Born near Freeland: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Glenn Beck is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. Closest of all is Archie Binns, from Port Ludlow, 10 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Freeland is on record yet. 205 of the towns in Washington list at least one person.
What stands out about Freeland’s famous people
Famous people born near Freeland
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Glenn Beck
born 1964American conservative political commentator




Linda Lee Cadwell
born 1945American teacher and the widow of martial arts master and actor Bruce Lee

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

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Freeland 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 (7)
- Glenn Beck: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Couture: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom McGrath: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Loggins: Jamie Lantzy, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry M. Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Lee Cadwell: Linda_Lee_Cadwell.jpg: Steve Durgin from Los Angeles, USA derivative work: Teemeah, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia McPherson: Tifoso223501979, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons