
Born near West Pasco: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Chuck Palahniuk, born in Pasco, 2 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in West Pasco. Across Washington, 207 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in Washington belongs to Yakima, with 65.
What stands out about West Pasco’s famous people
Famous people born near West Pasco
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








Robert N. Stanfield
1877–1945American politician, Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives and Senator for Oregon
Mary L. Boas
1917–2010American mathematician and physics professor
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Pasco lists the most people: 16.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Pasco 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)
- Chuck Palahniuk: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hope Solo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Mendel: Modtang at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Urlacher: Brian_Urlacher.jpg: Jauerback derivative work: Papa Lima Whiskey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leilani Mitchell: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Ann Horton: Mary Ann Horton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristine W: Fly Again Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert N. Stanfield: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
