Famous people · San Luis
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of San Luis
Closest of all is Larry E. Trujillo Sr., from Fort Garland, 16 mi away. Jack Dempsey is the most widely known, written about in 45 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in San Luis. 134 towns across Colorado can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
Jack Dempsey
Best known
Jack Dempsey
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about San Luis’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near San Luis
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ken Salazar
born 1955United States Ambassador to Mexico since 2021
Michael Johnson
1944–2017American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
Joe Mondragon
1920–1987Woody Herman's Band Member (1946) , In 50's :Gerry Mulligan , Shorty Rogers , Shelly Manne , Chet Baker , Russ Freeman ecc.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is San Luis 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 (7)
- 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
- Bob McGraw: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons