#1Famous people · Castle Rock
7 famous people were born in Castle Rock, more of them athletes than in most towns
The best known is the American football player Christian McCaffrey, with articles in 19 languages. The largest group, 5, was born since 1970. Half or more of the towns in Colorado have no one on record, but this one has 0.9 for every 10,000 residents. The first birth on record is Edward Seidensticker’s, in 1921, and the last Christian McCaffrey’s, in 1996.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Christian McCaffrey
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1921
Edward Seidensticker
Youngest
1996
Christian McCaffrey
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Castle Rock’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Castle Rock’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 3 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Castle Rock is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.6 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.
The best known
Born in Castle Rock
Counted by languages, Christian McCaffrey is ahead of Edward Seidensticker and Cortney Palm: 19, 15 and 5.
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Everyone else born in Castle Rock
4 more, from 1960 to 1995.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Castle Rock 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)
- Christian McCaffrey: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Seidensticker: Urashimataro, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cortney Palm: Gemma Fenol, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max McCaffrey: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson Rangell: Craig ONeal, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Owen: United Autosports, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons