
Born near Fairview: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Rulon Gardner, born in Afton, 4 mi away, is the closest. The list for Fairview is empty for now. In all of Wyoming, the famous people on record come from 45 towns. The longest list in Wyoming is Cheyenne’s, with 68 names.
What stands out about Fairview’s famous people
Famous people born near Fairview
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



John Call Cook
1918–2012Geophysicist, developer of ground-penetrating radar
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairview 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 (3)
- Rulon Gardner: Joshua C. Millage, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vern Gardner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Call Cook: CACook7, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons