Famous people · Boulder
Born near Boulder: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Spruille Braden, born in Elkhorn, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Gary Cooper, with articles in 97 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Boulder yet. The longest list in Montana is Missoula’s, with 70 names.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Gary Cooper
Best known
Gary Cooper
in 97 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Boulder’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Boulder
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Virginia Court
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
Kelly Flynn
1954–2021Member of the Montana House of Representatives
Phil Jackson
born 1945American basketball player, coach and executive
William Andrews Clark, Jr.
1877–1934Philanthropist, book collector
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boulder 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 (14)
- Gary Cooper: Warner Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myrna Loy: George Hurrell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Jackson: Phil_Jackson_3.jpg: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA derivative work: Chris! my talk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Duffy: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dirk Benedict: Niccolò Caranti, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Baucus: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean O'Malley: Musicmakestheworldgoround, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Parker: Otto Dyar for Fox Film, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chet Huntley: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spruille Braden: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Rice: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Andrews Clark, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herb Plews: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Anderson: Gazdastephanie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons