4 famous people call Nephi their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American politician Brent C. Overson, covered in one language. Second place goes to the Canadian politician Martin Woolf, third to Norma Matheson. Brent C. Overson, born in 1950, is the youngest, and Martin Woolf, born in 1858, the first on record. The biggest group are leaders: 4.

Born in Nephi
By how many languages cover them, Brent C. Overson comes first (1), then Martin Woolf (1) and Norma Matheson (1).
#2When Nephi’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 1 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone else born in Nephi
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Nephi?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nephi 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 (1)
- Martin Woolf: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons