Kevin Danaher (Caoimhín Ó Danachair), (1913–2002), author and prominent Irish folklorist
Phyllis Danaher MBE FRAD (1908 – 1991) was a dancer, teacher of dance and choreographer.
The river begins in the Bob Marshall Wilderness south of Glacier National Park, as does the Middle Fork Flathead River, at the confluence of two streams, Danaher Creek and Youngs Creek, between the Flathead Range and the Swan Range.