28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gleed
The nearest, Wesley A. Ward, was born in Selah, 3 mi away. Kyle MacLachlan is the most widely known, written about in 58 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Gleed. 205 of the towns in Washington list at least one person.
What stands out about Gleed’s famous people
Famous people born near Gleed
Nobody born in Gleed is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Jim Rohn
1930–2009American motivational speaker, businessman and bestseller author




Nipo T. Strongheart
1891–1966Actor, Native American technical advisor on Hollywood films






A.B. Quintanilla
born 1963American record producer, songwriter and musician

Bunky Echo–Hawk
born 1975Yakama (Yakima)/Chaticks Si Chaticks (Pawnee) painter

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gleed 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 (15)
- Kyle MacLachlan: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lucas: Centro de Estudios Públicos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Lanegan: Steven Friederich Reportersteven, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Thompson: Thane of Ross, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Rohn: Tajul Islam Apurbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Kinison: The World Famous Comedy Store, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara La Marr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Rademacher: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Beck: c. 1971, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Bledsoe: Meowwcat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A.B. Quintanilla: Tony Dandrades, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nipo T. Strongheart: Kadel & Herbert, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Perry Woodall: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy J. Williams: United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale E. Stovall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons