18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Swan Valley
Closest of all is Thomas Cheney, from Victor, 15 mi away. The best known of them is Matt Mead, with articles in 28 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Swan Valley yet. Boise City has the most of any town in Idaho: 39.
What stands out about Swan Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Swan Valley
Nobody born in Swan Valley is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Jeannine Davis-Kimball
1929–2017American archaeologist and prehistorian


Rex Rammell
born 1961American activist, politician and veterinarian

Matt Mead
born 1962American lawyer and politician, 32nd Governor of Wyoming
Christy Walton
born 1949American heiress, billionaire, and philanthropist



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Swan Valley 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 (6)
- Matt Mead: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Resi Stiegler: Christian Jansky (User:Tschaensky), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- George V. Hansen: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Budge: Denver Post, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Rex Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Rammell: Mr. Satterly, CC0, Wikimedia Commons