Born near Ponderosa Pines: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Patrick Duffy is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages. Closest of all is Walt Sales, from Manhattan, 12 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Ponderosa Pines yet. In Montana, 106 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Ponderosa Pines’ famous people
Famous people born near Ponderosa Pines
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Byron H. Dunbar
1927–2007Philip Winchester
born 1981American stage actor, television actor and film actor

Kelly Flynn
1954–2021Member of the Montana House of Representatives

Ryan Zinke
born 196152nd United States Secretary of the Interior and U.S. Representative from Montana since 2023






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ponderosa Pines 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)
- Patrick Duffy: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Zinke: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brannon Braga: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chet Huntley: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale W. Jorgenson: 總統府, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Voulkos: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spruille Braden: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Lawrence: George Hurrell (Columbia Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons