Famous people · Elwood
Born near Elwood: 32 famous people within 35 miles
Tremonton’s list, next door, has 4 names, Jay Silvester first among them. The nearest, Jay Silvester, was born in Tremonton, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Kip S. Thorne, with articles in 68 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Elwood.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Kip S. Thorne
Best known
Kip S. Thorne
in 68 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Elwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Elwood
The 32 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Boyd K. Packer
1924–2015Apostle 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 Elwood 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
- Merlin Olsen: Robert Lachman, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Silvester: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, 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
- Joseph Howell: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Lowell Jensen: United States District Court for the Northern District of California., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isabelle S. Ross: Andrew Jenson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne C. Grover: The U.S. National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Budge: Hiram Taylor French, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Wallace: Mgw2010, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Verl Lillywhite: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hans Wight: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons