
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake McMurray
Closest of all is Eugene H. Peterson, from Stanwood, 7 mi away. Jim Caviezel is the most widely known, written about in 62 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lake McMurray. 210 towns across Washington can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Lake McMurray’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake McMurray
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake McMurray 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)
- Jim Caviezel: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia McPherson: Tifoso223501979, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Christopher Sean: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons