Famous people · Summit
Born near Summit: 24 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Sarah Butler, was born in Puyallup, 3 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Summit. The best known of them is Bing Crosby, with articles in 123 languages. Yakima’s 65 names make the longest list in Washington.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Bing Crosby
Best known
Bing Crosby
in 123 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Summit’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Summit
Nobody born in Summit is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Mark Emmert
born 19525th president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
Dyan Cannon
born 1937American film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer
Richard Brautigan
1935–1984American novelist, poet, and short story writer
Philip Abelson
1913–2004US physicist, editor of the journal Science, and director of the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Geophysical Laboratory
Brian Sullivan
1966–2014American politician and lawyer, assistant district attorney, murdered in 2014
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Summit 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 (17)
- Bing Crosby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Herbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cam Gigandet: MuseLed, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dyan Cannon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Brautigan: Olivier Dalmon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Abelson: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Butler: Rachelhelizabeth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jermaine Kearse: Jeffrey Beall, 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
- Isaac Jones: Rh723, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan Gambrell: Minda Haas Kuhlmann, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrea Geubelle: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra Cleveland: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Emmert: US Coast Guard Academy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Harstad: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colby Miller: Sry85, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons