Famous people · Marvel
Born near Marvel: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Stuart Roosa, born in Durango, 17 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Marvel yet. 138 of the towns in Colorado list at least one person. The longest list of any town in Colorado belongs to Aurora, with 48.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Stuart Roosa
Best known
Stuart Roosa
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Marvel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Marvel
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jaye P. Morgan
1931–2026American popular music singer, actress, and game show panelist
Melanie Stansbury
born 1979United States Representative from New Mexico since 2021
Esther Martinez
1912–2006New Mexican Tewa language activist and linguist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marvel 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 (8)
- Stuart Roosa: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sepp Kuss: Foveon producciones, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melanie Stansbury: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Quinn Simmons: Hugo LUC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Tully: Vanguard Films, Inc., for the U.S. Public Health Service and the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Turrell V. Wylie: White whirlwind, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carmen Small: Hoebele, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaye P. Morgan: Ashley Famous Agency-no photographer is credited. Uploaded by We hope at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons