Famous people · Purdy
Born near Purdy: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Kyle Stanley, was born in Gig Harbor, 4 mi away. Bing Crosby is the most widely known, written about in 123 languages. Across the town line, Gig Harbor lists 9, Kyle Stanley first. No famous person’s birth in Purdy is on record yet.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Bing Crosby
Best known
Bing Crosby
in 123 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Purdy’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Purdy
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Doris Brown Heritage
born 1942American middle- and long-distance runner
Benjamin F. Wilson
1921–1988United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Madelaine Petsch
born 1994American actress and YouTuber
Bill Gates Sr.
1925–2020American attorney and philanthropist
Dyan Cannon
born 1937American film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer
Richard Brautigan
1935–1984American novelist, poet, and short story writer
Philip Abelson
1913–2004US physicist, editor of the journal Science, and director of the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Geophysical Laboratory
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Purdy 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 (19)
- Bing Crosby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Herbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cam Gigandet: MuseLed, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dyan Cannon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Brautigan: Olivier Dalmon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madelaine Petsch: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Abelson: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Enzi: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Adrian: Agência Brasil, CC BY 3.0 br, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Gibbard: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marvin Williams: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Holl: http://www#flickr#com/people/123734360@N08 Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma# from Finland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Gates Sr.: Gates Foundation / Prashant Panjiar., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Seferian-Jenkins: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marian Call: Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Merritt: Tedzsee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolores Sibonga: Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris Brown Heritage: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin F. Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons