
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Santaquin
Jewel, born in Payson, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Paul D. Boyer, with articles in 55 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Santaquin. The longest list of any town in Utah belongs to Logan, with 56.
What stands out about Santaquin’s famous people
Famous people born near Santaquin
The 13 best known born 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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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Santaquin 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 (8)
- 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
- Bert McCracken: Will Fresch from San Diego, CA, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons