
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake Point
Closest of all is Gene Fullmer, from West Jordan, 15 mi away. The best known of them is Wilford Brimley, with articles in 75 languages. Across Utah, the lists cover 120 towns. No famous person’s birth in Lake Point is on record yet.
What stands out about Lake Point’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake Point
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




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



Scot Pollard
born 1975American basketball player and reality television contestant




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Point 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 (13)
- 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
- Craig Venter: Article by Liza Gross, but no photo credit given, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Don L. Lind: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Fullmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Coleman: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scot Pollard: Original uploader was 8-Hype at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Motta: Chicago Bulls / NBA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben McAdams: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dia Frampton: maine12329, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kealia Watt: United State Department of State's U.S. Department of State's EWGTS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons