Famous people · Cove
Born near Cove: 25 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Kip S. Thorne, with articles in 68 languages. Across the town line, Richmond lists 2, William Jasper Kerr first. The nearest, Don Campora, was born in Trenton, 9 mi away. No entry yet names Cove as a birthplace.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Kip S. Thorne
Best known
Kip S. Thorne
in 68 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cove
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Richard F. Daines
1951–2011Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health
J. Allen Crockett
1906–1994Justice of the Utah Supreme Court
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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The longest list nearby is Richmond’s, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cove 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 (9)
- Kip S. Thorne: Keenan Pepper, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gutzon Borglum: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, 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
- William Jasper Kerr: Ball Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons