
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wilson Creek
The best known of them is Clarence Gilyard, with articles in 31 languages. Debora Iyall, born in Soap Lake, 17 mi away, is the closest. The list for Wilson Creek is empty for now. No town in Washington lists more than Yakima, with 65.
What stands out about Wilson Creek’s famous people
Famous people born near Wilson Creek
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








Dennis Oppenheim
1967–2011American artist, sculptor and photographer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilson Creek 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)
- Clarence Gilyard: Ren1man, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierson Fodé: adamrkay, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Oppenheim: George Quasha, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ray Griffin: Vanished user lolalsdkj4ijesis22, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Valkyrae: Gymshark, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph J. Tyson: Stomalia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Cedeño: Valder Beebe Show, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Debora Iyall: American Talent International Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons