Alma Richards
1890–1963American Olympic high jump gold medalist athlete, soldier, lawyer and teacher
Famous people · Paragonah
Born near Paragonah: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Alma Richards, born in Parowan, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Philo Farnsworth, with articles in 41 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Paragonah. The longest list in Utah is Logan’s, with 56 names.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
Philo Farnsworth
Best known
Philo Farnsworth
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Paragonah’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Paragonah
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Scott Milne Matheson, Sr.
1897–1958United States Attorney for the District of Utah
Whittni Morgan
born 1997American middle-distance runner and steeplechaser
Celeste Maloy
born 1981American lawyer and Utah land rights advocate
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paragonah 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 (11)
- Philo Farnsworth: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Compson: Tilford Cinema Corporation / W. W. Hodkinson Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alma Richards: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Leavitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Celeste Maloy: CelesteMaloy2023, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Foster Snow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Owens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Talbot: PositivelyCleveland on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whittni Morgan: Habst, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Vickers: Kirstenfrankly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Ward: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons