Famous people · Mesa
Born near Mesa: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Clint Didier, from Connell, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Chuck Palahniuk, with articles in 69 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Mesa. 202 towns in Washington have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Chuck Palahniuk
Best known
Chuck Palahniuk
in 69 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Mesa
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mesa 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)
- Chuck Palahniuk: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hope Solo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Mendel: Modtang at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Urlacher: Brian_Urlacher.jpg: Jauerback derivative work: Papa Lima Whiskey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Davey Richards: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leilani Mitchell: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Ann Horton: Mary Ann Horton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristine W: Fly Again Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Didier: Copyright Owner Clint Didier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Silliman: George Quasha, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelsea McClammer: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Reilly: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adelle August: Columbia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. W. Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons