Famous people · La Verkin
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of La Verkin
The nearest, Don Leo Jonathan, was born in Hurricane, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Amanda Righetti, with articles in 41 languages. No entry yet names La Verkin as a birthplace. 122 of the towns in Utah list at least one person.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Amanda Righetti
Best known
Amanda Righetti
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about La Verkin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near La Verkin
Nobody born in La Verkin is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Carolyn Jessop
born 1968Former American Mormon fundamentalist
Jeffrey R. Holland
1940–2025American educator and religious leader
Walter K. Granger
1888–1978United States Congressman from Utah
Celeste Maloy
born 1981American lawyer and Utah land rights advocate
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Of the towns around it, Hurricane has the most on record: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Verkin 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 (12)
- Amanda Righetti: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brendon Urie: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Leavitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Cannon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey R. Holland: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Celeste Maloy: CelesteMaloy2023, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Foster Snow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert H. Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Talbot: PositivelyCleveland on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter K. Granger: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Leo Jonathan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herb Wilkinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons