
Born near Arlington Heights: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Eugene H. Peterson, with articles in 15 languages. The nearest, Rick Larsen, was born in Arlington, 5 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Arlington Heights yet. Famous people are on record for 210 of the towns in Washington.
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Famous people born near Arlington Heights
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arlington Heights 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 (7)
- Eugene H. Peterson: Clappstar, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Larsen: US House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Metcalf: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Celia M. Hunter: Cbarlow, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Eason: PaulHamaker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Luton: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert A. Brady: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons