
Born near Elbe: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Buzz Osborne is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. No entry yet names Elbe as a birthplace. The nearest, Mark Fuhrman, was born in Eatonville, 8 mi away. In Washington, 209 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Elbe’s famous people
Famous people born near Elbe
Nobody born in Elbe is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Gene Amondson
1943–2009American religious minister, artist, and alcohol prohibitionist



Frank D. Robinson
1930–2022American aerospace engineer and entrepreneur



J.T. Wilcox
born 1962American farmer and politician from Washington



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elbe 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)
- Buzz Osborne: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandy Clark: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Fuhrman: Concreteloop2 at English Wikipedia [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank D. Robinson: Waerfelu, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Amondson: Nathan Amondson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Jones: Rh723, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra Cleveland: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Gonzalez: Wikifs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Strand: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Bryant: Washington State Dept of Transportation from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colby Miller: Sry85, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- J.T. Wilcox: Lukepblue, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norm Bright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons