
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Nespelem Community
Closest of all is Bernie Whitebear, from Nespelem, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Dennis Oppenheim, with articles in 23 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Nespelem Community yet. Across Washington, the lists cover 206 towns.
What stands out about Nespelem Community’s famous people
Famous people born near Nespelem Community
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Dennis Oppenheim
1967–2011American artist, sculptor and photographer




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nespelem Community 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)
- Dennis Oppenheim: George Quasha, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ray Griffin: Vanished user lolalsdkj4ijesis22, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sadie Maubet Bjornsen: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde Edward Pangborn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Colburn: author's name unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernie Whitebear: Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don McCormack: Oklahoma City 89ers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons