Famous people · Amalga
33 famous people were born within 35 miles of Amalga
Sergio Flores, born in Smithfield, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Kip S. Thorne, with articles in 68 languages. 120 of the towns in Utah list at least one person. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Amalga.
Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Kip S. Thorne
Best known
Kip S. Thorne
in 68 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Amalga’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Amalga
They were born in 15 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Marriner Stoddard Eccles
1890–1977American economist and banker
Joseph Smith Jessop
1869–1953Early patriarch in the Mormon fundamentalist movement and co-founder of the Short Creek Community.
Richard F. Daines
1951–2011Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Amalga 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 (15)
- Kip S. Thorne: Keenan Pepper, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gilbert: MGM studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merlin Olsen: Robert Lachman, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marriner Stoddard Eccles: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Stewart: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris R. Jeppson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Parley Parker Christensen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sergio Flores: James Calder/Crystal Palace FC USA, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Blaine Anderson: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Woolf: Steele and Company, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Cowley: Leo Joseph Muir, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne C. Grover: The U.S. National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Jasper Kerr: Ball Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Budge: Hiram Taylor French, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Verl Lillywhite: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons