Born near Prairie Ridge: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Sarah Butler, with articles in 22 languages. The nearest, Josh Penner, was born in Bonney Lake, 4 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Prairie Ridge. Bonney Lake’s list, next door, has 2 names, Dylan Gambrell first among them.
What stands out about Prairie Ridge’s famous people
Famous people born near Prairie Ridge
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Frank D. Robinson
1930–2022American aerospace engineer and entrepreneur




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Famous people from the towns next door
Bonney Lake leads the towns around it, with 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prairie Ridge 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)
- Sarah Butler: Rachelhelizabeth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kasey Kahne: Morrison_2001, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucille Lund: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank D. Robinson: Waerfelu, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Joe Phelps: https://www.flickr.com/people/41894173617@N01 Johndan Johnson-Eilola, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Tate: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan Gambrell: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
