Famous people · Firestone
Born near Firestone: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Dante DiPaolo, born in Frederick, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Longmont has the longest list: 18, with Kristen Schaal at the top. The best known of them is Edward Lawrie Tatum, with articles in 53 languages. In Colorado, 133 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Edward Lawrie Tatum
Best known
Edward Lawrie Tatum
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Firestone’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Firestone
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Marilyn Sitzman
1939–1993Witness to the John F. Kennedy assassination
Scott Carpenter
1925–2013American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut
John Carroll Lynch
born 1963American character actor and film director
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Longmont lists the most people: 18.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Firestone 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 (17)
- Edward Lawrie Tatum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Lawrie_Tatum, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Carpenter: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristen Schaal: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vance D. Brand: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Reynor: Chris Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Coburn: Citizen59, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack D. Fischer: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Crow: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaccob Slavin: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin Duffy: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Beauprez: U.S. House of Reps., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angie Zapata: ProgressNow Colorado, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilary Cruz: Donmike10 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Naka: The National Bonsai Foundation, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nikki Marshall: Hmlarson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gunning: RayAYang, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Niehoff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons