George H. Hitchings
1905–1998Nobel Prize-winning American physician
Famous people · Markham
Born near Markham: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, George H. Hitchings, was born in Hoquiam, 6 mi away. Kurt Cobain is the most widely known, written about in 129 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Markham. In all of Washington, the famous people on record come from 207 towns.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Kurt Cobain
Best known
Kurt Cobain
in 129 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Markham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Markham
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Howard P. Robertson
1903–1961American mathematician and physicist
Robert Motherwell
1915–1991American abstract expressionist painter, printmaker
Helen Margaret Gilkey
1886–1972American botanist, mycologist and scientific illustrator
Denne Bart Petitclerc
1929–2006American journalist, television producer and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Markham 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)
- Kurt Cobain: P.B. Rage from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Osheroff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Danielson: Megan Elice Meadows, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Kleeb: film screenshot (Edward Small Prod. / United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eldon Bargewell: United States Army Special Operations Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Paulsen: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mathew Harris Ellsworth: U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons