Famous people · Winlock
Born near Winlock: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Herbert Heyes, born in Vader, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Raymond Carver, with articles in 56 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Winlock. The longest list of any town in Washington belongs to Yakima, with 65.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Raymond Carver
Best known
Raymond Carver
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Winlock’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Winlock
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Olive McKean
1915–2006American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, coach
Seton I. Miller
1902–1974American screenwriter, film producer
Kay Bell
1914–1994American football player, actor and professional wrestler
Merce Cunningham
1919–2009American dancer and choreographer
David Korten
born 1937Writer, economic adviser, sustainability advocate
Katherine Van Winkle Palmer
1895–1982American paleontologist and geologist
Raymond Carver
1938–1988Penman, poet, screenwriter, novelist, prose writer, teacher, short story writer
Cole Escola
born 1986American comedian, actor, and playwright
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winlock 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 (15)
- Merce Cunningham: Floor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Towner: BjørnN, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Heyes: Helen Keller Film Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive McKean: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Escola: The Tony Awards, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Korten: Joost van der Borg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Peterson: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Meade: Ralph Daily from Birmingham, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brock Peterson: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Bailey: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Van Winkle Palmer: Paleontological Research Institution, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Overbay: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Christen: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy A. Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Lloyd: MGoBlog, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons