Famous people · Portage
Born near Portage: 34 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Tara Westover, with articles in 30 languages. LaFarr Stuart, born in Clarkston, 10 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Portage as their birthplace yet. In Utah, 120 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
34
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Tara Westover
Best known
Tara Westover
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Portage’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Portage
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Moroni Charles Woods
1885–1938American architect and Mormon leader
Harold B. Lee
1899–1973President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Richard F. Daines
1951–2011Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health
J. Allen Crockett
1906–1994Justice of the Utah Supreme Court
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Portage 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 (14)
- Tara Westover: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Silvester: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold B. Lee: Editors: Cathy Tillack and Karen Still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John V. Evans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph R. Harding: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Parley Parker Christensen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William J. Rutter: Staff photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- LaDell Andersen: Utah Stars, 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
- Matthew Cowley: Leo Joseph Muir, 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
- Verl Lillywhite: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons