Famous people · Goldfield
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Goldfield
The nearest, Johnnie Tolan, was born in Victor, 1 mi away. Talcott Parsons is the most widely known, written about in 63 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Goldfield. 138 of the towns in Colorado list at least one person.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Talcott Parsons
Best known
Talcott Parsons
in 63 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Goldfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Goldfield
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jim Hawthorne
1918–2007Radio Personality, Television Pioneer, Film Maker, Writer, Television and Radio Comedy
David Boyd
American cinematographer, television director and camera operator
Jon Watts
born 1981American film director, producer and screenwriter
Frances McConnell-Mills
1900–1975American forensic physician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Goldfield 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)
- Talcott Parsons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lon Chaney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Watts: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Walker: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Bishop: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Romero: Official GDC, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Howard Menzel: The original uploader was Fdavis99 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Tolan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons