
Born near Palmer Lake: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jenny Shakeshaft, from Monument, 4 mi away. Next door, the list for Monument holds 3, Jenny Shakeshaft first. No famous person on record lists Palmer Lake as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Talcott Parsons, with articles in 62 languages.
What stands out about Palmer Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Palmer Lake
Nobody born in Palmer Lake is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Frances McConnell-Mills
1900–1975American forensic physician










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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Monument has the most people on record, 3 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Palmer Lake 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 (11)
- Talcott Parsons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lon Chaney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Walker: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Bishop: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Romero: Official GDC, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian McCaffrey: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Seidensticker: Urashimataro, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenny Shakeshaft: Rcrdevens44, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max McCaffrey: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson Rangell: Craig ONeal, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Owen: United Autosports, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
