#1Famous people · Mapleton
2 famous people call Mapleton their birthplace
Articles in 5 languages make the physicist David W. Allan the best known. The other is Van Hatfield, the American strength athlete. Of the bordering towns, Springville has the longest list: 13, with Cyrus Edwin Dallin at the top. The oldest name on the list belongs to David W. Allan, born in 1936, the newest to Van Hatfield, born in 1971.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
David W. Allan
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1936
David W. Allan
Youngest
1971
Van Hatfield
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Mapleton
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The fullest list close by belongs to Springville, with 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mapleton 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 (3)
- David W. Allan: Sterling Allan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Edwin Dallin: A. Frank Bussell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucky Blue Smith: Yoann Lothaire / other viewnewsmedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons