Gertrude Bell

The source records Washington as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

What is recorded here

Why this person is known: British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)

From Wikidata Q231360

Birthplace

Washington

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• David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• gordon james brown, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Chris Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• JThomas, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Robert Graham, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Andrew Curtis, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Corinne Brown, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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