David Korten
born 1937Writer, economic adviser, sustainability advocate
Famous people · Longview Heights
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Longview Heights
The best known of them is Raymond Carver, with articles in 56 languages. Closest of all is David Korten, from Longview, 2 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Longview Heights yet. 205 towns in Washington have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Raymond Carver
Best known
Raymond Carver
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Longview Heights’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Longview Heights
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Raymond Carver
1938–1988Penman, poet, screenwriter, novelist, prose writer, teacher, short story writer
Cole Escola
born 1986American comedian, actor, and playwright
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Around it, Longview has the most people on record, 19 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Longview Heights 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 (7)
- Phil Spencer: eVRydayVR, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Heyes: Helen Keller Film Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Cornthwaite: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Escola: The Tony Awards, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Korten: Joost van der Borg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Peterson: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Bailey: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons