Famous people · Fort Bridger
8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fort Bridger
Closest of all is Merrill Bradshaw, from Lyman, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Dana Perino, with articles in 24 languages. The longest list of any town in Wyoming belongs to Cheyenne, with 68. After Cheyenne, the next longest list in Wyoming is Casper’s, with 42.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Dana Perino
Best known
Dana Perino
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fort Bridger’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fort Bridger
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dana Perino
born 1972American conservative political commentator and the 24th White House Press Secretary
John Buck
born 1980American baseball player, 2004-2014 major league catcher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Bridger 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)
- Dana Perino: AndyHemmerCincinnati, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Herschler: Paul J. Harrington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Buck: slgckgc on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brady Poppinga: Ryan_Grant_handoff.jpg: Paul Kehrer derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merrill Bradshaw: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Poppinga: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons