Famous people · Washington
Born near Washington: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Deron Williams, born in Parkersburg, 6 mi away, is the closest. In all of West Virginia, the famous people on record come from 155 towns. The list for Washington is empty for now. The longest list of any town in West Virginia belongs to Huntington, with 62.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Deron Williams
Best known
Deron Williams
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Washington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Washington
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edwin Catmull
born 1945American computer scientist and former president of Pixar
Paul Dooley
born 1928American actor, writer, and comedian
Morgan Spurlock
1970–2024American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer
George Willis Ritchey
1864–1945American astronomer
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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 (8)
- Deron Williams: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Catmull: VES_Awards_89.jpg: Jeff Heusser derivative work: Ahonc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Dooley: Paul J. Alessi aka pjalessi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Willis Ritchey: Kowloonese at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bantz J. Craddock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cale Conley: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Hall: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Reed: Sreedwbc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons