Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Julianne Hough
in 36 Wikipedia languages
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Orem’s famous people ★ What stands out · Through the years When Orem’s famous people were born More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 4.
The American century Today 1950 2000 2050 Matt Gay Julianne Hough Sports Film, TV & Stage Music Business Writing & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for What Orem is known for Orem has 1.5× the usual share of athletes.
Sports 6 people 55%1.5× usual Film, TV & Stage 2 people 18%1.9× usual Music 1 person 9%1.7× usual Business 1 person 9%3.5× usual Writing & Arts 1 person 9%about usual 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 Orem Julianne Hough, Quinn Allman and Matt Gay are written about in 36, 11 and 10 languages.
#1 Film, TV & Stage Julianne Hough born 1988 American dancer, choreographer, actress, singer, and songwriter
#2 Music Quinn Allman born 1982 American guitarist
#3 Sports Matt Gay born 1994 American football player
Everyone Everyone else born in Orem Here are 8 more, born from 1959 to 1992.
All · 8 Sports · 5 Film, TV & Stage · 1 Writing & Arts · 1 Business · 1
Any time The American century · 1 Today · 5
BW Brian Wimmer born 1959 American actor
Erin Thorn born 1981 American basketball player-coach
TW Tai Wesley born 1986 American basketball player
JK Joe Kruger born 1992 American football player, defensive end
SH Shane Heaps born 1971 Tongan boxer
DH Daniel Hemmert American businessman and politician
SG Setema Gali born 1976 American football defensive end
AY Andrew Yang American artist
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home Also called Orem home Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Orem, though born elsewhere.
Alan Osmond 1949–2026 American jazz musician
FO Frank Otto 1936–2017 American linguist
JA James B. Allen 1927–2024 American historian of Mormonism
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orem 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 (6) Julianne Hough: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Quinn Allman: Wehwalt, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Matt Gay: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Erin Thorn: Hegor, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Alan Osmond: MGM Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Paul D. Boyer: GBHayes, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons