
Born near Helena Valley Northeast: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Herb Plews, was born in East Helena, 8 mi away. Gary Cooper is the most widely known, written about in 97 languages. No town in Montana lists more than Missoula, with 70. After Missoula, the next longest list in Montana is Billings’, with 65.
What stands out about Helena Valley Northeast’s famous people
Famous people born near Helena Valley Northeast
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








Kelly Flynn
1954–2021Member of the Montana House of Representatives
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Helena: 53.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Helena Valley Northeast 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)
- Gary Cooper: Warner Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myrna Loy: George Hurrell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Duffy: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dirk Benedict: Niccolò Caranti, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Baucus: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean O'Malley: Musicmakestheworldgoround, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spruille Braden: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herb Plews: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
