Famous people · Washington
Born near Washington: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Robert M. La Follette, with articles in 32 languages. The nearest, Nathan Farragut Twining, was born in Monroe, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Washington. Next door, the list for Monroe holds 18, Nathan Farragut Twining first.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Robert M. La Follette
Best known
Robert M. La Follette
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Washington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Washington
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Walter Schindler
1897–1991Highly-decorated career officer in the United States Navy, who ultimately achieved the rank of Vice Admiral.
Theodore G. Streissguth
1855–1915American politician – Minnesota -- "T." Senate 1891-94 (District 18)
Robert M. La Follette
1855–1925American progressive politician from Wisconsin
John Litel
1892–19721892–1972; American film and television actor
M. J. Cleary
1877–1947Lawyer, politician, insurance executive
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Around it, Monroe has the most people on record, 18 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Washington 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 (7)
- Robert M. La Follette: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Litel: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Farragut Twining: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Bingham Copeland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Jones: Alexander Nilssen from Tromsø, Norway, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman Dahle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- M. J. Cleary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons