14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Elmo
The nearest, Dave McAlpin, was born in Polson, 14 mi away. Michelle Williams is the most widely known, written about in 70 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Elmo yet. The longest list of any town in Montana belongs to Missoula, with 70.
What stands out about Elmo’s famous people
Famous people born near Elmo
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Death of Colten Boushie
1993–20162016 fatal shooting of an Indigenous man in Saskatchewan, Canada

Brad Bird
born 1957American film director, animator, screenwriter and producer


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elmo 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
- Tim Koleto: Luu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marvin Camel: Mavenhockey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons