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Famous people · Boulder

Born near Boulder: 2 famous people within 35 miles

The nearest, Buddy Merrill, was born in Torrey, 27 mi away. Famous people are on record for 120 of the towns in Utah. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Boulder. The longest list of any town in Utah belongs to Logan, with 56.

#1 best knownBuddy MerrillMusic · 1936–2021
Born nearby
2
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Buddy Merrill
Best known
Buddy Merrill
in 3 Wikipedia languages

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★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Boulder

They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miTorrey · 1Bicknell · 1Boulder
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boulder 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.

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