Famous people · Central
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Central
Amanda Righetti, born in St. George, 24 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Central. No town in Utah lists more than Logan, with 56. After Logan, the next longest list in Utah is Provo’s, with 52.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Amanda Righetti
Best known
Amanda Righetti
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Central’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Central
Nobody born in Central is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Jeffrey R. Holland
1940–2025American educator and religious leader
Celeste Maloy
born 1981American lawyer and Utah land rights advocate
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Central 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 (8)
- Amanda Righetti: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brendon Urie: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Leavitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Cannon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey R. Holland: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Celeste Maloy: CelesteMaloy2023, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Foster Snow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Talbot: PositivelyCleveland on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons