Famous people · Park Center
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Park Center
Emory S. Land, born in Cañon City, 3 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Cañon City has the longest list: 4, with Emory S. Land at the top. So far, no famous person on record was born in Park Center. The best known of them is Jon Watts, with articles in 35 languages.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
33 mi
Jon Watts
Best known
Jon Watts
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Park Center’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Park Center
Nobody born in Park Center is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Jim Hawthorne
1918–2007Radio Personality, Television Pioneer, Film Maker, Writer, Television and Radio Comedy
David Boyd
American cinematographer, television director and camera operator
Jon Watts
born 1981American film director, producer and screenwriter
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Cañon City, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Park Center 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 (13)
- Jon Watts: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Howard Menzel: The original uploader was Fdavis99 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Tolan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G'Angelo Hancock: Jørgen Løken (User:Løken), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Khiry Shelton: Arturo Pardavila III from Hoboken, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Hiatt: Screenland Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Headley: Dirk from San Diego, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kylee Shook: YESNetwork, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty May: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Grimm: Fyunck(click), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emory S. Land: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franz N. D. Kurie: Donald Cooksey, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Fox: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons