#1Famous people · Provo
Of the 52 famous people born in Provo, an unusual share are scientists and doctors
Articles in 55 languages make the American biochemist Paul D. Boyer the best known. 23 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Only one town in Utah lists more. The list comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.5 in the typical town in Utah.
Born here
52
notable people
Best known
Paul D. Boyer
in 55 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Harvey Fletcher
Youngest
2005
Rylee Arnold
Most common field
Sports
19 people
Also called it home
6
notable residents
What stands out about Provo’s famous people
Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2005, among 35 since 1950.Known worldwidePaul D. Boyer is written about in 55 languages.A town of scientists and doctorsScientists and doctors make up 5 of the 52, 1.6 times the usual share.A chosen home6 more notable people chose to live here, Robert Redford among them.
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Provo’s famous people were born
The 1970s top the chart, with 12 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineNotableBusinessMusicFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Provo
The three are covered in 55, 24 and 20 languages: Paul D. Boyer, Evan McMullin and Bryan Johnson.
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What Provo is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Provo
49 more, from 1884 to 2005.
Dallin H. Oaks
born 1932President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Provo home
6 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Robert Redford the best known.
George Sutherland
1862–1942Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, United States Senator, member of the United States House of Representatives
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Springville leads the towns around it, with 13 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Provo 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 (17)
- Paul D. Boyer: GBHayes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan McMullin: New America, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Johnson: M Robertson, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert McCracken: Will Fresch from San Diego, CA, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dallin H. Oaks: Scott G. Winterton for Deseret News, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey Fletcher: Brigham Young University Banyan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noelle Pikus-Pace: Aleksandr Veprev, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodwin Knight: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Nyman: User:Flickr upload bot, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Hansen: Hodyachih, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwina Booth: FILMS SELECTOS magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Esther Peterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Niklas Arrhenius: Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Swenson: Nick Step, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Sutherland: Harris & Ewing, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Edwin Dallin: A. Frank Bussell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julianne Hough: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons