Famous people · Bucoda
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bucoda
The nearest, Edward L. Keithahn, was born in Tenino, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Rachel Corrie, with articles in 49 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Bucoda. 205 towns in Washington have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Rachel Corrie
Best known
Rachel Corrie
in 49 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bucoda’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bucoda
Nobody born in Bucoda is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Merce Cunningham
1919–2009American dancer and choreographer
Olive McKean
1915–2006American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, coach
Seton I. Miller
1902–1974American screenwriter, film producer
Kay Bell
1914–1994American football player, actor and professional wrestler
Rachel Corrie
1979–2003American anti-war and human rights activist
Katherine Van Winkle Palmer
1895–1982American paleontologist and geologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bucoda 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 (13)
- Merce Cunningham: Floor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kasey Keller: Albumen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eloise Mumford: Joe O'Connell from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Towner: BjørnN, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Stines: Can Evin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive McKean: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle French: {{kevinwparker}}, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Turner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Stewart: original: U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. Leticia Samuels, North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs/Released North Carolina National Guardderivative: Diddykong1130, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Meade: Ralph Daily from Birmingham, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brock Peterson: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Van Winkle Palmer: Paleontological Research Institution, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Overbay: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons