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Famous people · Farmington
11 famous people come from Farmington, Kieth Merrill the best known
The best known is the American filmmaker Kieth Merrill, with articles in 11 languages. Henry McBride is second and Milton H. Welling third. The largest group, 5, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The list runs from Henry McBride, born in 1856, to Daniel Summerhays, born in 1983.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Kieth Merrill
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1856
Henry McBride
Youngest
1983
Daniel Summerhays
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Farmington
Leaders take two of the three places.
#2
#3Politics & Law
Milton H. Welling
1876–1947United States Congressman from Utah
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Farmington’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawSportsBusinessWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Farmington is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Farmington
The other 8 span the years 1864 to 1983.
Annie Clark Tanner
1864–1941Mormon woman who wrote an autobiography and biographies of her father and mother
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Kaysville, at 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Farmington and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Henry McBride: The Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton H. Welling: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Summerhays: Active Magazine, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- LeGrand Richards: LeGrand Richards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Clark Tanner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marvin Udy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Bishop: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons