
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Elmer City
The nearest, Lawrence Colburn, was born in Coulee Dam, 3 mi away. No entry yet names Elmer City as a birthplace. The best known of them is Dennis Oppenheim, with articles in 23 languages. 211 towns across Washington can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Elmer City’s famous people
Famous people born near Elmer City
Nobody born in Elmer City is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Dennis Oppenheim
1967–2011American artist, sculptor and photographer




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elmer City 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 (6)
- Dennis Oppenheim: George Quasha, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ray Griffin: Vanished user lolalsdkj4ijesis22, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde Edward Pangborn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Colburn: author's name unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernie Whitebear: Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nat W. Washington: 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