21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lebam
The nearest, Robert Wells, was born in Raymond, 12 mi away. Holly Madison is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Lebam. Across Washington, the lists cover 210 towns.
What stands out about Lebam’s famous people
Famous people born near Lebam
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Katherine Van Winkle Palmer
1895–1982American paleontologist and geologist



Olive McKean
1915–2006American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, coach
Seton I. Miller
1902–1974American screenwriter, film producer

Donald Malarkey
1921–2017American army noncommissioned officer
Kay Bell
1914–1994American football player, actor and professional wrestler


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lebam 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 (11)
- Holly Madison: Holly Madison, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Towner: BjørnN, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive McKean: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Kleeb: film screenshot (Edward Small Prod. / United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Malarkey: Maj. Carol McClelland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Paulsen: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Van Winkle Palmer: Paleontological Research Institution, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Del Bjork: Ralph Vincent Photography. https://oregondigital.org/sets/uo-athletics?f[desc_metadata__photographer_label_sim][]=Ralph+Vincent+Photography%24http%3A%2F%2Fopaquenamespace.org%2Fns%2Fcreator%2FRalphVincentPhotography, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Christen: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vean Gregg: Eskenazi Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Corbally: Not known. However, given that it shows the president of the university, and was published in the alumni news, and they're announcing the Brundage Scholarships, there is strong indication that it was taken by an employee of or at the direction of th…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons