Colfax, Washington
Colfax, Washington ranks 3,788th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gavà, Peine, and First French Empire. Memorable people born in Colfax, Washington include Yakima Canutt, Morten Lauridsen, and Robert Osborne. Colfax, Washington has been the birth place of many actors, and composers. Colfax, Washington is located in United States.
Colfax is a city and the county seat of Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,782 at the 2020 census, making Colfax the second largest city in Whitman County behind Pullman. It is situated amidst wheat-covered hills in a valley at the confluence of the north and south forks of the Palouse River. U.S. Route 195, which forms the town's main street, intersects with State Route 26 at the north end of town; in the past, Colfax also lay at the junction of three major railway lines. It is part of the Pullman–Moscow combined statistical area. It was named after Schuyler Colfax, the vice president from 1869–73. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1895 and 1947, Colfax, Washington was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Yakima Canutt, Morten Lauridsen, and Robert Osborne.
People Born in Colfax, Washington
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Yakima Canutt
ACTOR
1895 - 1986
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 1
Morten Lauridsen
COMPOSER
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 2
Robert Osborne
ACTOR
1932 - 2017
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 3
John Kitzhaber
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 34.39
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Colfax, Washington were actors (2), composers (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, composers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Colfax, Washington, including Morten Lauridsen. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Colfax, Washington, including Yakima Canutt, and Robert Osborne.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Colfax, Washington since 1700.
