
Born near New Castle: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Sarah Schleper, was born in Glenwood Springs, 10 mi away. David L. Bernhardt is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. No entry yet names New Castle as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Colorado belongs to Aurora, with 48.
What stands out about New Castle’s famous people
Famous people born near New Castle
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




David L. Bernhardt
born 196953rd United States Secretary of the Interior

Patrick Keleher
born 2002Patrick Keleher. Actor: The Rookie



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Castle 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)
- David L. Bernhardt: Tami Heilemann/United States Department of the Interior, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Schleper: Christian Jansky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bo Nickal: Noah Riffe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott McInnis: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Carpenter: Ward Lascelle Productions / W.W. Hodkinson through Pathé Exchange, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Dearing: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Dallenbach: Brian Cantoni, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keegan Swirbul: Ray Rogers from Novato, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons