
Born near Valley: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Allen Stone, from Chewelah, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Charles Day, with articles in 18 languages. Yakima’s 65 names make the longest list in Washington. After Yakima, the next longest list in Washington is Bellingham’s, with 53.
What stands out about Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Valley
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Valley 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 (5)
- Nathan Sawaya: Brickset, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Stone: Baronem, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Monaghan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Lewis: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Skeels: Obak, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons