
Born near South Hills: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Gary Cooper, born in Helena, 3 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names South Hills as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 101 of the towns in Montana. The longest list of any town in Montana belongs to Missoula, with 70.
What stands out about South Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near South Hills
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








Kelly Flynn
1954–2021Member of the Montana House of Representatives
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Hills 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)
- Gary Cooper: Warner Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myrna Loy: George Hurrell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Duffy: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dirk Benedict: Niccolò Caranti, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Baucus: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean O'Malley: Musicmakestheworldgoround, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spruille Braden: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herb Plews: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons