
Born near Yacolt: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Michael Barratt, with articles in 31 languages. Richie Frahm, born in Battle Ground, 9 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Yacolt is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Washington belongs to Yakima, with 65.
What stands out about Yacolt’s famous people
Famous people born near Yacolt
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Dennis Heck
born 1952Lieutenant Governor of Washington since 2021

Scott Mosier
born 1971American film director and producer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Yacolt 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)
- Michael Barratt: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamina Snuka: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Biffle: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Heck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Spencer: eVRydayVR, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmie Rodgers: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Cornthwaite: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richie Frahm: CativatedPhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons