
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Placerville
Sievert Allen Rohwer, born in Telluride, 13 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Dalton Trumbo, with articles in 49 languages. The list for Placerville is empty for now. In all of Colorado, the famous people on record come from 134 towns.
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Famous people born near Placerville
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Placerville 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
- Sievert Allen Rohwer: Smithsonian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lee Knous: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beulah Booker: Evans Studio, L.A., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Coram: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon M. Graham: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons