Born near Rico: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ingo Swann, from Telluride, 21 mi away. Stuart Roosa is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. No famous person’s birth in Rico is on record yet. 133 towns in Colorado have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Rico’s famous people
Famous people born near Rico
Nobody born in Rico is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rico 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 (5)
- Stuart Roosa: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sepp Kuss: Foveon producciones, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Tully: Vanguard Films, Inc., for the U.S. Public Health Service and the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Quinn Simmons: Hugo LUC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turrell V. Wylie: White whirlwind, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons