
Born near Purple Sage: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Paul Gosar, from Rock Springs, 6 mi away. The list for Purple Sage is empty for now. Famous people are on record for 45 of the towns in Wyoming. The longest list in Wyoming is Cheyenne’s, with 68 names.
What stands out about Purple Sage’s famous people
Famous people born near Purple Sage
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








Marlene Tromp
born 1966American academic, President of Boise State University
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Purple Sage 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 (8)
- Paul Gosar: U.S. House of Reps., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Daniels: produced by Hal Roach for Pathé, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward D. Crippa: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Teno Roncalio: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyd Dowler: Football Card Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Gowdy: Narrangansett Brewing Company, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Archuleta: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John McDermott: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons