Famous people · Jefferson City
Born near Jefferson City: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Gary Cooper, was born in Helena, 15 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Jefferson City yet. In all of Montana, the famous people on record come from 97 towns. The longest list of any town in Montana belongs to Missoula, with 70.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Gary Cooper
Best known
Gary Cooper
in 97 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jefferson City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jefferson City
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Kelly Flynn
1954–2021Member of the Montana House of Representatives
Phil Jackson
born 1945American basketball player, coach and executive
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jefferson City 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
- 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