
Born near Langley: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Arnold L. Bjorklund, from Clinton, 6 mi away. No famous person on record lists Langley as their birthplace yet. Glenn Beck is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. Famous people are on record for 203 of the towns in Washington.
What stands out about Langley’s famous people
Famous people born near Langley
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Glenn Beck
born 1967American conservative political commentator




Linda Lee Cadwell
born 1945American teacher and the widow of martial arts master and actor Bruce Lee




Tom McGrath
born 1964American voice actor, animator and film director




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Langley 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 (14)
- Glenn Beck: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Couture: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom McGrath: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Loggins: Jamie Lantzy, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry M. Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Lee Cadwell: Linda_Lee_Cadwell.jpg: Steve Durgin from Los Angeles, USA derivative work: Teemeah, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene H. Peterson: Clappstar, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Larsen: US House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Metcalf: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Celia M. Hunter: Cbarlow, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Myles Gaskin: Steve Cheng, Bruin Report, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnold L. Bjorklund: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Luton: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert A. Brady: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons