
Born near Kittitas: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Mark Lanegan, born in Ellensburg, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Kyle MacLachlan, with articles in 58 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Kittitas yet. No town in Washington lists more than Yakima, with 65.
What stands out about Kittitas’ famous people
Famous people born near Kittitas
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Jim Rohn
1930–2009American motivational speaker, businessman and bestseller author



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kittitas 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)
- Kyle MacLachlan: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lucas: Centro de Estudios Públicos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Scobee: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Lanegan: Steven Friederich Reportersteven, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Thompson: Thane of Ross, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Rohn: Tajul Islam Apurbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Kinison: The World Famous Comedy Store, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Farrar: cas_ks from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons