Famous people · Mountain Plains
Born near Mountain Plains: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Amy Hill, with articles in 21 languages. Edward R. McLaughlin, born in Spearfish, 3 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Spearfish lists 7, led by Jeff Trandahl. The South Dakota lists hold names for 132 towns.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Amy Hill
Best known
Amy Hill
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mountain Plains’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mountain Plains
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ward Lambert
1888–1958American basketball player, coach, and administrator, baseball player and coach, American football player
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Spearfish lists the most people: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mountain Plains 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)
- 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
- Alfred L. Werker: Original photographer unknown., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Kubel: User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ward Lambert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Trandahl: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons