
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Allyn
Closest of all is Mike Enzi, from Bremerton, 12 mi away. No entry yet names Allyn as a birthplace. The best known of them is Madelaine Petsch, with articles in 39 languages. Across Washington, 203 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Allyn’s famous people
Famous people born near Allyn
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Bill Gates Sr.
1925–2020American attorney and philanthropist



Doris Brown Heritage
born 1942American middle- and long-distance runner


Madelaine Petsch
born 1994American actress and YouTuber
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Allyn 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)
- Madelaine Petsch: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Enzi: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Adrian: Agência Brasil, CC BY 3.0 br, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Gibbard: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marvin Williams: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Holl: http://www#flickr#com/people/123734360@N08 Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma# from Finland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Gates Sr.: Gates Foundation / Prashant Panjiar., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Seferian-Jenkins: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marian Call: Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Merritt: Tedzsee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris Brown Heritage: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons