
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Forty Mile Colony
Closest of all is White Man Runs Him, from Lodge Grass, 2 mi away. Kendall Cross is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. No town in Montana lists more than Missoula, with 70. After Missoula, the next longest list in Montana is Billings’, with 65.
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Famous people born near Forty Mile Colony
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forty Mile Colony 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)
- White Man Runs Him: Edward S. Curtis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kroy Biermann: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Yellowtail: Dvddirector Comment :Photograph taken by the author of Wikipedia article on Thomas Yellowtail. GFDL permission granted by copyright holder., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Fox: U.S. Department of Agriculture Michawn Rich/Deputy Director Office of Communicatins/USDA photo by Michawn Rich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pretty Eagle: C. Bell (Life time: Unkown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Yellowtail: Official government photograph of the subject while he was in office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons