Famous people · Puget Island
Born near Puget Island: 27 famous people within 35 miles
Raymond Carver is the most widely known, written about in 56 languages. Closest of all is Gustave Benthin, from Knappa, 9 mi away. No entry yet names Puget Island as a birthplace. The longest list in Washington is Yakima’s, with 65 names.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Raymond Carver
Best known
Raymond Carver
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Puget Island’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Puget Island
Nobody born in Puget Island is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Raymond Carver
1938–1988Penman, poet, screenwriter, novelist, prose writer, teacher, short story writer
Cole Escola
born 1986American comedian, actor, and playwright
David Korten
born 1937Writer, economic adviser, sustainability advocate
Donald Malarkey
1921–2017American army noncommissioned officer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Puget Island 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 (11)
- Holly Madison: Holly Madison, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Heyes: Helen Keller Film Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Escola: The Tony Awards, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Korten: Joost van der Borg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Malarkey: Maj. Carol McClelland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Peterson: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Bailey: 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
- Roy A. Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Lloyd: MGoBlog, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merlin F. Schneider: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons