Famous people · Fruit Heights
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fruit Heights
The best known of them is Wilford Brimley, with articles in 75 languages. Of the towns next door, Farmington lists the most: 11, with Kieth Merrill first. Closest of all is Floyd Gottfredson, from Kaysville, 2 mi away. No entry yet names Fruit Heights as a birthplace.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Wilford Brimley
Best known
Wilford Brimley
in 75 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fruit Heights’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fruit Heights
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Donny Osmond
born 1957American singer, dancer, actor, and television host
Stephen Covey
1932–2012American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker
Frank Borzage
1894–1962American film director and actor
Roseanne Barr
born 1952American actress and comedian
Craig Venter
1946–2026American biotechnologist and businessman
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Farmington, with 11.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fruit Heights 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 (9)
- Wilford Brimley: Marc Majcher, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loretta Young: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Covey: Sterling.morris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Borzage: James R. Quirk, editor - Photoplay Publishing Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Browning: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Venter: Article by Liza Gross, but no photo credit given, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Nolan Bushnell: Tech Cocktail, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donny Osmond: Michael Schamis from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Bishop: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons