
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Strasburg
The nearest, John Kerry, was born in Aurora, 21 mi away. No entry yet names Strasburg as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Colorado belongs to Aurora, with 48. After Aurora, the next longest list in Colorado is Boulder’s, with 44.
What stands out about Strasburg’s famous people
Famous people born near Strasburg
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





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



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Strasburg 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 (8)
- John Kerry: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Connor Storrie: TKA201, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons