
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hinckley
Chrissy Teigen, born in Delta, 8 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Hinckley is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Utah belongs to Logan, with 56. After Logan, the next longest list in Utah is Provo’s, with 52.
What stands out about Hinckley’s famous people
Famous people born near Hinckley
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Edward Leo Lyman III
born 1942Alton L. Wade
born 1935President of Brigham Young University–Hawaii





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hinckley 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 (7)
- Chrissy Teigen: Adweek, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Culbert Olson: Los Angeles Daily News, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. King: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Melville: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnold Williams: Marian Dykman, editor. University of Idaho (Moscow, ID), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James E. Faust: James_E._Faust.jpg: Gerald Tsosie (of Gerald Tsosie Art / So-C) derivative work: --ARTEST4ECHO talk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Merrill Horne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons