Famous people · Sunshine
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sunshine
Edward Lawrie Tatum, born in Boulder, 7 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Sunshine 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.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Edward Lawrie Tatum
Best known
Edward Lawrie Tatum
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sunshine’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sunshine
Nobody born in Sunshine is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Scott Carpenter
1925–2013American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut
John Carroll Lynch
born 1963American character actor and film director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sunshine 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)
- 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
- Nort Billings: George Yates of the Des Moines Register, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons