
Born near Hotchkiss: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Terence McKenna, from Paonia, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Dalton Trumbo, with articles in 49 languages. No famous person’s birth in Hotchkiss is on record yet. Across Colorado, 135 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Hotchkiss’ famous people
Famous people born near Hotchkiss
Nobody born in Hotchkiss is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Paolo Bacigalupi
born 1972American science fiction and fantasy writer

Dennis McKenna
born 1950American ethnopharmacologist and author




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hotchkiss 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 (6)
- Dalton Trumbo: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terence McKenna: Entropath, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis McKenna: Synergetic Press, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank H. Ono: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Ishimoto: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert E. Huyser: U.S. European Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons