12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pray
Closest of all is Pete Lovely, from Livingston, 18 mi away. The best known of them is Ryan Zinke, with articles in 29 languages. No famous person’s birth in Pray is on record yet. Missoula’s 70 names make the longest list in Montana.
What stands out about Pray’s famous people
Famous people born near Pray
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Torey Hayden
born 1951Child psychologist, teacher, lecturer and non-fiction writer

Lester Thurow
1938–2016American journalist and MIT professor of management and economics

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 Pray 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 (6)
- Ryan Zinke: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brannon Braga: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale W. Jorgenson: 總統府, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Voulkos: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Thurow: Regina Kühne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Lawrence: George Hurrell (Columbia Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons