Ken Salazar
born 1955United States Ambassador to Mexico from 2021 to 2025
Famous people · Alamosa East
Born near Alamosa East: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ken Salazar, was born in Alamosa, 2 mi away. Jack Dempsey is the most widely known, written about in 45 languages. No entry yet names Alamosa East as a birthplace. Across Colorado, 138 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Jack Dempsey
Best known
Jack Dempsey
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Alamosa East’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Alamosa East
Nobody born in Alamosa East is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Michael Johnson
1944–2017American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
Joe Mondragon
1920–1987Woody Herman's Band Member (1946) , In 50's :Gerry Mulligan , Shorty Rogers , Shelly Manne , Chet Baker , Russ Freeman ecc.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Alamosa has the longest list next door: 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alamosa East 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 (8)
- Jack Dempsey: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Salazar: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent Rominger: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Salazar: Office of U.S. Rep. John Salazar (D-Colorado), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Johnson: EMI AMERICA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alva B. Adams: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrey Carruthers: New Mexico State University (photo by Darren Phillips), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross James: Steve Elliott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons