
Born near Alderton: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Sarah Butler, from Puyallup, 3 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Bonney Lake has the longest list: 2, with Dylan Gambrell at the top. No famous person on record lists Alderton as their birthplace yet. In Washington, 205 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Alderton’s famous people
Famous people born near Alderton
Nobody born in Alderton is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Mark Emmert
born 19525th president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association



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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alderton 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 Butler: Rachelhelizabeth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucille Lund: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Joe Phelps: https://www.flickr.com/people/41894173617@N01 Johndan Johnson-Eilola, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Tate: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Shelton: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan Gambrell: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Emmert: US Coast Guard Academy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thron Riggs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

