
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Veteran
Frank Hopkins is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. The nearest, Bill Nation, was born in Lingle, 12 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Veteran. Across Wyoming, the lists cover 45 towns.
What stands out about Veteran’s famous people
Famous people born near Veteran
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


William Kent Krueger
born 1950American author and novelist


Stephanie A. Burns
born 1955American organosilicon chemist and businesswoman



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Veteran 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 (7)
- Frank Hopkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Kent Krueger: August Schwerdfeger, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Punke: United States Mission Geneva, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephanie A. Burns: Conrad Erb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Geringer: kris krüg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Innis P. Swift: "Assembly" magazine. Charles N. Branham, editor. Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy (West Point, NY), publisher. Via West Point Digital Library., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Nation: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons