
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cherry Creek
The best known of them is John Kerry, with articles in 109 languages. Madisen Beaty, born in Centennial, 1 mi away, is the closest. The list for Cherry Creek is empty for now. Of the bordering towns, Centennial has the longest list: 7, with Madisen Beaty at the top.
What stands out about Cherry Creek’s famous people
Famous people born near Cherry Creek
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Dave Grusin
born 1934American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist

Sheri S. Tepper
1929–2016American science fiction, horror and mystery novelist





Douglas Fairbanks
1883–1939American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer



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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cherry Creek 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 (14)
- John Kerry: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Fincher: Elen Nivrae from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Hall: NIST, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Fairbanks: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- AnnaSophia Robb: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Searle: FranksValli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul M. Romer: The original uploader was Doerrb at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Lynch: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connor Storrie: TKA201, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Grusin: https://www.flickr.com/people/andyi/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mallory Swanson: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Van Dyken: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madisen Beaty: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gitanjali Rao: Ramachb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
