Photo: Scott Catron from Sandy, Utah, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Alta has yet to put a famous person on the list
In all of Utah, the famous people on record come from 120 towns. Logan’s 56 names make the longest list in Utah. After Logan, the next longest list in Utah is Provo’s, with 52.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Alta), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Alta has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alta and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.