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Provo is the home to Brigham Young University (BYU), [8] a private higher education institution operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Provo also has the LDS Church's largest Missionary Training Center (MTC). The city is a focus area for technology development in Utah, with several billion-dollar startups. [9]
Bert McCracken, born in Provo, lead singer of Utah-based band The Used; Kurt Mortensen, author; Neon Trees, new wave, synthpop-rock band; Dallin H. Oaks, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [11] The Osmonds raised all nine children in Provo, some of whom continue to live there. [12]
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The people listed below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Provo, Utah. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
The Provo–Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, is an area consisting of two counties in Utah, anchored by the cities of Provo and Orem. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 671,185.
The Provo Downtown Historic District is a 25-acre (10 ha) historic area located in Provo, Utah, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The district is composed of four blocks of Center Street (100 East to 300 West) and one and a half blocks of University Avenue.
The Provo East Central Historic District is a 260-acre (110 ha) historic district in Provo, Utah, United States that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. Description [ edit ]
Provo (movement), a Dutch counterculture movement in the mid-1960s; Provisional Irish Republican Army, or Provos, a 1969–2005 paramilitary force; USNS Provo, a U.S. Navy ship; Provo College, Provo, Utah; Provo High School, Provo, Utah; PROV-O, an OWL2 ontology allowing the mapping of the PROV data model to RDF