Famous people · Farmington
Born near Farmington: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Mildred Bailey, from Tekoa, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Jim Mattis, with articles in 53 languages. The list for Farmington is empty for now. No town in Washington lists more than Yakima, with 65.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Jim Mattis
Best known
Jim Mattis
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Farmington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Farmington
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lyle Smith
1916–2017American football and basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Yakima Canutt
1895–1986American rodeo rider, actor and stuntman
Abe McGregor Goff
1899–1984American politician and civil servant
Hec Edmundson
1886–1964American sprinter, middle distance runner and basketball coach
Tom Mueller
born 1961American aerospace engineer and rocket engine designer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Farmington 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 (14)
- Jim Mattis: Monica King, United States Department of Defense, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Kitzhaber: Jonathan Maus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yakima Canutt: Lone Star Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgia Coleman: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mildred Bailey: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Ritter: Sean Rowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Osborne: The Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Kienholz: Nelson Tiffany, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Lowry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morten Lauridsen: Mstillwater, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Crawford: film trailer screenshot (20th Century Fox), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abe McGregor Goff: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Baumgartner: Rochejaquelein, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hec Edmundson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons