Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainRoy has yet to put a famous person on the list
Ogden’s list, next door, has 50 names, John Browning first among them. Across Utah, the lists cover 120 towns. No town in Utah lists more than Logan, with 56. After Logan, the next longest list in Utah is Provo’s, with 52.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Roy), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Roy has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Roy
Close by, the fullest list is Ogden’s, at 50 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roy 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 (1)
- John Browning: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons