
Born near East Missoula: 15 famous people within 35 miles
David Lynch, born in Missoula, 4 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in East Missoula is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Montana belongs to Missoula, with 70. After Missoula, the next longest list in Montana is Billings’, with 65.
What stands out about East Missoula’s famous people
Famous people born near East Missoula
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Brian Schmidt
born 1967American-born Australian astrophysicist






Edward M. Catich
1906–1979American Roman Catholic priest, teacher, and calligrapher
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Famous people from the towns next door
1 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Missoula 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 (8)
- 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
- Edward M. Catich: Rochester Institute of Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
