21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Deary
Donald Randall, born in Kendrick, 14 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Deary. The best known of them is Jim Mattis, with articles in 53 languages. In all of Idaho, the famous people on record come from 88 towns.
What stands out about Deary’s famous people
Famous people born near Deary
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Lois McMahan
born 1942American educator and politician from Washington

Bryan Fuller
born 1969American screenwriter and television producer


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Deary 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 (7)
- Jim Mattis: Monica King, United States Department of Defense, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Fuller: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Gibson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Ritter: Sean Rowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanette Loff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Baumgartner: Rochejaquelein, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Schmidt: User Craigfnp on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons