Born near Rollinsville: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ian MacGregor, from Nederland, 3 mi away. Edward Lawrie Tatum is the most widely known, written about in 53 languages. The Colorado lists hold names for 138 towns. Not one famous person on record comes from Rollinsville yet.
What stands out about Rollinsville’s famous people
Famous people born near Rollinsville
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jesse Shwayder
1882–1970American businessman, founder of Samsonite Corporation

Joseph H. August
1890–1947American cinematographer and co-founder of the American Society of Cinematographers

James W. Plummer
1920–2013American aerospace engineer
Elsie Eaves
1898–1983American engineer and journalist


Scott Carpenter
1925–2013American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut
John Carroll Lynch
born 1963American character actor and film director

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rollinsville 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)
- Edward Lawrie Tatum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Lawrie_Tatum, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Carpenter: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Coburn: Citizen59, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph H. August: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James W. Plummer: National Reconnaissance Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons