21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hamilton
Closest of all is Niles Jordan, from Lyman, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Jim Caviezel, with articles in 62 languages. No famous person on record lists Hamilton as their birthplace yet. Across Washington, 203 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Hamilton’s famous people
Famous people born near Hamilton
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Mark Hendrickson
born 1974American sportsperson, basketball player and baseball player




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamilton 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 (8)
- Jim Caviezel: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. J. Oshie: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene H. Peterson: Clappstar, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Larsen: US House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Hendrickson: User Rabbethan on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Celia M. Hunter: Cbarlow, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carly Stewart: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie May Hurd Karrer: University of Washington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons