
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lamont
Eugene E. Lindsey, born in Sprague, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John Kitzhaber, with articles in 24 languages. Across Washington, 205 towns list someone born there. The list for Lamont is empty for now.
What stands out about Lamont’s famous people
Famous people born near Lamont
Nobody born in Lamont is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.









Harry Goldsworthy
1883–1970American college football player and coach, state legislator, and farmer
Lyle Smith
1916–2017American football and basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator


Ford L. Bailor
1898–1960American college sports coach, educator (1898–1960



Yakima Canutt
1895–1986American rodeo rider, actor and stuntman




Abe McGregor Goff
1899–1984American politician and civil servant
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lamont 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 (18)
- John Kitzhaber: Jonathan Maus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yakima Canutt: Lone Star Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Osborne: The Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Lowry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morten Lauridsen: Mstillwater, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Crawford: film trailer screenshot (20th Century Fox), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abe McGregor Goff: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence D. Martin: William Manto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene E. Lindsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe E. Mann: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick King: 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
- Mark Schoesler: NRCS Washington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dallas Lynn Peck: USGS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darol Froman: National Nuclear Security Administration / Nevada Site Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer E. Johnston: 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
- Otto Amen: 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
- Gerald W. Johnson: National Nuclear Security Administration / Nevada Site Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold W. Zent: 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