Famous people · Freedom
Born near Freedom: 8 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is George Osmond, from Etna, 3 mi away. Rulon Gardner is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. No famous person on record lists Freedom as their birthplace yet. The Wyoming lists hold names for 45 towns.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Rulon Gardner
Best known
Rulon Gardner
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Freedom’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Freedom
Nobody born in Freedom is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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 Freedom 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