Born near Montaqua: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Chet Blaylock, born in Joliet, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Bud Luckey, with articles in 43 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Montaqua. In all of Montana, the famous people on record come from 103 towns.
What stands out about Montaqua’s famous people
Famous people born near Montaqua
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Arthur A. Ageton
1900–1971American diplomat, naval officer, and writer


Forrest Mandeville
born 1984American politician from Montana
Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail
1903–1981American nurse and Native American activist




John Dahl
born 1956American film and television director and writer


Harry Franklin Vickers
1898–1977American inventor and Industrialist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montaqua 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)
- Bud Luckey: Jl FilpoC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Anderson: Not specified in the submission., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Kober: Daniel Hartwig, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dahl: Gustavo Fernandez at https://www.flickr.com/photos/gafl/, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Miller: Jose Javato, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denny Rehberg: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Vaughn: U.S. National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwan Edwards: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons