Born near Elk Plain: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Sarah Butler, with articles in 22 languages. Spanaway’s list, next door, has 3 names, Isaac Jones first among them. Not one famous person on record comes from Elk Plain yet. Closest of all is Steve Dildine, from Graham, 4 mi away.
What stands out about Elk Plain’s famous people
Famous people born near Elk Plain
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Spanaway, at 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elk Plain 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)
- Sarah Butler: Rachelhelizabeth, Public domain, 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
- Michelle French: {{kevinwparker}}, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Turner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jermaine Kearse: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Tate: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Jones: Rh723, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
