Famous people · North La Junta
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of North La Junta
Ken Kesey, born in La Junta, 2 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from North La Junta yet. 134 towns in Colorado have at least one famous person on record. No town in Colorado lists more than Aurora, with 48.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Ken Kesey
Best known
Ken Kesey
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about North La Junta’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near North La Junta
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Charles Anderson
1920–2003United States Air Force officer and author
John David Vanderhoof
1922–2013Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Paul Gebhard
1917–2015American anthropologist and sexologist
Blaine Gibson
1918–2015American artist, sculptor, and animator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North La Junta 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)
- Ken Kesey: Associated Students of the California Institute of Technology (ASCIT), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Smith: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Llewellyn Thompson: US Govermnent, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John David Vanderhoof: Missouri River Basin Commission (Omaha, NE)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendell Fertig: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clement Markert: University of Michigan News and Information Services, CC BY 4.0, 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