Bonnie J. Dunbar
born 1949American engineer and astronaut
Famous people · Mattawa
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mattawa
The best known of them is Kyle MacLachlan, with articles in 58 languages. Bonnie J. Dunbar, born in Sunnyside, 29 mi away, is the closest. In all of Washington, the famous people on record come from 206 towns. No famous person on record lists Mattawa as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
32 mi
Kyle MacLachlan
Best known
Kyle MacLachlan
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mattawa’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mattawa
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Rob Thomas
born 1965Young adult novel author, television program writer
Bunky Echo–Hawk
born 1975Yakama (Yakima)/Chaticks Si Chaticks (Pawnee) painter
Jim Rohn
1930–2009American motivational speaker, businessman and bestseller author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mattawa 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)
- Kyle MacLachlan: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lucas: Centro de Estudios Públicos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonnie J. Dunbar: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Rohn: Tajul Islam Apurbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Kinison: The World Famous Comedy Store, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara La Marr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Thomas: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Newhouse: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons