
Born near Big Lake: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jim Caviezel, from Mount Vernon, 3 mi away. The list for Big Lake is empty for now. Of the towns next door, Mount Vernon lists the most: 19, with Jim Caviezel first. Yakima has the most of any town in Washington: 65.
What stands out about Big Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Big Lake
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Mount Vernon: 19.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Big Lake 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)
- Jim Caviezel: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia McPherson: Tifoso223501979, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. J. Oshie: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene H. Peterson: Clappstar, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Larsen: US House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Sean: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheryl Bentyne: Walter Gehring, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
