Famous people · Latah
Born near Latah: 26 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Mildred Bailey, was born in Tekoa, 6 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Latah. John Kitzhaber is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. The longest list of any town in Washington belongs to Yakima, with 65.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
John Kitzhaber
Best known
John Kitzhaber
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Latah’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Latah
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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
Yakima Canutt
1895–1986American rodeo rider, actor and stuntman
Tom Mueller
born 1961American aerospace engineer and rocket engine designer
Abe McGregor Goff
1899–1984American politician and civil servant
Lloyd G. McCarter
1917–1956United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Latah 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)
- John Kitzhaber: Jonathan Maus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yakima Canutt: Lone Star Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgia Coleman: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mildred Bailey: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Osborne: The Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Kienholz: Nelson Tiffany, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, 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
- Guyle Fielder: TGC Topps Gum Cards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith King: Colorado Senate GOP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd G. McCarter: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons