#1Famous people · South Jordan
South Jordan’s famous people span 120 years: 5 births from 1879 to 1999
Articles in 9 languages make the American basketball player Branden Carlson the best known. The next two names are Dax Milne and Hyrum G. Smith. 4 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Branden Carlson, the best known, was born in 1999.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Branden Carlson
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Hyrum G. Smith
Youngest
1999
Dax Milne
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about South Jordan’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When South Jordan’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
SportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in South Jordan
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1#2#3Known for
What South Jordan is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.3 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in South Jordan
Here are 2 more, born from 1993 to 1995.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Sandy, with 16.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Jordan 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 (10)
- Branden Carlson: Governor Eric Holcomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dax Milne: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hyrum G. Smith: George Albert Smith, Jr. and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Kimball, Mary Connelly, ed., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brady Lail: Bryan Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Bernard: David from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michele Vasconcelos: Jamie Smed from Cincinnati, Ohio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dia Frampton: maine12329, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Fullmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre James: Steve Cheng, Bruin Report, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanner Banks: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons