Famous people · Swink
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Swink
Ken Kesey, born in La Junta, 5 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Swink. No town in Colorado lists more than Aurora, with 48. After Aurora, the next longest list in Colorado is Boulder’s, with 44.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Ken Kesey
Best known
Ken Kesey
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Swink’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Swink
Nobody born in Swink is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
William Charles Anderson
1920–2003United States Air Force officer and author
John David Vanderhoof
1922–2013Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Paul Gebhard
1917–2015American anthropologist and sexologist
Blaine Gibson
1918–2015American artist, sculptor, and animator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Swink 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 (11)
- Ken Kesey: Associated Students of the California Institute of Technology (ASCIT), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Smith: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Llewellyn Thompson: US Govermnent, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John David Vanderhoof: Missouri River Basin Commission (Omaha, NE)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendell Fertig: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clement Markert: University of Michigan News and Information Services, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Swink: Employee(s) of Allied Artists Pictures Corp., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl T. Newbry: Oregon Secretary of State, distributed by Marion County, Oregon to voters without a copyright notice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis T. Babcock: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Wadhams: Joe O'Dea, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin J. Grantham: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons