Famous people · Duluth
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Duluth
Closest of all is Phil Spencer, from Ridgefield, 3 mi away. Michael Barratt is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. The list for Duluth is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Washington belongs to Yakima, with 65.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Michael Barratt
Best known
Michael Barratt
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Duluth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Duluth
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edward Allworth
1895–1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Dennis Heck
born 1952Lieutenant Governor of Washington since 2021
Scott Mosier
born 1971American film director and producer
Joey Gibson
born 1983American right-wing instigator of violence
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Duluth 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 (15)
- Michael Barratt: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamina Snuka: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Biffle: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Heck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Spencer: eVRydayVR, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmie Rodgers: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tina Ellertson: JohnmaxmenaJohn Mena, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richie Frahm: CativatedPhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexa Efraimson: jenaragon94, 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
- Davis Fisher: JTCasimir, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerry Staley: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Gibson: Tiffany Von Arnim from Seattle, CC BY 2.0, 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