Famous people · Albion
Born near Albion: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Jim Mattis, was born in Pullman, 6 mi away. No entry yet names Albion as a birthplace. Yakima’s 65 names make the longest list in Washington. After Yakima, the next longest list in Washington is Bellingham’s, with 53.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Jim Mattis
Best known
Jim Mattis
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Albion’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Albion
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Yakima Canutt
1895–1986American rodeo rider, actor and stuntman
Abe McGregor Goff
1899–1984American politician and civil servant
Hec Edmundson
1886–1964American sprinter, middle distance runner and basketball coach
Lyle Smith
1916–2017American football and basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Bryan Fuller
born 1969American screenwriter and television producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Albion 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 (15)
- Jim Mattis: Monica King, United States Department of Defense, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Fuller: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Kitzhaber: Jonathan Maus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Gibson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yakima Canutt: Lone Star Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mildred Bailey: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Ritter: Sean Rowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Osborne: The Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Lowry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morten Lauridsen: Mstillwater, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Crawford: film trailer screenshot (20th Century Fox), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abe McGregor Goff: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Baumgartner: Rochejaquelein, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Schmidt: User Craigfnp on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hec Edmundson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons