Born near Troy: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Keith Tower, born in Libby, 16 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Troy as a birthplace. The best known of them is Sarah Palin, with articles in 103 languages. Famous people are on record for 93 of the towns in Montana.
What stands out about Troy’s famous people
Famous people born near Troy
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Destiney Sue Moore
born 1978American reality television personality



Raymond Clyne McNichols
1914–1985United States federal judge





James C. Fry
1897–1982General, World War II and Korean War, Distinguished Service Cross
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Troy 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)
- Sarah Palin: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilynne Robinson: Christian Scott Heinen Bell, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire Du Brey: Nelson Evans (1889-1922), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Holland: LG전자, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rita La Roy: Film screenshot (Republic Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Farber: Longbomb / Wilson Wong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Fry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mourning Dove: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons