7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Halliday
The nearest, Vernon E. Wagner, was born in Golden Valley, 14 mi away. Gwen Sebastian is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. No famous person on record lists Halliday as their birthplace yet. In North Dakota, 128 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Halliday’s famous people
Famous people born near Halliday
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Halliday 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 (2)
- Gwen Sebastian: BruceC007, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Jaeger: Office of Senator John Hoeven, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons