
Born near East Fork: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Laura Ortman, born in Whiteriver, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Zella Day, with articles in 19 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in East Fork. 94 of the towns in Arizona list at least one person.
What stands out about East Fork’s famous people
Famous people born near East Fork
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Frank B. Upham
1872–1939United States Navy admiral and Navy Cross recipient

Ann Kirkpatrick
born 1950Former U.S. Representative from Arizona
Alan Hale
1953–2016Member of the Montana House of Representatives


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Fork 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)
- Zella Day: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Kirkpatrick: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Nordstrom: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter L. Reed: United States Army. Official Photo., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cortlandt Parker: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank B. Upham: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Ortman: Rgm38, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charley Mitchell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons