
Born near Riverpoint: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Nikki Stanton, was born in North Bend, 3 mi away. Larry Sanger is the most widely known, written about in 113 languages. Next door, the list for North Bend holds 2, Nikki Stanton first. Not one famous person on record comes from Riverpoint yet.
What stands out about Riverpoint’s famous people
Famous people born near Riverpoint
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Brandi Carlile
born 1981American alternative country and folk rock singer-songwriter


Larry Sanger
born 1968American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects





John Martin Leahy
1886–1967American author and artist (1886-1967), active during the 1920s

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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to North Bend, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riverpoint 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 (12)
- Larry Sanger: Larry Sanger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Layne Staley: Rex Aran Emrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandi Carlile: Rhianon England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach LaVine: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ella Raines: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Horton: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Lincecum: SD Dirk on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Hilty: David, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nikki Stanton: LittleBlinky, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SYML: Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clark Connors: ハイエナジー, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman Carl Andersen: Washington Press-Photo Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
