Larry Sanger
born 1968American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects
Famous people · Yarrow Point
Born near Yarrow Point: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Larry Sanger, from Bellevue, 4 mi away. The list for Yarrow Point is empty for now. Over the border in Kirkland, 24 names are on record, led by Jennie Reed. The best known of them is Bill Gates, with articles in 243 languages.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Bill Gates
Best known
Bill Gates
in 243 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Yarrow Point’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Yarrow Point
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bill Gates
born 1955American businessman, investor, and philanthropist
Paul Allen
1953–2018American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft
Patty Murray
born 1950United States Senator from Washington since 2013
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Yarrow Point 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)
- Bill Gates: Bogdan Hoyaux / European Union, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimi Hendrix: Original photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Sanger: Larry Sanger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Allen: Miles Harris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda B. Buck: Royal Society uploader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Cornell: Matthew Straubmuller, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Layne Staley: Rex Aran Emrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patty Murray: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons