#1Famous people · Brighton
Brighton is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Angie Zapata, the American murdered trans woman, with articles in 9 languages. The other is Terry Unrein, the American football player. Of the bordering towns, Commerce City has a list, with Dominick Moreno. Angie Zapata, born in 1989, is the youngest, and Terry Unrein, born in 1962, the first on record.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Angie Zapata
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1962
Terry Unrein
Youngest
1989
Angie Zapata
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Brighton
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Known for
What Brighton is known for
Share of Brighton’s famous people in each field.
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A chosen home
Also called Brighton home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Brighton, though born elsewhere.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, only Commerce City has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brighton 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 (4)
- Angie Zapata: ProgressNow Colorado, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Shaw: Paula R. Lively from Zanesville, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominick Moreno: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Naka: The National Bonsai Foundation, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons