18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ravalli
The nearest, Diane Sands, was born in St. Ignatius, 4 mi away. The best known of them is David Lynch, with articles in 105 languages. 103 of the towns in Montana list at least one person. Missoula has the most of any town in Montana: 70.
What stands out about Ravalli’s famous people
Famous people born near Ravalli
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Death of Colten Boushie
1993–20162016 fatal shooting of an Indigenous man in Saskatchewan, Canada


Brian Schmidt
born 1967American-born Australian astrophysicist

Jeannette Rankin
1880–1973American congresswoman for Montana


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ravalli 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)
- David Lynch: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Schmidt: Tim Wetherell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeannette Rankin: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Carvey: TAS-C, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marvin Camel: Mavenhockey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons