
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ballard
The best known of them is James Woods, with articles in 79 languages. Laraine Day, born in Roosevelt, 2 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Ballard as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Utah belongs to Logan, with 56.
What stands out about Ballard’s famous people
Famous people born near Ballard
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ballard 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 (5)
- James Woods: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laraine Day: MGm, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clair Burgener: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Lopez: Theo Ehret, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Kent Hall: Dawn Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons