Famous people · Grand Lake
Born near Grand Lake: 7 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Tommy Caldwell, was born in Estes Park, 18 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Grand Lake. The longest list of any town in Colorado belongs to Aurora, with 48. Boulder has the second-longest list in Colorado, after Aurora, with 44.
Born nearby
7
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Tommy Caldwell
Best known
Tommy Caldwell
in 11 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Grand Lake
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grand Lake 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 (4)
- Tommy Caldwell: Rachel Sapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Muir Mills: Thomas J. O'Halloran, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Dickinson: U.S. Space Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nort Billings: George Yates of the Des Moines Register, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons