Photo: OceanLoop · CC BY-SA 4.0Olympia has yet to put a famous person on the list
Next door, Tumwater lists 2, led by Cade Otton. Yakima has the most of any town in Washington: 65. After Yakima, the next longest list in Washington is Bellingham’s, with 53. 205 towns across Washington can name a famous person born there.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Olympia), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Olympia has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Olympia
Tumwater has the longest list next door: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Olympia and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Cade Otton: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons