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Gabe Newell
born 1962American computer programmer and businessman
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Famous people · Aspen
25 famous people were born in Aspen, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American computer programmer and businessman Gabe Newell, covered in 61 languages. Alex Ferreira is second and Alexi Grewal third. Most were born since 1970: 16 of them. Fewer than a quarter of the 133 towns in Colorado with famous people list more.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Gabe Newell
in 61 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Hazel Hunkins Hallinan
Youngest
2004
Hanna Faulhaber
Most common field
Sports
16 people
Also called it home
7
notable residents
What stands out about Aspen’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Aspen’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 7 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsBusinessFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Aspen
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Known for
What Aspen is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Aspen
Still to come: 22 more, from 1890 to 2004.
Hazel Hunkins Hallinan
1890–1982Hallinan, Hazel Hunkins (1890–1982), campaigner for women's rights
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A chosen home
Also called Aspen home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 7 in all, led by John Denver.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Aspen 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 (11)
- Alex Ferreira: ChaChaMerengue13, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Abbott: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simi Hamilton: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Vandervort: Coolrunning01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hazel Hunkins Hallinan: Press Bureau, Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, Washington, D.C. (Photographer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Marolt: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabe Aul: Gabriel Aul, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannah Stouffer: Hannah stouffer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Denver: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wagner: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Barrack, Jr.: US State Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons