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Famous people · Bothell

12 famous people from Bothell, many of them athletes

Patty Murray leads the list, covered in 40 languages. The American musician Chris Walla ranks second, ahead of Phil Harris. Since 1970, 8 were born, the most of any period. From Ernie Steele in 1917 to Cameron Tyson in 1999, the births cover 82 years.

#1 best knownPatty MurrayPolitics & Law · born 1950
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Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Patty Murray
in 40 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
Ernie Steele
Youngest
1999
Cameron Tyson
Most common field
Sports
7 people

What stands out about Bothell’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Bothell’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.

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SportsPolitics & LawMusicNotableFilm, TV & Stage

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Bothell is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Bothell

Three names lead: Patty Murray (40 languages), Chris Walla (9) and Phil Harris (7).

Patty Murray#1
Politics & Law

Patty Murray

born 1950

United States Senator from Washington since 2013

40 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Chris Walla#2
Music

Chris Walla

born 1975

American musician

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Phil Harris#3
Notable

Phil Harris

1956–2010

American nautical captain

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Bothell

9 more, best known first.

Bryan Alvarez

Bryan Alvarez

born 1975

American professional wrestler, editor, publisher, radio/podcast host

KE

Korel Engin

born 1980

Turkish basketball player

Bryan Walters

Bryan Walters

born 1987

American football player

Sterling Flunder

Sterling Flunder

born 1986

American soccer player

Ellen Craswell

Ellen Craswell

1932–2008

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Ernie Steele

Ernie Steele

1917–2006

American football player

CT

Cameron Tyson

born 1999

American basketball player

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Famous people from the towns next door

Kirkland leads the towns around it, with 24 names.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bothell and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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