Performers stand out among the 14 famous people born in Kennewick
The best known is the American baseball player Jeremy Bonderman, with articles in 7 languages. The American and Canadian football player Michael Reilly ranks second, ahead of Adelle August. Most were born since 1970: 10 of them. Brittney Zamora, born in 1999, is the youngest, and Adelle August, born in 1934, the first on record.
What stands out about Kennewick’s famous people
What Kennewick is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 3.8 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
When Kennewick’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 7 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Kennewick
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Everyone else born in Kennewick
11 more, best known first.

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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Richland: 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kennewick 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.
Photo credits (4)
- Michael Reilly: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adelle August: Columbia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brittney Zamora: Talladega87, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Palahniuk: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
