13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sherrelwood
Brian Turk, born in Northglenn, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is David Fincher, with articles in 71 languages. No famous person on record lists Sherrelwood as their birthplace yet. Over the border in Thornton, 6 names are on record, led by Nikki Marshall.
What stands out about Sherrelwood’s famous people
Famous people born near Sherrelwood
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cassie Bernall
1981–1999Victim of the Columbine High School Massacre



Douglas Fairbanks
1883–1939American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer




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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Thornton, with 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sherrelwood 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 (9)
- David Fincher: Elen Nivrae from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Hall: NIST, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Fairbanks: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- AnnaSophia Robb: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Searle: FranksValli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul M. Romer: The original uploader was Doerrb at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Broderick: commons: Lilly M pl.wiki: Lilly M real name: Małgorzata Miłaszewska, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nikki Marshall: Hmlarson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lars Sullivan: Shared Account, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

