#1Famous people · Broomfield
The 3 famous people born in Broomfield, led by Colin Duffy
Colin Duffy, the sport climber from the United states, is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Behind the leader come Will Graber and Shelby Babcock. The first birth on record is Shelby Babcock’s, in 1992, and the last Colin Duffy’s, in 2003. Of the bordering towns, Louisville has the longest list: 8, with Jack D. Fischer at the top.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Colin Duffy
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1992
Shelby Babcock
Youngest
2003
Colin Duffy
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Broomfield
Colin Duffy, Will Graber and Shelby Babcock are written about in 11, 4 and 1 languages.
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Of the towns around it, Louisville has the most on record: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Broomfield 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 (6)
- Colin Duffy: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack D. Fischer: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nikki Marshall: Hmlarson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lars Sullivan: Shared Account, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Beauprez: U.S. House of Reps., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaccob Slavin: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons