Born near Alpine Northeast: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, George Osmond, was born in Etna, 11 mi away. Matt Mead is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. No famous person on record lists Alpine Northeast as their birthplace yet. In Wyoming, 45 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Alpine Northeast’s famous people
Famous people born near Alpine Northeast
Nobody born in Alpine Northeast is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Matt Mead
born 1962American lawyer and politician, 32nd Governor of Wyoming
Christy Walton
born 1949American heiress, billionaire, and philanthropist





John Call Cook
1918–2012Geophysicist, developer of ground-penetrating radar
Velma Linford
1907–2002American educator, author and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alpine Northeast 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 (6)
- Matt Mead: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rulon Gardner: Joshua C. Millage, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Resi Stiegler: Christian Jansky (User:Tschaensky), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Milward Simpson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vern Gardner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Call Cook: CACook7, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons