#115 famous people were born in Bountiful, more of them performers than in most towns
James Morrison, the US actor and filmmaker, is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. Close behind are Pat Priest and Calvin L. Rampton. The largest group, 7, was born since 1970. Per head, the list is long: 3.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Utah has 0.5.
What stands out about Bountiful’s famous people
What Bountiful is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 3.5 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
When Bountiful’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 3.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Bountiful
Performers take two of the three places.
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#3Everyone else born in Bountiful
12 more, from 1877 to 1997.






No one matches both filters.
Also called Bountiful home
Born elsewhere, Shaquille Walker lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
One town around it has anyone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bountiful 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.
Photo credits (10)
- James Morrison: c/o:Gus Summers/The IN Show, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Priest: Gore De Vol, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin L. Rampton: University of Utah, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles R. Mabey: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Gibb: Bjarteh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brady Christensen: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan H. Carroll: Bryan H. Carroll, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebekah Gee: Louisiana Department of Health, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sua Opeta: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sterling M. McMurrin: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
