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Famous people · Golden
13 famous people were born in Golden, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
At the top of the list is the snowboarder Jarret Thomas, covered in 13 languages. 4 of them are athletes, more than in any other field. The oldest name on the list belongs to Cowboy Jones, born in 1874, the newest to Jack Jones, born in 1987. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Jarret Thomas
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
Cowboy Jones
Youngest
1987
Jack Jones
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Golden
Jarret Thomas has articles in 13 languages, Frank B. Morrison in 10 and Johnny Hines in 10.
#2
#3Film, TV & Stage
Johnny Hines
1895–1970American actor and film director
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Golden’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1880s, at 3.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineBusinessNotableFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Golden is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 4 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Golden
Another 10, the earliest born in 1874.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Golden home
One more notable person made the town home: Courtney Dauwalter.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Lakewood has the longest list next door: 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Golden and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Frank B. Morrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Hines: World Picture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Charles Vivian: "Vivian for Governor" August 27, 1942. "Saguache Crescent" (Saguache, Colorado). Page 8., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Coors: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Robert Hoagland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Hartzell: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cowboy Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Courtney Dauwalter: Heike Maria Seitz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Broderick: commons: Lilly M pl.wiki: Lilly M real name: Małgorzata Miłaszewska, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons