David Korten
born 1937Writer, economic adviser, sustainability advocate
Famous people · Beacon Hill
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Beacon Hill
Closest of all is David Korten, from Longview, 3 mi away. Raymond Carver is the most widely known, written about in 56 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Beacon Hill yet. No town in Washington lists more than Yakima, with 65.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Raymond Carver
Best known
Raymond Carver
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Beacon Hill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Beacon Hill
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Raymond Carver
1938–1988Penman, poet, screenwriter, novelist, prose writer, teacher, short story writer
Cole Escola
born 1986American comedian, actor, and playwright
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beacon Hill 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 (12)
- Phil Spencer: eVRydayVR, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Heyes: Helen Keller Film Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Escola: The Tony Awards, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Korten: Joost van der Borg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Peterson: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Mayo: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Bailey: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy A. Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Lloyd: MGoBlog, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Davis Fisher: JTCasimir, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merlin F. Schneider: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. E. Carty: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons