16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fairfield
Emma L. Brock, born in Fort Shaw, 11 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is George Montgomery, with articles in 22 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Fairfield. The longest list of any town in Montana belongs to Missoula, with 70.
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Famous people born near Fairfield
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairfield 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 (7)
- George Montgomery: 20th Century Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald R. Molen: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Roth: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Coby Karl: Elemaki, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian MacDonald: M. B. Paul, photographer (Columbia Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Frank Glendon: Willis Kent Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Couch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons