16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Liberty Lake
The nearest, Ian Waltz, was born in Post Falls, 8 mi away. No famous person on record lists Liberty Lake as their birthplace yet. Sydney Sweeney is the most widely known, written about in 82 languages. The longest list of any town in Washington belongs to Yakima, with 65.
What stands out about Liberty Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Liberty Lake
Nobody born in Liberty Lake is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.








Pappy Boyington
1912–1988United States Marine Corps aviator and Medal of Honor recipient

Adrienne Dore
1910–1992American model, beauty pageant winner



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Liberty Lake 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 (12)
- John Stockton: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Jones: Photo is done by Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig T. Nelson: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne McClain: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Peters: Spalding, Mary M.; for Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sage Kotsenburg: Parke Brewer (VOA), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Ridnour: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Kienholz: Nelson Tiffany, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pappy Boyington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrienne Dore: Photoplay Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anton Watson: Steve Cheng, Bruin Report Online, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward F. Harris: 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