Famous people · Washington
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Washington
Ruth Clusen, born in Bruce, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Ron Kovic, with articles in 23 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Washington. 671 of the towns in Wisconsin list at least one person.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Ron Kovic
Best known
Ron Kovic
in 23 Wikipedia languages
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★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Washington
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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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 (5)
- Ron Kovic: Damon D'Amato from North Hollywood, Calfornia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois Capps: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Leonhard: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. B. Van Hollen: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward O. Shaw: Scene Camera Operator: Unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons