#1Famous people · Springville
13 famous people were born in Springville, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
Articles in 19 languages make the American sculptor Cyrus Edwin Dallin the best known. Second and third on the list are George Dewey Clyde and Orvil A. Anderson. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 8 in all. For every 10,000 residents there are 3.6 on the list, well above the typical Utah town’s 0.5.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Cyrus Edwin Dallin
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Cyrus Edwin Dallin
Youngest
1986
Mark Pawelek
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people
What stands out about Springville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Springville is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 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.
The best known
Born in Springville
Ranked by languages covered: Cyrus Edwin Dallin with 19, then George Dewey Clyde with 8 and Orvil A. Anderson with 5.
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#3Through the years
When Springville’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1890s, with 3 people born in that decade.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicMilitarySportsBusinessScience & Medicine
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Another 10, the earliest born in 1868.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springville 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 (9)
- Cyrus Edwin Dallin: A. Frank Bussell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Dewey Clyde: University of Utah, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orvil A. Anderson: United States Armed Forces, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Dalton: Glenn Williams, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elfie Huntington: George Edward Anderson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Newell Weight: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul D. Boyer: GBHayes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucky Blue Smith: Yoann Lothaire / other viewnewsmedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David W. Allan: Sterling Allan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons