Famous people · Machias
Born near Machias: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Kevin Quigley, was born in Lake Stevens, 2 mi away. Glenn Beck is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. Over the border in Lake Stevens, 2 names are on record, led by Jacob Eason. Famous people are on record for 207 of the towns in Washington.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Glenn Beck
Best known
Glenn Beck
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Machias’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Machias
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Glenn Beck
born 1964American conservative political commentator
Linda Lee Cadwell
born 1945American teacher and the widow of martial arts master and actor Bruce Lee
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Close by, the fullest list is Lake Stevens’, at 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Machias 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 (8)
- 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
- Benson Boone: Warner Records, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Close: Sotolux, CC BY 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
- Jacob Eason: PaulHamaker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons