in 46 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Olympia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Olympia
Nobody born in Olympia is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Stanley Donen
1924–2019American film director and choreographer
Charles Bolden
born 194623rd Administrator of NASA and astronaut
Aziz Ansari
born 1983American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and director
Juanita Redmond Hipps
1912–1979US Army nurse during World War II
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Olympia 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 (10)
- Stanley Donen: Adam Schartoff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angie Stone: Sister Circle TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Teyonah Parris: PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jermaine O'Neal: Noah Salzman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrenn Schmidt: Behind The Velvet Rope TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Seymour: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alaina Coates: SusanLesch, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Hawley Gasque: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Patten: Nflpittsburgh2011, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Juanita Redmond Hipps: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons