Famous people · Olney Springs
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Olney Springs
The best known of them is Ken Kesey, with articles in 70 languages. Palmer Burch, born in Ordway, 11 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Olney Springs as their birthplace yet. The Colorado lists hold names for 136 towns.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Ken Kesey
Best known
Ken Kesey
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Olney Springs’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Olney Springs
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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
William Charles Anderson
1920–2003United States Air Force officer and author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Olney Springs 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
- 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