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Famous people · Bountiful

15 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.

#1 best knownJames MorrisonFilm, TV & Stage · born 1954
+11more
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
James Morrison
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
Charles R. Mabey
Youngest
1997
Zac Seljaas
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents

What stands out about Bountiful’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

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.

Through the years

When Bountiful’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1970s, at 3.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Jake GibbCharles R. MabeyCalvin L. RamptonPat PriestJames Morrison
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Bountiful

Performers take two of the three places.

James Morrison#1
Film, TV & Stage

James Morrison

born 1954

US actor and filmmaker

19 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Pat Priest#2
Film, TV & Stage

Pat Priest

born 1936

American actress

13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Calvin L. Rampton#3
Politics & Law

Calvin L. Rampton

1913–2007

American politician

10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Bountiful

12 more, from 1877 to 1997.

Charles R. Mabey

Charles R. Mabey

1877–1959

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Jake Gibb

Jake Gibb

born 1976

American beach volleyball player

JR

James E. Reilly

1948–2008

American screenwriter

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
ZS

Zac Seljaas

born 1997

American basketball player

Brady Christensen

Brady Christensen

born 1996

American football offensive tackle

Bryan H. Carroll

Bryan H. Carroll

born 1967

American film director

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Rebekah Gee

Rebekah Gee

born 1975

American physician and public health policy expert

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
AR

Aaron Roderick

born 1972

American football coach

AP

Allison Parrish

American poet and software engineer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
DF

Doug Fabrizio

born 1964

US radio host and news reporter

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
LS

Luke Staley

born 1980

All-American college football player, running back

A chosen home

Also called Bountiful home

Born elsewhere, Shaquille Walker lived here.

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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.

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