
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Clinton
The nearest, David Lynch, was born in Missoula, 16 mi away. The list for Clinton is empty for now. Missoula has the most of any town in Montana: 70. After Missoula, the next longest list in Montana is Billings’, with 65.
What stands out about Clinton’s famous people
Famous people born near Clinton
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Brian Schmidt
born 1967American-born Australian astrophysicist

Jeannette Rankin
1880–1973American congresswoman for Montana





Edward M. Catich
1906–1979American Roman Catholic priest, teacher, and calligrapher

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clinton 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 (9)
- David Lynch: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Schmidt: Tim Wetherell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeannette Rankin: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Carvey: TAS-C, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Metcalf: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William McPherson Allen: SDASM Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Reynolds: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward M. Catich: Rochester Institute of Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons