
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Twin Creeks
Closest of all is David Lynch, from Missoula, 14 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Twin Creeks. 96 towns in Montana have at least one famous person on record. The longest list in Montana is Missoula’s, with 70 names.
What stands out about Twin Creeks’ famous people
Famous people born near Twin Creeks
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


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 Twin Creeks 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)
- 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
- Lee Metcalf: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William McPherson Allen: SDASM Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Reynolds: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons