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Famous people · Monticello

Monticello is the birthplace of 3 famous people

At the top of the list is the politician and lawyer Oscar W. McConkie, Jr., covered in 5 languages. Gea Johnson and Lloyd Larsen follow. Over 41 years of births, the list goes from Oscar W. McConkie, Jr. (1926) to Gea Johnson (1967). The longest list of any town in Utah belongs to Logan, with 56.

Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Oscar W. McConkie, Jr.
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1926
Oscar W. McConkie, Jr.
Youngest
1967
Gea Johnson
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Monticello

Two of the three are leaders.

OJ#1
Politics & Law

Oscar W. McConkie, Jr.

1926–2020

Politician and lawyer

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
GJ#2
Notable

Gea Johnson

born 1967

American bobsledder

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
LL#3
Politics & Law

Lloyd Larsen

American politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monticello 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.