John David Vanderhoof
1922–2013Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Famous people · Manzanola
Born near Manzanola: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John David Vanderhoof, from Rocky Ford, 9 mi away. Ken Kesey is the most widely known, written about in 70 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Manzanola. The longest list of any town in Colorado belongs to Aurora, with 48.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Ken Kesey
Best known
Ken Kesey
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Manzanola’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Manzanola
Nobody born in Manzanola is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Paul Gebhard
1917–2015American anthropologist and sexologist
Blaine Gibson
1918–2015American artist, sculptor, and animator
William Charles Anderson
1920–2003United States Air Force officer and author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manzanola 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 (9)
- Ken Kesey: Associated Students of the California Institute of Technology (ASCIT), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Smith: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John David Vanderhoof: Missouri River Basin Commission (Omaha, NE)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendell Fertig: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Swink: Employee(s) of Allied Artists Pictures Corp., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl T. Newbry: Oregon Secretary of State, distributed by Marion County, Oregon to voters without a copyright notice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Gilhula: International Newsreel Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis T. Babcock: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin J. Grantham: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons