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Famous people · Grand Coulee

Grand Coulee is the birthplace of 2 famous people

At the top of the list is the molecular biologist John Abelson, covered in 6 languages. The other is Shane Proctor, the American bull rider. John Abelson (1938) and Shane Proctor (1985) mark the two ends of the list. No town in Washington lists more than Yakima, with 65.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
John Abelson
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1938
John Abelson
Youngest
1985
Shane Proctor
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known

Born in Grand Coulee

JA#1
Science & Medicine

John Abelson

born 1938

Molecular biologist

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
SP#2
Sports

Shane Proctor

born 1985

American bull rider

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grand Coulee and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.