Born near Esperance: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Andra Day, born in Edmonds, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Patty Murray, with articles in 40 languages. 205 towns across Washington can name a famous person born there. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Esperance.
What stands out about Esperance’s famous people
Famous people born near Esperance
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Ken Jennings
born 1974American game show contestant, host, and writer

Tom McGrath
born 1964American voice actor, animator and film director


Patty Murray
born 1950United States Senator from Washington since 2013



Bryan Alvarez
born 1975American professional wrestler, editor, publisher, radio/podcast host




Cooper Tomlinson
born 1999American film actor, producer and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Esperance 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)
- Patty Murray: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom McGrath: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martell Webster: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Kispert: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Jennings: Philkon (Phil Konstantin), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike O'Hearn: Erny Peibst, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Cako: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Micah Downs: Drummer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Walla: Seth Anderson from Chicago, us, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre Dillard: Majorconfusion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Anstett: Bernard Gotfryd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Harris: Frankytwofingers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Alvarez: Figure Four Online/Wrestling Observer Newsletter, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons