Famous people · Salem
Born near Salem: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jewel, from Payson, 4 mi away. Across the town line, Payson lists 15, Jewel first. Paul D. Boyer is the most widely known, written about in 55 languages. The list for Salem is empty for now.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Paul D. Boyer
Best known
Paul D. Boyer
in 55 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Salem’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Salem
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Julianne Hough
born 1988American dancer, choreographer, actress, singer, and songwriter
Daniel Wayne Sermón
born 1984American musician, songwriter, and record producer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Payson has the most people on record, 15 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salem 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 (9)
- Paul D. Boyer: GBHayes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jewel: Davidwbaker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julianne Hough: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Wayne Sermón: Tuomas Vitikainen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan McMullin: New America, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Herbert: 32ATPs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Johnson: M Robertson, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Edwin Dallin: A. Frank Bussell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucky Blue Smith: Yoann Lothaire / other viewnewsmedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons