Famous people · Peter
32 famous people were born within 35 miles of Peter
The best known of them is Kip S. Thorne, with articles in 68 languages. Next door, Mendon lists 2, led by Harvey Hancock. Harvey Hancock, born in Mendon, 6 mi away, is the closest. The list for Peter is empty for now.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Kip S. Thorne
Best known
Kip S. Thorne
in 68 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Peter’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Peter
The 32 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Marriner Stoddard Eccles
1890–1977American economist and banker
J. Allen Crockett
1906–1994Justice of the Utah Supreme Court
Joseph Smith Jessop
1869–1953Early patriarch in the Mormon fundamentalist movement and co-founder of the Short Creek Community.
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Of the towns around it, Mendon has the most on record: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Peter 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 (15)
- Kip S. Thorne: Keenan Pepper, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gilbert: MGM studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merlin Olsen: Robert Lachman, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Silvester: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Marriner Stoddard Eccles: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Stewart: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris R. Jeppson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sergio Flores: James Calder/Crystal Palace FC USA, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Blaine Anderson: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Woolf: Steele and Company, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne C. Grover: The U.S. National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Jasper Kerr: Ball Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Budge: Hiram Taylor French, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Wallace: Mgw2010, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Verl Lillywhite: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons