8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Star Valley Ranch
George Osmond, born in Etna, 4 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Star Valley Ranch is on record yet. The best known of them is Rulon Gardner, with articles in 23 languages. 45 towns across Wyoming can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Star Valley Ranch’s famous people
Famous people born near Star Valley Ranch
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



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 Star Valley Ranch 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