
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of North Omak
Closest of all is Sadie Maubet Bjornsen, from Omak, 4 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in North Omak. The longest list in Washington is Yakima’s, with 65 names. After Yakima, the next longest list in Washington is Bellingham’s, with 53.
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Famous people born near North Omak
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Omak 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)
- Sadie Maubet Bjornsen: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Bjornsen: Anferov73, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde Edward Pangborn: 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
- Wendy J. Fox: Wendy J Fox, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lowell Peterson: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons