Famous people · Smelterville
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Smelterville
The best known of them is Lana Turner, with articles in 65 languages. The nearest, Robert Blackwill, was born in Kellogg, 2 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Smelterville. Across the town line, Kellogg lists 5, Robert Blackwill first.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Lana Turner
Best known
Lana Turner
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Smelterville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Smelterville
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert S. Neuman
1926–2015American abstract painter and print maker
Tom Mueller
born 1961American aerospace engineer and rocket engine designer
Lloyd G. McCarter
1917–1956United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Pappy Boyington
1912–1988United States Marine Corps aviator and Medal of Honor recipient
Adrienne Dore
1910–1992American model, beauty pageant winner
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Famous people from the towns next door
Kellogg leads the towns around it, with 5 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Smelterville 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)
- Lana Turner: MGM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sage Kotsenburg: Parke Brewer (VOA), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Ridnour: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgia Coleman: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pappy Boyington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrienne Dore: Photoplay Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anton Watson: Steve Cheng, Bruin Report Online, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris Houck: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Loring: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd G. McCarter: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward F. Harris: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Green: Krdevlin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert S. Neuman: Ssavage11, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skipper Roberts: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nels Nelson: BC NDP History Group, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons