
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Helena West Side
Gary Cooper, born in Helena, 5 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Helena West Side. 97 towns in Montana have at least one famous person on record. No town in Montana lists more than Missoula, with 70.
What stands out about Helena West Side’s famous people
Famous people born near Helena West Side
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.









Phil Jackson
born 1945American basketball player, coach and executive



William Andrews Clark, Jr.
1877–1934Philanthropist, book collector

Kelly Flynn
1954–2021Member of the Montana House of Representatives
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Famous people from the towns next door
1 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Helena West Side 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 (13)
- Gary Cooper: Warner Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myrna Loy: George Hurrell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Jackson: Phil_Jackson_3.jpg: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA derivative work: Chris! my talk, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Jean Parker: Otto Dyar for Fox Film, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spruille Braden: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Rice: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Andrews Clark, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herb Plews: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Anderson: Gazdastephanie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
