Famous people · West Richland
Born near West Richland: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Orson Scott Card, was born in Richland, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Chuck Palahniuk, with articles in 69 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in West Richland. In Washington, 211 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Chuck Palahniuk
Best known
Chuck Palahniuk
in 69 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Richland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Richland
Nobody born in West Richland is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Mary L. Boas
1917–2010American mathematician and physics professor
Bonnie J. Dunbar
born 1949American engineer and astronaut
Rob Thomas
born 1965Young adult novel author, television program writer
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The most names next door are in Richland: 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Richland 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
- Bonnie J. Dunbar: NASA, Public domain, 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
- Rob Thomas: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Newhouse: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jens Pulver: Kwallsk1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons