21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fairfield
Closest of all is D. Elmo Hardy, from Lehi, 16 mi away. The best known of them is Jewel, with articles in 44 languages. The Utah lists hold names for 120 towns. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Fairfield.
What stands out about Fairfield’s famous people
Famous people born near Fairfield
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Daniel Wayne Sermón
born 1984American musician, songwriter, and record producer



Julianne Hough
born 1988American dancer, choreographer, actress, singer, and songwriter






Douglas R. Stringfellow
1922–1966American politician and fabulist.



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairfield 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 (13)
- Jewel: Davidwbaker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julianne Hough: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Wayne Sermón: Tuomas Vitikainen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Herbert: 32ATPs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Wilcox: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quinn Allman: Wehwalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dia Frampton: maine12329, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kealia Watt: United State Department of State's U.S. Department of State's EWGTS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Gay: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Branden Carlson: Governor Eric Holcomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas R. Stringfellow: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 83rd Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Witney Carson: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin S. Harris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons