Famous people · Romeo
Born near Romeo: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Jack Dempsey, was born in Manassa, 3 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Romeo is on record yet. 133 towns in Colorado have at least one famous person on record. Aurora’s 48 names make the longest list in Colorado.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Jack Dempsey
Best known
Jack Dempsey
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Romeo’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Romeo
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joe Mondragon
1920–1987Woody Herman's Band Member (1946) , In 50's :Gerry Mulligan , Shorty Rogers , Shelly Manne , Chet Baker , Russ Freeman ecc.
Ken Salazar
born 1955United States Ambassador to Mexico since 2021
Michael Johnson
1944–2017American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Romeo 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)
- Jack Dempsey: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Salazar: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Salazar: Office of U.S. Rep. John Salazar (D-Colorado), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Johnson: EMI AMERICA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrey Carruthers: New Mexico State University (photo by Darren Phillips), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant James: Steve Elliott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons