Famous people · Cottonwood Heights
Born near Cottonwood Heights: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Don L. Lind, from Midvale, 4 mi away. Wilford Brimley is the most widely known, written about in 75 languages. Of the bordering towns, Murray has the longest list: 24, with Nathaniel Coleman at the top. No town in Utah lists more than Logan, with 56.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Wilford Brimley
Best known
Wilford Brimley
in 75 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cottonwood Heights’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cottonwood Heights
They were born in 7 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
Daniel Wayne Sermón
born 1984American musician, songwriter, and record producer
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Cottonwood Heights.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cottonwood Heights 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)
- 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
- Daniel Wayne Sermón: Tuomas Vitikainen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Herbert: 32ATPs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don L. Lind: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Fullmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Coleman: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scot Pollard: Original uploader was 8-Hype at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Motta: Chicago Bulls / NBA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kealia Watt: United State Department of State's U.S. Department of State's EWGTS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michele Vasconcelos: Jamie Smed from Cincinnati, Ohio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard S. McDonald: Associated Students of Brigham Young University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons