Famous people · Deseret
Born near Deseret: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Chrissy Teigen, was born in Delta, 9 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Deseret. Across Utah, the lists cover 123 towns. The longest list of any town in Utah belongs to Logan, with 56.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Chrissy Teigen
Best known
Chrissy Teigen
in 31 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Deseret’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Deseret
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edward Leo Lyman III
born 1942
Alton L. Wade
born 1935President of Brigham Young University–Hawaii
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Deseret 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 (10)
- Chrissy Teigen: Adweek, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Culbert Olson: Los Angeles Daily News, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. King: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Melville: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnold Williams: Marian Dykman, editor. University of Idaho (Moscow, ID), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James E. Faust: James_E._Faust.jpg: Gerald Tsosie (of Gerald Tsosie Art / So-C) derivative work: --ARTEST4ECHO talk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Merrill Horne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Y. Robison: John Willard Clawson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Yates: Nancy Burrows Wright compiled the book; the photo is from an unnamed newspaper from 1956., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Stringam: United Farmers Historical Society, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons