George H. Hitchings
1905–1998Nobel Prize-winning American physician
Famous people · Santiago
Born near Santiago: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, George H. Hitchings, was born in Hoquiam, 27 mi away. No entry yet names Santiago as a birthplace. The best known of them is Kurt Cobain, with articles in 129 languages. In all of Washington, the famous people on record come from 210 towns.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Kurt Cobain
Best known
Kurt Cobain
in 129 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Santiago’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Santiago
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Howard P. Robertson
1903–1961American mathematician and physicist
Robert Motherwell
1915–1991American abstract expressionist painter, printmaker
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Santiago 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 (6)
- Kurt Cobain: P.B. Rage from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Osheroff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Danielson: Megan Elice Meadows, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eldon Bargewell: United States Army Special Operations Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus E. Raichle: Per Henning/NTNU, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mathew Harris Ellsworth: U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons