
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Startup
The nearest, Benson Boone, was born in Monroe, 11 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Startup yet. Across Washington, the lists cover 202 towns. No town in Washington lists more than Yakima, with 65.
What stands out about Startup’s famous people
Famous people born near Startup
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Startup 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)
- Benson Boone: Warner Records, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Close: Sotolux, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Averill: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Dragavon: Mattyc04, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Holmback: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Eason: PaulHamaker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Reykdal: Comcast Washington State, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vicki Walker: United States Department of Agriculture, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons