
Born near Rainbow City: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Laura Ortman, was born in Whiteriver, 2 mi away. Next door, the list for Whiteriver holds Laura Ortman. Zella Day is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Rainbow City yet.
What stands out about Rainbow City’s famous people
Famous people born near Rainbow City
The 10 best known born 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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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Whiteriver’s, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rainbow City 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
