Born near Pataha: 27 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Michael P. Malone, from Pomeroy, 2 mi away. Jim Mattis is the most widely known, written about in 53 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Pataha. The Washington lists hold names for 210 towns.
What stands out about Pataha’s famous people
Famous people born near Pataha
The 27 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Bryan Fuller
born 1969American screenwriter and television producer







Hec Edmundson
1886–1964American sprinter, middle distance runner and basketball coach




Yakima Canutt
1895–1986American rodeo rider, actor and stuntman




Abe McGregor Goff
1899–1984American politician and civil servant

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pataha 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 (20)
- Jim Mattis: Monica King, United States Department of Defense, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Fuller: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Kitzhaber: Jonathan Maus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Gibson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yakima Canutt: Lone Star Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Ritter: Sean Rowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Osborne: The Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morten Lauridsen: Mstillwater, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Crawford: film trailer screenshot (20th Century Fox), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abe McGregor Goff: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Baumgartner: Rochejaquelein, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Schmidt: User Craigfnp on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin Chase: Broadwell Productions / Pioneer Film Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Simpson: Pedantia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hec Edmundson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katelan Redmon: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Hasbrouck: Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation / Film Booking Offices of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Genevieve Taggard: File:Кулик Іван. Антологія американської поезії. 1928.pdf, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Basset Johnson: Bernard Bevan (?), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kamiakin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons