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===Notable people=== Snohomish has produced several professional athletes in American football, baseball, basketball, and ice hockey, including three baseball players named "Earl."<ref name="Times-Torgeson"/> * [[Earl Averill]], professional baseball player and [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] inductee<ref>{{cite news |date=August 18, 1983 |title=Earl Averill, 81, a Hall of Famer |page=B10 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/18/obituaries/earl-averill-81-a-hall-of-famer.html |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Earl Averill Jr.]], professional baseball player<ref>{{cite news |last=Jude |first=Adam |date=May 14, 2015 |title=Ex-major league and Snohomish star Earl Averill Jr. dies |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/ex-major-league-and-snohomish-star-earl-averill-jr-dies/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Lexi Bender]], professional ice hockey player<ref>{{cite news |last=Patterson |first=Lexi |date=February 4, 2019 |title=Snohomish native balances pro hockey career with law school |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/snohomish-native-balances-pro-hockey-career-with-law-school/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref> * [[Kyle Bjornethun]], professional soccer player<ref>{{cite news |last=Myhre |first=Rich |date=January 19, 2017 |title=Sounders give Glacier Peak grad chance to play in MLS |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/sounders-give-glacier-peak-grad-chance-to-play-in-mls/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Jon Brockman]], professional basketball player<ref>{{cite news |last=Van Til |first=Cameron |date=January 17, 2017 |title=Ex-NBA player returns home to coach at Snohomish High |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/ex-nba-player-brockman-enjoying-coach-role/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Tom Cable]], American football offensive line coach and assistant head coach<ref>{{cite news |last=Condotta |first=Bob |date=January 10, 2018 |title=Seahawks fire offensive-line coach Tom Cable |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/seahawks-part-ways-with-offensive-line-coach-tom-cable/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Adam Eaton (pitcher)|Adam Eaton]], professional baseball player<ref>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Jim |date=February 20, 2007 |title=Go 2 Guy: Eaton in Philly but thinks of Seattle |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/baseball/article/Go-2-Guy-Eaton-in-Philly-but-thinks-of-Seattle-1228862.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[David Eddings]], fantasy writer<ref>{{cite news |date=February 6, 2007 |title=Applause: Snohomish Hall of Fame grows Thursday |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/applause-165/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Emory C. Ferguson]], county commissioner and co-founder of Snohomish<ref>{{cite web |last=Riddle |first=Margaret |date=October 14, 2007 |title=Ferguson, Emory C. (1833-1911) |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/8330 |work=HistoryLink |accessdate=June 18, 2024}}</ref> * [[Chelsey Glasson]], American user researcher and author<ref>{{cite book |last=Glasson |first=Chelsey |author-link=Chelsey Glasson |year=2023 |title=Black Box: A Pregnancy Discrimination Memoir |publisher=Lioncrest Publishing |location=Carson City, Nevada |isbn=9781544541174}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2024}} <!--* [[Milena Flores]] (Q40451107), professional basketball player<ref>https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/prep-flashback-flores-former-stanford-star-enjoying-life-of-coaching/ {{Bare URL inline|date=May 2022}}</ref>--> * [[Keith Gilbertson]], professional American football player and coach<ref>{{cite news |last=Myhre |first=Rich |date=February 16, 2011 |title=Longtime Snohomish coach Gilbertson dies |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110216/SPORTS/110219854 |work=The Everett Herald |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417015006/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110216/SPORTS/110219854 |archive-date=April 17, 2015 |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Roy Grover]], professional baseball player<ref>{{cite news |last=Henry |first=Larry |date=March 18, 2002 |title=Oops, major league history of Snohomish got the short shrift |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/oops-major-league-history-of-snohomish-got-the-short-shrift/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Larry Gunselman]], NASCAR driver<ref>{{cite news |last=Arnold |first=Kirby |date=November 19, 2008 |title=Local race car driver living the dream, just a different one |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/local-race-car-driver-living-the-dream-just-a-different-one/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Kevin Hamlin]], NASCAR driver<ref>{{cite news |last=Cain |first=Holly |date=February 16, 2006 |title=Snohomish driver making Daytona debut in truck series |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Snohomish-driver-making-Daytona-debut-in-truck-1196145.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Richard Harriman]], NASCAR driver<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richard Harriman Height, Age, Sponsors, Hometown, Bio - NASCAR |url=https://www.foxsports.com/nascar/richard-harriman-driver-bio |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=FOX Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Bret Ingalls]], American football offensive line coach<ref>{{cite news |last=Boyle |first=John |date=January 24, 2010 |title=Saints coach has roots in Snohomish County |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/saints-coach-has-roots-in-snohomish-county/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Curt Marsh]], professional American football player<ref>{{cite news |last=Mayers |first=Joshua |date=April 1, 2008 |title=Flashback: NFL lineman Curt Marsh almost quit football as a teenager |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/highschoolsports/2004318667_flashback01.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Finn McKenty]], YouTuber<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Olivier |first=Bobby |date=June 7, 2019 |title='It's Not a Songwriting Contest': Branding Expert (And New YouTube Star) Finn McKenty on Rock's Big Image Problem |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/finn-mckenty-interview-rock-branding-youtube-8514987/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 26, 2023}}</ref> * [[Jesper Myrfors]], card game art director and creative officer<ref>{{cite news |last=Chiu |first=Lisa |date=May 6, 2006 |title="Wizards" conjuring up old magic: making games |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2002975610_hiddencity05.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Jeff Ogden]], professional American football player<ref>{{cite news |last=Aron |first=Jaime |date=August 4, 1999 |title=Snohomish's Ogden out to catch on in NFL |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19990804/2975467/snohomishs-ogden-out-to-catch-on-in-nfl |work=The Seattle Times |agency=Associated Press |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Jim Ollom]], professional baseball player<ref>{{cite news |last=Raley |first=Dan |date=July 13, 2004 |title=Where Are They Now: Jim Ollom |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/baseball/article/Where-Are-They-Now-Jim-Ollom-1149279.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[John Patric]], author, journalist, and [[perennial candidate]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Lacitis |first=Erik |date=December 7, 1975 |title=John Patric: A town's loud eccentric |page=B12 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Muhlstein |first=Julie |date=December 15, 2017 |title=In a podcast, the tale of a true Snohomish eccentric |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/the-tale-of-a-true-eccentric/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Don Poier]], sports announcer<ref>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Jim |date=January 24, 2005 |title=Don Poier, 1951-2005: Voice of Grizzlies honed his skills in NW |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Don-Poier-1951-2005-Voice-of-Grizzlies-honed-1164905.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Chris Reykdal]], elected official and former state legislator<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=November 2, 2016 |title=State superintendent candidates have similar philosophies |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/superintendent-candidates-share-similar-philosophies/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=July 6, 2019}}</ref> * [[Theodore Rinaldo]], religious leader, businessman, and convicted child sex offender<ref>{{cite news |last=Henderson |first=Paul |date=January 31, 1980 |title=Ex-minister to be sentenced in rape |page=A14 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> * [[Doug Roulstone]], Navy officer and state representative<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=September 26, 2014 |title=Retired Navy captain appointed to fill state House seat |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/retired-navy-captain-appointed-to-fill-state-house-seat/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=July 6, 2019}}</ref> * [[Chrissy Teigen]], author and professional model<ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Andrea |date=June 7, 2017 |title=Snohomish High scores when Chrissy Teigen comes to town |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/snohomish-high-scores-when-chrissy-teigen-comes-to-town/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=July 6, 2019}}</ref> * [[Karen Thorndike]], sailor and solo circumnavigator<ref>{{cite news |last=Solomon |first=Chris |date=October 22, 1998 |title=Home is the Sailor: Karen Thorndike nears the end of a two-year, round-the-world solo voyage with mixed feelings |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19981022/2779037/home-is-the-sailor----karen-thorndike-nears-the-end-of-a-two-year-round-the-world-solo-voyage-with-mixed-feelings |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Earl Torgeson]], county commissioner and professional baseball player<ref name="Times-Torgeson">{{cite news |last=Shaw |first=Linda |date=November 10, 1990 |title=Obituaries: Earl Torgeson, Major League and former county commissioner |page=C10 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19901110/1103363/earl-torgeson-major-league-and-former-county-commissioner |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Willis Tucker]], journalist and county executive<ref name="Times-Tucker">{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=July 2, 2000 |title=Willis Tucker: He led his county into new age with a smile |page=B6 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20000702/4029881/he-led-his-county-into-new-age-with-a-smile |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Hal Uderitz]], professional soccer player<ref>{{cite news |last=Patterson |first=Nick |date=January 22, 2022 |title=Snohomish grad hopes to earn contract with Sounders |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/snohomish-grad-hopes-to-earn-contract-with-sounders/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=January 31, 2025}}</ref> * [[Josh Vanlandingham]], professional basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Vanlandingham |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/29650/josh-vanlandingham |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=February 10, 2022}}</ref> * [[Fred W. Vetter Jr.]], Air Force brigadier general<ref>{{cite web |date=March 15, 1969 |title=Biographies: Brigadier General Fred W. Vetter Jr. |url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/105338/brigadier-general-fred-w-vetter-jr/ |publisher=[[United States Air Force]] |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * [[Brooke Whitney]], professional ice hockey player<ref>{{cite news |last=Myhre |first=Rich |date=December 27, 2016 |title=Snohomish native Bender inspires local women's hockey players |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/snohomish-native-bender-inspires-local-womens-hockey-players/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=July 6, 2019}}</ref>
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