
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ute
The nearest, Garfield Wood, was born in Mapleton, 9 mi away. Donna Reed is the most widely known, written about in 58 languages. No entry yet names Ute as a birthplace. The longest list in Iowa is Waterloo’s, with 61 names.
What stands out about Ute’s famous people
Famous people born near Ute
Nobody born in Ute is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Mat Roy Thompson
1874–1962American architect and civil engineer known for work on Scotty's Castle













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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ute 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 (16)
- Donna Reed: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James E. Hansen: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Garrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Darling: Phillips 66ers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Hughes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Chamberlin: Leslie Ronald Jones, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garfield Wood: Tennessee Valley Authority, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Bergland: Division of Elections staff, based on materials provided by the subject, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Scherff: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. A. Robins: June Thomas, editor. University of Idaho (Moscow, ID), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed H. Campbell: "The Iowa Legislature" (Des Moines, IA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Pipgras: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Henney: "The Wisconsin State Journal" (Madison, Wisconsin)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Dreessen: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon Prichard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. Schable: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons