Famous people · Pierce
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pierce
Sophia Wilson, born in Windsor, 14 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Mildred Harris, with articles in 38 languages. The list for Pierce is empty for now. 133 towns across Colorado can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
33 mi
Mildred Harris
Best known
Mildred Harris
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pierce’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pierce
Nobody born in Pierce is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Jean Bethke Elshtain
1941–2013American ethicist, political philosopher, and public intellectual
Byron White
1917–2002Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and American football player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pierce 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 (15)
- Mildred Harris: Evans, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Lloyd: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cynthia Lummis: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Heder: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Smith: Jasonsmithsixers.JPG: The original uploader was Pmandawg88 at English Wikipedia. derivative work: Pacoperez6, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophia Wilson: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Allard: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Johnson: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rensis Likert: University of Michigan. News and Information Services. Photographs, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Clayton Johnson: JaSunni Productions, LLC, at PicasaWeb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Carwin: The Doppelganger on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Crow: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Musgrave: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Rosa: LindaRosaRN, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons