Famous people · Amboy
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Amboy
The best known of them is Michael Barratt, with articles in 31 languages. Richie Frahm, born in Battle Ground, 10 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Amboy yet. 205 of the towns in Washington list at least one person.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Michael Barratt
Best known
Michael Barratt
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Amboy’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Amboy
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edward Allworth
1895–1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Dennis Heck
born 1952Lieutenant Governor of Washington since 2021
Scott Mosier
born 1971American film director and producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Amboy 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)
- Michael Barratt: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamina Snuka: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Biffle: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Heck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Spencer: eVRydayVR, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Cornthwaite: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richie Frahm: CativatedPhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Allworth: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons