Famous people · Crook
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Crook
Dan Chaon, born in Sidney, 21 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Herman Shumlin, with articles in 10 languages. 133 towns across Colorado can name a famous person born there. The list for Crook is empty for now.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
33 mi
Herman Shumlin
Best known
Herman Shumlin
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Crook’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Crook
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
L. Steven Grasz
born 1961United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit
Herman Shumlin
1898–1979American theatre director and producer
Dorothy Horrell
born 1951American educator and university administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crook 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 (8)
- Herman Shumlin: Theatre Magazine Company; Vandamm Studio, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald G. Brotzman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Dutton: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Brophy: Colorado Senate GOP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheri Jahn: Jeffrey Beall from Denver, Colorado, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Libby: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Sonnenberg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- L. Steven Grasz: Cornstalker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons