Famous people · Malden
Born near Malden: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Sydney Sweeney is the most widely known, written about in 82 languages. The nearest, Mike Lowry, was born in St. John, 11 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Malden. 205 of the towns in Washington list at least one person.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Sydney Sweeney
Best known
Sydney Sweeney
in 82 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Malden’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Malden
Nobody born in Malden is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Lyle Smith
1916–2017American football and basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Yakima Canutt
1895–1986American rodeo rider, actor and stuntman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Malden 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 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
- John Kitzhaber: Jonathan Maus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yakima Canutt: Lone Star Productions, 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
- Clarence D. Martin: William Manto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons