Born near Upper Bear Creek: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Jake Canter, was born in Evergreen, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Chris Broderick, with articles in 30 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Upper Bear Creek yet. Across Colorado, the lists cover 134 towns.
What stands out about Upper Bear Creek’s famous people
Famous people born near Upper Bear Creek
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Elsie Eaves
1898–1983American engineer and journalist
Jesse Shwayder
1882–1970American businessman, founder of Samsonite Corporation



Derek Cianfrance
born 1974American film director and screenwriter

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Upper Bear Creek 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)
- Chris Broderick: commons: Lilly M pl.wiki: Lilly M real name: Małgorzata Miłaszewska, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregg Henry: Heroes & Villains, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Cianfrance: Nick Step, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Hoyt: film screenshot (Selznick International Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Stough: International Film Series, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Noah Hoffman: Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons