#1Famous people · Spanish Fork
13 famous people come from Spanish Fork, Lucky Blue Smith the best known
At the top of the list is the American model Lucky Blue Smith, covered in 11 languages. Spencer Fano and Ab Jenkins follow. Born in 1857, W. W. Pace is the first name on record, and Spencer Fano, born in 2004, the most recent. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Lucky Blue Smith
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
W. W. Pace
Youngest
2004
Spencer Fano
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Spanish Fork’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Spanish Fork’s famous people were born
The 1990s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageSportsFaithMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Spanish Fork
Lucky Blue Smith, Spencer Fano and Ab Jenkins are written about in 11, 5 and 3 languages.
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Ab Jenkins
1883–1956At the time of his death established more world land speed records than any man alive.
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Known for
What Spanish Fork is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.4 times.
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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Famous people from the towns next door
Springville has the longest list next door: 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spanish Fork 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 (8)
- Lucky Blue Smith: Yoann Lothaire / other viewnewsmedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ab Jenkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Hale Woolsey: Brigham Young University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Asiata: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Draper: McKettrick-Williams Company-maker of the dresses, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. W. Pace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Edwin Dallin: A. Frank Bussell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David W. Allan: Sterling Allan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons