Famous people · Napavine
Born near Napavine: 33 famous people within 35 miles
Ralph Towner, born in Chehalis, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Merce Cunningham, with articles in 31 languages. No entry yet names Napavine as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Washington belongs to Yakima, with 65.
Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Merce Cunningham
Best known
Merce Cunningham
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Napavine’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Napavine
The 33 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Olive McKean
1915–2006American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, coach
Seton I. Miller
1902–1974American screenwriter, film producer
Kay Bell
1914–1994American football player, actor and professional wrestler
Merce Cunningham
1919–2009American dancer and choreographer
Katherine Van Winkle Palmer
1895–1982American paleontologist and geologist
J.T. Wilcox
born 1962American farmer and politician from Washington
Gene Amondson
1943–2009American religious minister, artist, and alcohol prohibitionist
David Korten
born 1937Writer, economic adviser, sustainability advocate
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Napavine 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 (22)
- Merce Cunningham: Floor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buzz Osborne: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Towner: BjørnN, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandy Clark: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Heyes: Helen Keller Film Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive McKean: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Korten: Joost van der Borg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Peterson: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Amondson: Nathan Amondson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Meade: Ralph Daily from Birmingham, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brock Peterson: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cade Otton: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Bailey: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Van Winkle Palmer: Paleontological Research Institution, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Overbay: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Gonzalez: Wikifs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Christen: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy A. Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. R. Davies: Eau Claire State Teachers College, no photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Bryant: Washington State Dept of Transportation from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J.T. Wilcox: Lukepblue, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norm Bright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons