Famous people · Haxtun
Born near Haxtun: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Herman Shumlin, with articles in 10 languages. Closest of all is Greg Brophy, from Holyoke, 18 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Haxtun is on record yet. The longest list in Colorado is Aurora’s, with 48 names.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
34 mi
Herman Shumlin
Best known
Herman Shumlin
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Haxtun’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Haxtun
Nobody born in Haxtun is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Dorothy Horrell
born 1951American educator and university administrator
L. Steven Grasz
born 1961United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit
Herman Shumlin
1898–1979American theatre director and producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Haxtun 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)
- Herman Shumlin: Theatre Magazine Company; Vandamm Studio, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald G. Brotzman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Dutton: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Brophy: Colorado Senate GOP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheri Jahn: Jeffrey Beall from Denver, Colorado, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Libby: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Sonnenberg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- L. Steven Grasz: Cornstalker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons