Famous people · Copperton
Born near Copperton: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Gene Fullmer, from West Jordan, 6 mi away. The nearest list is next door in West Jordan: 10 names, starting with Gene Fullmer. Wilford Brimley is the most widely known, written about in 75 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Copperton.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Wilford Brimley
Best known
Wilford Brimley
in 75 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Copperton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Copperton
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Scot Pollard
born 1975American basketball player and reality television contestant
Stephen Covey
1932–2012American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker
Frank Borzage
1894–1962American film director and actor
Roseanne Barr
born 1952American actress and comedian
Craig Venter
1946–2026American biotechnologist and businessman
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, West Jordan has the most on record, with 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Copperton 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)
- Wilford Brimley: Marc Majcher, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loretta Young: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Covey: Sterling.morris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Borzage: James R. Quirk, editor - Photoplay Publishing Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Venter: Article by Liza Gross, but no photo credit given, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Don L. Lind: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Fullmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scot Pollard: Original uploader was 8-Hype at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons