
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Mountain
Paul D. Boyer is the most widely known, written about in 55 languages. The nearest, Jewel, was born in Payson, 3 mi away. No famous person on record lists West Mountain as their birthplace yet. Next door, Payson lists 15, led by Jewel.
What stands out about West Mountain’s famous people
Famous people born near West Mountain
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Julianne Hough
born 1988American dancer, choreographer, actress, singer, and songwriter

Daniel Wayne Sermón
born 1984American musician, songwriter, and record producer

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Famous people from the towns next door
Payson has the longest list next door: 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Mountain 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)
- Paul D. Boyer: GBHayes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jewel: Davidwbaker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julianne Hough: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Wayne Sermón: Tuomas Vitikainen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan McMullin: New America, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Herbert: 32ATPs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Johnson: M Robertson, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert McCracken: Will Fresch from San Diego, CA, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
