13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Granite Falls
The nearest, Kevin Quigley, was born in Lake Stevens, 8 mi away. Glenn Beck is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. No famous person’s birth in Granite Falls is on record yet. In Washington, 207 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Granite Falls’ famous people
Famous people born near Granite Falls
They were born in 5 towns 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


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Granite Falls 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
- Benson Boone: Warner Records, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Close: Sotolux, CC BY 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