7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Shepherd
Closest of all is Dick Jones, from Huntley, 4 mi away. Bud Luckey is the most widely known, written about in 43 languages. No town in Montana lists more than Missoula, with 70. After Missoula, the next longest list in Montana is Billings’, with 65.
What stands out about Shepherd’s famous people
Famous people born near Shepherd
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




John Dahl
born 1956American film and television director and writer


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shepherd 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)
- 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