Famous people · Center
Born near Center: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Myron Thompson, from Monte Vista, 12 mi away. Ken Salazar is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Center. No town in Colorado lists more than Aurora, with 48.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Ken Salazar
Best known
Ken Salazar
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Center’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Center
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ken Salazar
born 1955United States Ambassador to Mexico since 2021
Michael Johnson
1944–2017American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Center 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 (7)
- 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
- Grant James: Steve Elliott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons