Born near Marcus: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Charles Day, was born in Colville, 11 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Marcus yet. 205 towns across Washington can name a famous person born there. The longest list in Washington is Yakima’s, with 65 names.
What stands out about Marcus’ famous people
Famous people born near Marcus
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marcus 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)
- Renié: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Sawaya: Brickset, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Stone: Baronem, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bud Podbielan: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Monaghan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Cosgrove: J2J Creative, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Skeels: Obak, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons