#1Famous people · Ouray
Ouray is the birthplace of 6 famous people
At the top of the list is the American jurist William Lee Knous, covered in 6 languages. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 6 in all. The first birth on record is Howard Wright Cutler’s, in 1883, and the last Gordon M. Graham’s, in 1918. Aurora’s 48 names make the longest list in Colorado.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
William Lee Knous
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Howard Wright Cutler
Youngest
1918
Gordon M. Graham
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Ouray
Languages with an article: 6 for William Lee Knous, 3 for Gordon M. Graham, 3 for Howard Wright Cutler.
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Through the years
When Ouray’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1880s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitarySports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ouray is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ouray and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- William Lee Knous: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon M. Graham: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons