Famous people · Loa
Born near Loa: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Stan Bastian, from Bicknell, 7 mi away. Jake Garn is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. No famous person on record lists Loa as their birthplace yet. 120 towns in Utah have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
35 mi
Jake Garn
Best known
Jake Garn
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Loa’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Loa
Nobody born in Loa is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Art Acord
1890–1931American silent film actor, stuntman, ranch hand
Walter Frederick Morrison
1920–2010Inventor of the Frisbee
Joseph Hansen
1910–1979American Trotskyist and leading figure in the Socialist Workers Party
Howard C. Nielson
1924–2020United States Congressman from Utah
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Loa 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 (8)
- Jake Garn: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Windsor: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Acord: Photoplay Publishing Company (Life time: 1980), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Frederick Morrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Thurman: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard C. Nielson: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Marie McIff Allen: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Merrill: Macfadden Publications page 2., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons