Famous people · Boulder Canyon
Born near Boulder Canyon: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Larry Rhoden, born in Sturgis, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Lawrence Lessig, with articles in 63 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Boulder Canyon yet. The longest list of any town in South Dakota belongs to Sioux Falls, with 54.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Lawrence Lessig
Best known
Lawrence Lessig
in 63 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Boulder Canyon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Boulder Canyon
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lawrence Lessig
born 1961American academic, political activist
Becky Hammon
born 1977American-Russian basketball player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boulder Canyon 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 (7)
- Lawrence Lessig: Joi Ito, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Becky Hammon: Doug Davey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Hill: Nancy Wong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Provine: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Miljan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Rhoden: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tomi Lahren: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons