#1Mariah Lee is the only name on the Covington list
In 1996, the American soccer player Mariah Lee was born. 2 languages have an article about them. PZ Myers leads the 22 names listed next door in Kent. The longest list of any town in Washington belongs to Yakima, with 65.

Born in Covington
#1Who’s the most famous person from Covington?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Covington’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Kent has the most on record: 22.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Covington 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.
Photo credits (2)
- Mariah Lee: John Shorten, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- PZ Myers: Larry Moran (Per e-mail to PZ Myers), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
