#12 famous people call Yelm their birthplace
Daniel Gonzalez, the American soccer player, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The only other name is the American farmer and politician from Washington J.T. Wilcox. Births span 1962 to 1992, from J.T. Wilcox to Daniel Gonzalez. No town in Washington lists more than Yakima, with 65.


Born in Yelm
#1
#2J.T. Wilcox
born 1962American farmer and politician from Washington
What Yelm is known for
1 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Who’s the most famous person from Yelm?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Yelm’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Yelm and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Daniel Gonzalez: Wikifs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J.T. Wilcox: Lukepblue, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons