Born near Darby: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Suzanna Son, from Hamilton, 16 mi away. No famous person on record lists Darby as their birthplace yet. Lance Allred is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. 93 towns across Montana can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Darby’s famous people
Famous people born near Darby
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Fred Thomas
born 1958American politician; member of the Montana Senate




Edward M. Catich
1906–1979American Roman Catholic priest, teacher, and calligrapher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Darby 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 (5)
- Lance Allred: Lance Allred, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Metcalf: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lee Gilbertson: Myceliamia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael D. Stevens: United States Army Multimedia and Visual Information Directorate, Pentagon Portrait Studio, Sgt. Justin Wagoner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward M. Catich: Rochester Institute of Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons