16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Orchard City
John Burritt, born in Cedaredge, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Dalton Trumbo, with articles in 49 languages. 136 towns across Colorado can name a famous person born there. No famous person on record lists Orchard City as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Orchard City’s famous people
Famous people born near Orchard City
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Paolo Bacigalupi
born 1972American science fiction and fantasy writer

Dennis McKenna
born 1950American ethnopharmacologist and author


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orchard City 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 (6)
- Dalton Trumbo: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terence McKenna: Entropath, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis McKenna: Synergetic Press, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank H. Ono: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Ishimoto: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert E. Huyser: U.S. European Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons