
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cougar
Closest of all is Richie Frahm, from Battle Ground, 22 mi away. The best known of them is Phil Spencer, with articles in 17 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Cougar. Across Washington, 205 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Cougar’s famous people
Famous people born near Cougar
Nobody born in Cougar is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Edward Allworth
1895–1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipient





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cougar 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)
- Phil Spencer: eVRydayVR, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richie Frahm: CativatedPhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Mayo: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Allworth: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Lloyd: MGoBlog, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerry Staley: Bowman Gum, 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