Famous people · Fife Heights
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fife Heights
Lorenzo Ramos, born in Fife, 2 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Tacoma lists 42, led by Bing Crosby. The best known of them is Bing Crosby, with articles in 123 languages. No famous person on record lists Fife Heights as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Bing Crosby
Best known
Bing Crosby
in 123 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fife Heights’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fife Heights
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ariana Kukors
born 1989American swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion, world record-holder
Dyan Cannon
born 1937American film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer
Richard Brautigan
1935–1984American novelist, poet, and short story writer
Philip Abelson
1913–2004US physicist, editor of the journal Science, and director of the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Geophysical Laboratory
Brian Sullivan
1966–2014American politician and lawyer, assistant district attorney, murdered in 2014
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Close by, Tacoma counts 42 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fife Heights 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 (8)
- Bing Crosby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Herbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cam Gigandet: MuseLed, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dyan Cannon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Brautigan: Olivier Dalmon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Abelson: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Butler: Rachelhelizabeth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaden McDaniels: Ron Sellers from Alameda, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons