Born near Rush Valley: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Merrill Nelson, from Tooele, 14 mi away. The best known of them is Daniel Wayne Sermón, with articles in 24 languages. No famous person on record lists Rush Valley as their birthplace yet. Logan has the most of any town in Utah: 56.
What stands out about Rush Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Rush Valley
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Daniel Wayne Sermón
born 1984American musician, songwriter, and record producer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rush Valley 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 (6)
- Daniel Wayne Sermón: Tuomas Vitikainen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Herbert: 32ATPs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don L. Lind: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Fullmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Motta: Chicago Bulls / NBA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kealia Watt: United State Department of State's U.S. Department of State's EWGTS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons