#1Famous people · Pasco
Athletes stand out among the 16 famous people born in Pasco
With articles in 69 languages, Chuck Palahniuk is the most widely known. Brian Urlacher, the American football player, comes second, with Kristine W third. 11 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Half or more of the towns in Washington have no one on record, but this one has 2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Chuck Palahniuk
in 69 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Hawthorne C. Gray
Youngest
1998
Sebastian Gutierrez
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Pasco’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Pasco
Counted by languages, Chuck Palahniuk is ahead of Brian Urlacher and Kristine W: 69, 19 and 12.
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#3Through the years
When Pasco’s famous people were born
The 1960s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicNotablePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pasco is known for
Pasco has 1.8× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Pasco
A further 13 follow, born between 1889 and 1998.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Richland has the most on record: 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pasco 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 (7)
- Chuck Palahniuk: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Urlacher: Brian_Urlacher.jpg: Jauerback derivative work: Papa Lima Whiskey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristine W: Fly Again Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Silliman: George Quasha, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Barrett: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hawthorne C. Gray: USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Washburn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons