Ken Salazar
born 1955United States Ambassador to Mexico since 2021
Famous people · Hooper
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hooper
The nearest, Ken Salazar, was born in Alamosa, 19 mi away. No famous person on record lists Hooper as their birthplace yet. 132 towns in Colorado have at least one famous person on record. Aurora’s 48 names make the longest list in Colorado.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Ken Salazar
Best known
Ken Salazar
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hooper’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hooper
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Michael Johnson
1944–2017American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hooper 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 (7)
- Ken Salazar: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent Rominger: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Salazar: Office of U.S. Rep. John Salazar (D-Colorado), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Johnson: EMI AMERICA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alva B. Adams: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrey Carruthers: New Mexico State University (photo by Darren Phillips), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant James: Steve Elliott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons