Famous people · Pe Ell
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pe Ell
The best known of them is Merce Cunningham, with articles in 31 languages. The nearest, Ralph Towner, was born in Chehalis, 17 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Pe Ell is on record yet. The Washington lists hold names for 206 towns.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Merce Cunningham
Best known
Merce Cunningham
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pe Ell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pe Ell
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Olive McKean
1915–2006American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, coach
Seton I. Miller
1902–1974American screenwriter, film producer
Kay Bell
1914–1994American football player, actor and professional wrestler
Merce Cunningham
1919–2009American dancer and choreographer
Katherine Van Winkle Palmer
1895–1982American paleontologist and geologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pe Ell 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 (14)
- Merce Cunningham: Floor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Towner: BjørnN, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Heyes: Helen Keller Film Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive McKean: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Kleeb: film screenshot (Edward Small Prod. / United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Paulsen: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Meade: Ralph Daily from Birmingham, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brock Peterson: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Van Winkle Palmer: Paleontological Research Institution, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Overbay: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Del Bjork: Ralph Vincent Photography. https://oregondigital.org/sets/uo-athletics?f[desc_metadata__photographer_label_sim][]=Ralph+Vincent+Photography%24http%3A%2F%2Fopaquenamespace.org%2Fns%2Fcreator%2FRalphVincentPhotography, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Christen: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy A. Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Corbally: Not known. However, given that it shows the president of the university, and was published in the alumni news, and they're announcing the Brundage Scholarships, there is strong indication that it was taken by an employee of or at the direction of th…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons