Born near Roberts: 29 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Larry Wilson, from Rigby, 11 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Roberts is on record yet. Brad Harris is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. The longest list of any town in Idaho belongs to Boise City, with 39.
What stands out about Roberts’ famous people
Famous people born near Roberts
The 29 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.










Sherman P. Lloyd
1914–1979United States Congressman from Utah
Morgan Harris
1916–2005American cell biologist and rock climber


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roberts 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 (12)
- Mary Kornman: Uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurel Thatcher Ulrich: GRuban, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Worth Clark: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Appelhans: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orval H. Hansen: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Kruger: Thibous, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Raddatz: United States Naval Forces Central Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Lindstrom: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherman P. Lloyd: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clayton Mortensen: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Kantee: Saruwine, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Rex Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons