Famous people · Salmon Creek
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Salmon Creek
Closest of all is Michael Barratt, from Vancouver, 6 mi away. Linus Pauling is the most widely known, written about in 112 languages. No famous person on record lists Salmon Creek as their birthplace yet. The Washington lists hold names for 211 towns.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Linus Pauling
Best known
Linus Pauling
in 112 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Salmon Creek’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Salmon Creek
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dennis Heck
born 1952Lieutenant Governor of Washington since 2021
Douglas Engelbart
1925–2013American engineer and inventor
Mary E. Brunkow
born 1961American molecular biologist and immunologist
John Reed
1887–1920American journalist, poet, and communist activist
Dick Fosbury
1947–2023American athletics competitor, high jumper
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salmon Creek 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 (15)
- Linus Pauling: Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Engelbart: Alex Handy from Oakland, Nmibia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Groening: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary E. Brunkow: US Embassy Sweden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Fosbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Barratt: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamina Snuka: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Biffle: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Heck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Spencer: eVRydayVR, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmie Rodgers: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tina Ellertson: JohnmaxmenaJohn Mena, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richie Frahm: CativatedPhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexa Efraimson: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons