Famous people · Felida
Born near Felida: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Linus Pauling is the most widely known, written about in 112 languages. The nearest, Phil Spencer, was born in Ridgefield, 7 mi away. The longest list of any town in Washington belongs to Yakima, with 65. After Yakima, the next longest list in Washington is Bellingham’s, with 53.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Linus Pauling
Best known
Linus Pauling
in 112 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Felida’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Felida
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dennis Heck
born 1952Lieutenant Governor of Washington since 2021
Douglas Engelbart
1925–2013American engineer and inventor
Mary E. Brunkow
born 1961American molecular biologist and immunologist
John Reed
1887–1920American journalist, poet, and communist activist
Dick Fosbury
1947–2023American athletics competitor, high jumper
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Felida 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 (12)
- Linus Pauling: Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Engelbart: Alex Handy from Oakland, Nmibia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Groening: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary E. Brunkow: US Embassy Sweden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Fosbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Barratt: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamina Snuka: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Biffle: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Heck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Spencer: eVRydayVR, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richie Frahm: CativatedPhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons