
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of South Cle Elum
Closest of all is Dick Scobee, from Cle Elum, 1 mi away. No famous person on record lists South Cle Elum as their birthplace yet. Across Washington, 211 towns list someone born there. Yakima’s 65 names make the longest list in Washington.
What stands out about South Cle Elum’s famous people
Famous people born near South Cle Elum
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Charlie Smith
born 1979American jazz and pop multi-instrumentalist, born 1979


Noreen Nash
1924–2023American film and television actress


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Cle Elum 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)
- Dick Scobee: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Lanegan: Steven Friederich Reportersteven, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Thompson: Thane of Ross, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Farrar: cas_ks from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Rademacher: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Beck: c. 1971, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noreen Nash: Jean Renoir, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hailey Van Lith: CCS Pictures, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons