
Born near South Prairie: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Lucille Lund, from Buckley, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Sarah Butler, with articles in 22 languages. The list for South Prairie is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Washington belongs to Yakima, with 65.
What stands out about South Prairie’s famous people
Famous people born near South Prairie
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Frank D. Robinson
1930–2022American aerospace engineer and entrepreneur




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Prairie 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)
- Sarah Butler: Rachelhelizabeth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kasey Kahne: Morrison_2001, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucille Lund: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank D. Robinson: Waerfelu, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Joe Phelps: https://www.flickr.com/people/41894173617@N01 Johndan Johnson-Eilola, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Tate: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons