Famous people · Sugarloaf
Born near Sugarloaf: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Edward Lawrie Tatum is the most widely known, written about in 53 languages. Closest of all is Ian MacGregor, from Nederland, 6 mi away. No famous person on record lists Sugarloaf as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Colorado belongs to Aurora, with 48.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Edward Lawrie Tatum
Best known
Edward Lawrie Tatum
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sugarloaf’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sugarloaf
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Scott Carpenter
1925–2013American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut
John Carroll Lynch
born 1963American character actor and film director
Jesse Shwayder
1882–1970American businessman, founder of Samsonite Corporation
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sugarloaf 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)
- 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
- Jack D. Fischer: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilary Cruz: Donmike10 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Niehoff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons