26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Honeyville
The nearest list is next door in Bear River City: one name, Arthur Wallace. Kip S. Thorne is the most widely known, written about in 68 languages. Closest of all is Charles Stewart Parker, from Corinne, 6 mi away. In Utah, 123 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Honeyville’s famous people
Famous people born near Honeyville
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Boyd K. Packer
1924–2015Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Joseph Smith Jessop
1869–1953Early patriarch in the Mormon fundamentalist movement and co-founder of the Short Creek Community.




Marriner Stoddard Eccles
1890–1977American economist and banker


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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, one has a famous name listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Honeyville 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)
- Kip S. Thorne: Keenan Pepper, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gilbert: MGM studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merlin Olsen: Robert Lachman, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Silvester: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Marriner Stoddard Eccles: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Stewart: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris R. Jeppson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Howell: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Wallace: Mgw2010, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
