
Born near Hatch: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Wayne Owens, born in Panguitch, 12 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Alma Richards, with articles in 23 languages. No entry yet names Hatch as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Utah belongs to Logan, with 56.
What stands out about Hatch’s famous people
Famous people born near Hatch
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Whittni Morgan
born 1997American middle-distance runner and steeplechaser



Alma Richards
1890–1963American Olympic high jump gold medalist athlete, soldier, lawyer and teacher
Scott Milne Matheson, Sr.
1897–1958United States Attorney for the District of Utah

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hatch 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 (6)
- Alma Richards: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Owens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whittni Morgan: Habst, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Vickers: Kirstenfrankly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Havili-Heimuli: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Ward: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons