#1Politics & Law
John David Vanderhoof
1922–2013Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
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Famous people · Rocky Ford
Of the 10 famous people born in Rocky Ford, an unusual share are leaders
Articles in 7 languages make the recipient of the Purple Heart medal John David Vanderhoof the best known. Paul Gebhard is second and Robert Swink third. In the age of mills and railroads, 5 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Colorado have no one on record, but this one has 26.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
John David Vanderhoof
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1900
Earl T. Newbry
Youngest
1985
Marvin Cordova Jr.
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Rocky Ford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Rocky Ford is known for
Rocky Ford has 3× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Rocky Ford
By how many languages cover them, John David Vanderhoof comes first (7), then Paul Gebhard (6) and Robert Swink (4).
#1PG#2
Writing & Arts
Paul Gebhard
1917–2015American anthropologist and sexologist
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Rocky Ford’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
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Another 7, the earliest born in 1900.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rocky Ford and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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)
- John David Vanderhoof: Missouri River Basin Commission (Omaha, NE)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Swink: Employee(s) of Allied Artists Pictures Corp., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl T. Newbry: Oregon Secretary of State, distributed by Marion County, Oregon to voters without a copyright notice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis T. Babcock: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph B. Montoya: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons