Famous people · South Salt Lake
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of South Salt Lake
Wilford Brimley, born in Salt Lake City, 5 mi away, is the closest. The list for South Salt Lake is empty for now. Across the town line, Salt Lake City lists 33, Wilford Brimley first. The longest list of any town in Utah belongs to Logan, with 56.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Wilford Brimley
Best known
Wilford Brimley
in 75 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about South Salt Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near South Salt Lake
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Stephen Covey
1932–2012American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker
Frank Borzage
1894–1962American film director and actor
Craig Venter
1946–2026American biotechnologist and businessman
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Around it, Salt Lake City has the most people on record, 33 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Salt Lake 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 (7)
- Wilford Brimley: Marc Majcher, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loretta Young: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Covey: Sterling.morris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Borzage: James R. Quirk, editor - Photoplay Publishing Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Venter: Article by Liza Gross, but no photo credit given, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Don L. Lind: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Morrison: c/o:Gus Summers/The IN Show, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons