16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Genesee
Closest of all is Randy VanWarmer, from Indian Hills, 4 mi away. Chris Broderick is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Genesee. 133 of the towns in Colorado list at least one person.
What stands out about Genesee’s famous people
Famous people born near Genesee
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Derek Cianfrance
born 1974American film director and screenwriter

Matthew Dominick
born 1981American engineer, test pilot and astronaut for NASA

Cassie Bernall
1981–1999Victim of the Columbine High School Massacre
Elsie Eaves
1898–1983American engineer and journalist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Genesee 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 (6)
- Chris Broderick: commons: Lilly M pl.wiki: Lilly M real name: Małgorzata Miłaszewska, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregg Henry: Heroes & Villains, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Cianfrance: Nick Step, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Dominick: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Stough: International Film Series, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Stabile: Kevin Tostado, cropped by SaltyBoatr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons