
Born near Marion: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Steven Holcomb, from Park City, 11 mi away. No famous person on record lists Marion as their birthplace yet. The Utah lists hold names for 120 towns. The longest list of any town in Utah belongs to Logan, with 56.
What stands out about Marion’s famous people
Famous people born near Marion
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








J. W. Robinson
1878–1964United States Congressman from Utah
Mary Alice Powell Lindsay
1883–1979First registered nurse in Utah
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marion 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)
- Steven Holcomb: The U.S. Army, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Geary: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Dawson: Bjarteh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haley Batten: Diplomatic Security Service from Washington, D.C., United States of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Vivian Watkins: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Withey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan McJames: Christian Jansky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. W. Robinson: From lobby plaque on display at J. Will Robinson Federal Building, Provo, UT., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons