Born near Springdale: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Amanda Righetti, with articles in 41 languages. Next door, Rockville lists one, Travis Hirschi. Travis Hirschi, born in Rockville, 4 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Springdale yet.
What stands out about Springdale’s famous people
Famous people born near Springdale
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Carolyn Jessop
born 1968Former American Mormon fundamentalist






Jeffrey R. Holland
1940–2025American educator and religious leader


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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Rockville counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springdale 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)
- Amanda Righetti: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brendon Urie: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Cannon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey R. Holland: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert H. Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Lucy Gates Bowen: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Leo Jonathan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Havili-Heimuli: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons