West Valley City is the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known is the American football defensive tackle Khyiris Tonga, with articles in 3 languages. Aimee Winder Newton is second and Noah Togiai third. For its size the list is short: 0.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.5 in the typical Utah town. Over 23 years of births, the list goes from Aimee Winder Newton (1974) to Noah Togiai (1997).

Born in West Valley City
By how many languages cover them, Khyiris Tonga comes first (3), then Aimee Winder Newton (2) and Noah Togiai (1).
#2What West Valley City is known for
The largest field is Faith, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Also called West Valley City home
One more notable person made the town home: Karen Mayne.

Who’s the most famous person from West Valley City?
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Famous people from the towns next door
Salt Lake City leads the towns around it, with 33 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Valley City 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 (6)
- Aimee Winder Newton: Aimee Winder Newton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Mayne: Kirstenfrankly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilford Brimley: Marc Majcher, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Fullmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Wilson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam S. Bennion: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Sharp, Marianne C., ed., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons



