#1Famous people · Colfax
The American composer and musician Terry Riley is the one famous person from Colfax
The American composer and musician Terry Riley was born in 1935. That places their birth between 1920 and 1969. 31 languages have an article about them. In all of California, the famous people on record come from 543 towns.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Terry Riley
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1935
Terry Riley
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Colfax
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colfax and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Terry Riley: Sloggerbum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons