#1Famous people · Logan
Of the 56 famous people born in Logan, an unusual share are business people
The best known is the American physicist Kip S. Thorne, with articles in 68 languages. John Gilbert is second and Merlin Olsen third. 33 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. No other town in Utah lists as many.
Born here
56
notable people
Best known
Kip S. Thorne
in 68 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
E. E. Ericksen
Youngest
2000
Zoe G Cardon
Most common field
Sports
17 people
What stands out about Logan’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Logan is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as business people, at 2.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Logan
Ranked by languages covered: Kip S. Thorne with 68, then John Gilbert with 35 and Merlin Olsen with 19.
#1
#2Film, TV & Stage
John Gilbert
1897–1936American actor and film director
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#3Through the years
When Logan’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 12 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotableBusinessFilm, TV & StageFaithMilitaryMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Logan
The rest number 53, with 16 athletes among them.
Casey Robinson
1903–1979American film director, film producer and screenwriter
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Phil Olsen
born 1948All-American college football player, professional football player, lineman, center, tackle
SportsWikipedia ↗
Derek Matlock
born 1967Head Coach of the Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros baseball team
SportsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Logan and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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
- 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
- Casey Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rocky Anderson: Rocky_Anderson_at_MLK.jpg: Don LaVange derivative work: William S. Saturn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Budge: Hiram Taylor French, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons