Famous people · Fairwood
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fairwood
Closest of all is Zach LaVine, from Renton, 3 mi away. Larry Sanger is the most widely known, written about in 115 languages. Of the towns next door, Renton lists the most: 23, with Zach LaVine first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Fairwood.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Larry Sanger
Best known
Larry Sanger
in 115 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fairwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fairwood
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Larry Sanger
born 1968American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects
Brandi Carlile
born 1981American alternative country and folk rock singer-songwriter
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Renton lists the most people: 23.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairwood 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)
- Larry Sanger: Larry Sanger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Layne Staley: Rex Aran Emrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandi Carlile: Rhianon England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach LaVine: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Horton: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- PZ Myers: Larry Moran (Per e-mail to PZ Myers), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons