
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Helena Valley Southeast
Closest of all is Herb Plews, from East Helena, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Gary Cooper, with articles in 97 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Helena Valley Southeast. The longest list in Montana is Missoula’s, with 70 names.
What stands out about Helena Valley Southeast’s famous people
Famous people born near Helena Valley Southeast
The 12 best known born 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
Helena leads the towns around it, with 53 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Helena Valley Southeast 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 (9)
- 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
- Casey Anderson: Gazdastephanie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

