
Born near Laporte: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Jake Lloyd, was born in Fort Collins, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Kristen Schaal, with articles in 42 languages. In Colorado, 132 towns have someone on the list. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Laporte.
What stands out about Laporte’s famous people
Famous people born near Laporte
Nobody born in Laporte is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Jean Bethke Elshtain
1941–2013American ethicist, political philosopher, and public intellectual




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Laporte 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)
- Kristen Schaal: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Lloyd: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vance D. Brand: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Reynor: Chris Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophia Wilson: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Smith: Jasonsmithsixers.JPG: The original uploader was Pmandawg88 at English Wikipedia. derivative work: Pacoperez6, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Allard: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons