
Born near Greenwater: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Kasey Kahne, born in Enumclaw, 17 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Brandi Carlile, with articles in 36 languages. No famous person’s birth in Greenwater is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Washington belongs to Yakima, with 65.
What stands out about Greenwater’s famous people
Famous people born near Greenwater
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Frank D. Robinson
1930–2022American aerospace engineer and entrepreneur

Brandi Carlile
born 1981American alternative country and folk rock singer-songwriter


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenwater 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 (6)
- Brandi Carlile: Rhianon England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kasey Kahne: Morrison_2001, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucille Lund: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank D. Robinson: Waerfelu, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nikki Stanton: LittleBlinky, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan Gambrell: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons