#1Famous people · Telluride
Telluride is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Sievert Allen Rohwer is the best known, with articles in 9 languages. Behind the leader come Ingo Swann and David Lavender. From Sievert Allen Rohwer to Ingo Swann, the births on the list run from 1887 to 1933. The longest list of any town in Colorado belongs to Aurora, with 48.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Sievert Allen Rohwer
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
Sievert Allen Rohwer
Youngest
1933
Ingo Swann
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Telluride
Sievert Allen Rohwer has articles in 9 languages, Ingo Swann in 8 and David Lavender in 4.
#1IS#2
Writing & Arts
Ingo Swann
1933–2013Ingo Swann - pionier in remote viewing
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Known for
What Telluride is known for
Share of Telluride’s famous people in each field.
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A chosen home
Also called Telluride home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Jewel.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Telluride and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Sievert Allen Rohwer: Smithsonian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jewel: Davidwbaker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gus Kenworthy: Adam Rippon, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons