Famous people · Nordic
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Nordic
The nearest, George Osmond, was born in Etna, 3 mi away. Matt Mead is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Nordic. 45 towns in Wyoming have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Matt Mead
Best known
Matt Mead
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Nordic’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Nordic
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Call Cook
1918–2012Geophysicist, developer of ground-penetrating radar
Velma Linford
1907–2002American educator, author and politician
Matt Mead
born 1962American lawyer and politician, 32nd Governor of Wyoming
Christy Walton
born 1949American heiress, billionaire, and philanthropist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nordic 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
- Karen Budge: Denver Post, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vern Gardner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Call Cook: CACook7, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons