24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Woodland
The nearest, Dan Lloyd, was born in Heber, 9 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Woodland yet. Steven Holcomb is the most widely known, written about in 26 languages. The longest list in Utah is Logan’s, with 56 names.
What stands out about Woodland’s famous people
Famous people born near Woodland
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.










J. W. Robinson
1878–1964United States Congressman from Utah





Mary Alice Powell Lindsay
1883–1979First registered nurse in Utah
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodland 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 (15)
- Steven Holcomb: The U.S. Army, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Geary: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Dawson: Bjarteh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haley Batten: Diplomatic Security Service from Washington, D.C., United States of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Vivian Watkins: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan McJames: Christian Jansky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. W. Robinson: From lobby plaque on display at J. Will Robinson Federal Building, Provo, UT., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bronco Mendenhall: Vbhits1979, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryant S. Hinckley: President Bryant S. Hinckley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward P. Cliff: United States Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wetzel Whitaker: Alw91, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Celestia Taylor: Brigham Young University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Ashworth: Joshua Armstrong, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William M. McCarty: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tally Stevens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons