
Born near Cokedale: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Snatam Kaur, born in Trinidad, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Paul L. Modrich, with articles in 56 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Cokedale yet. No town in Colorado lists more than Aurora, with 48.
What stands out about Cokedale’s famous people
Famous people born near Cokedale
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Ventura Tenario
1911–1984(1911-1984) professional wrestler and showman


Helene Thomas Bennett
1901–1988American bacteriologist, businesswoman





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cokedale 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 (11)
- Paul L. Modrich: Holger Motzkau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Snatam Kaur: J Singh, KaurArt.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erskine Sanford: RKO Radio Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Petro Vlahos: Cristo Vlahos, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew G. Martínez: the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Edgar Chenoweth: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Xavier Atencio: Steve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Sinnock: The Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Sanchez: Uyvsdi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob McGraw: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Warren: Office of the Attorney General of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons