
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Thorp
Closest of all is Mark Lanegan, from Ellensburg, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Kyle MacLachlan, with articles in 58 languages. 210 towns in Washington have at least one famous person on record. No famous person’s birth in Thorp is on record yet.
What stands out about Thorp’s famous people
Famous people born near Thorp
Nobody born in Thorp is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.







Jim Rohn
1930–2009American motivational speaker, businessman and bestseller author

Charlie Smith
born 1979American jazz and pop multi-instrumentalist, born 1979
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thorp 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)
- Kyle MacLachlan: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lucas: Centro de Estudios Públicos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Jim Rohn: Tajul Islam Apurbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Kinison: The World Famous Comedy Store, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Farrar: cas_ks from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons