19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Satsop
Closest of all is Rod Derline, from Elma, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Kurt Cobain, with articles in 129 languages. Of the bordering towns, Elma has the longest list: 3, with Rod Derline at the top. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Satsop.
What stands out about Satsop’s famous people
Famous people born near Satsop
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Helen Margaret Gilkey
1886–1972American botanist, mycologist and scientific illustrator



Robert Motherwell
1915–1991American abstract expressionist painter, printmaker
George H. Hitchings
1905–1998Nobel Prize-winning American physician
Howard P. Robertson
1903–1961American mathematician and physicist
Rachel Corrie
1979–2003American anti-war and human rights activist




Chiwoniso Maraire
1976–2013Zimbabwean singer, songwriter, mbira master

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Famous people from the towns next door
Elma has the longest list next door: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Satsop 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 (8)
- 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
- Kasey Keller: Albumen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eloise Mumford: Joe O'Connell from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Stines: Can Evin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chiwoniso Maraire: CHR!S, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Kleeb: film screenshot (Edward Small Prod. / United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons