19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Birch Bay
Blaine, which borders it, has one on its list: Charles Congdon. The nearest, Charles Congdon, was born in Blaine, 4 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Birch Bay yet. The best known of them is Billy Burke, with articles in 36 languages.
What stands out about Birch Bay’s famous people
Famous people born near Birch Bay
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Tommy Noonan
1921–1968American actor, screenwriter and producer

Vincent Ostrom
1919–2012American academic, educator and political scientist


Julie Larson-Green
born 1962CEO of the Windows division at Microsoft
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with a name on record is Blaine.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Birch Bay 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 (5)
- Tommy Noonan: film screenshot (RKO Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daran Norris: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Cooper: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gale Bishop: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Larson-Green: Michael Dunn from Silicon Valley, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons