
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of La Center
Phil Spencer, born in Ridgefield, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Michael Barratt, with articles in 31 languages. No entry yet names La Center as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Washington belongs to Yakima, with 65.
What stands out about La Center’s famous people
Famous people born near La Center
Nobody born in La Center is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Edward Allworth
1895–1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipient






Dennis Heck
born 1952Lieutenant Governor of Washington since 2021
Scott Mosier
born 1971American film director and producer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Center 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 (12)
- Michael Barratt: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamina Snuka: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Biffle: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Heck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Spencer: eVRydayVR, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tina Ellertson: JohnmaxmenaJohn Mena, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richie Frahm: CativatedPhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Mayo: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Allworth: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Davis Fisher: JTCasimir, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerry Staley: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. E. Carty: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons