Famous people · Dayton
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dayton
The nearest, Dave McAlpin, was born in Polson, 14 mi away. The list for Dayton is empty for now. Michelle Williams is the most widely known, written about in 70 languages. Across Montana, 94 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Michelle Williams
Best known
Michelle Williams
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dayton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dayton
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Brad Bird
born 1957American film director, animator, screenwriter and producer
Alexander King Sample
born 1960Roman Catholic archbishop of Portland in Oregon
Death of Colten Boushie
1993–20162016 fatal shooting of an Indigenous man in Saskatchewan, Canada
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dayton 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 (4)
- Michelle Williams: Patrick L., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lily Gladstone: Mrikkk, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander King Sample: Steubenville Conferences, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marvin Camel: Mavenhockey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons