
Ivan Doig
1939–2015American author and novelist known for his seventeen fiction and nonfiction books celebrating the landscape and people of the post-war American West.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The nearest, Ivan Doig, was born in White Sulphur Springs, 31 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Martinsdale Colony. In Montana, 106 towns have someone on the list. Missoula’s 70 names make the longest list in Montana.

The 2 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

American author and novelist known for his seventeen fiction and nonfiction books celebrating the landscape and people of the post-war American West.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Martinsdale 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.