Famous people · North Spearfish
Born near North Spearfish: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Ernie Smith, born in Spearfish, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Amy Hill, with articles in 21 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from North Spearfish yet. The longest list of any town in South Dakota belongs to Sioux Falls, with 54.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Amy Hill
Best known
Amy Hill
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about North Spearfish’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near North Spearfish
They were born in 6 towns 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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Nearby, Spearfish has the most on record, with 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Spearfish 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