16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Elsinore
Closest of all is Morgan White, from Monroe, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Jake Garn, with articles in 29 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Elsinore. In all of Utah, the famous people on record come from 120 towns.
What stands out about Elsinore’s famous people
Famous people born near Elsinore
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Walter Frederick Morrison
1920–2010Inventor of the Frisbee

Joseph Hansen
1910–1979American Trotskyist and leading figure in the Socialist Workers Party

Art Acord
1890–1931American silent film actor, stuntman, ranch hand




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elsinore 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)
- Jake Garn: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Windsor: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Acord: Photoplay Publishing Company (Life time: 1980), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Frederick Morrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Thurman: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, 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