
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lazy Acres
Closest of all is Edward Lawrie Tatum, from Boulder, 6 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Lazy Acres. No town in Colorado lists more than Aurora, with 48. After Aurora, the next longest list in Colorado is Boulder’s, with 44.
What stands out about Lazy Acres’ famous people
Famous people born near Lazy Acres
Nobody born in Lazy Acres is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Scott Carpenter
1925–2013American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut
John Carroll Lynch
born 1963American character actor and film director





Marilyn Sitzman
1939–1993Witness to the John F. Kennedy assassination
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lazy Acres 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)
- Edward Lawrie Tatum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Lawrie_Tatum, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Carpenter: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristen Schaal: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vance D. Brand: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Reynor: Chris Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Coburn: Citizen59, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack D. Fischer: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons