Famous people · Cornish
Born near Cornish: 31 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is J. Blaine Anderson, from Trenton, 4 mi away. Kip S. Thorne is the most widely known, written about in 68 languages. No famous person’s birth in Cornish is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Utah belongs to Logan, with 56.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Kip S. Thorne
Best known
Kip S. Thorne
in 68 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cornish’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cornish
Nobody born in Cornish is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Richard F. Daines
1951–2011Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health
Harold B. Lee
1899–1973President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Marriner Stoddard Eccles
1890–1977American economist and banker
Joseph Smith Jessop
1869–1953Early patriarch in the Mormon fundamentalist movement and co-founder of the Short Creek Community.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cornish 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 (15)
- Kip S. Thorne: Keenan Pepper, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gilbert: MGM studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tara Westover: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merlin Olsen: Robert Lachman, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marriner Stoddard Eccles: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Stewart: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris R. Jeppson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold B. Lee: Editors: Cathy Tillack and Karen Still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Parley Parker Christensen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sergio Flores: James Calder/Crystal Palace FC USA, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Blaine Anderson: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Woolf: Steele and Company, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Cowley: Leo Joseph Muir, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne C. Grover: The U.S. National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Jasper Kerr: Ball Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons