Famous people · Valdez
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Valdez
Closest of all is Snatam Kaur, from Trinidad, 11 mi away. The best known of them is Paul L. Modrich, with articles in 56 languages. The list for Valdez is empty for now. Across Colorado, 134 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Paul L. Modrich
Best known
Paul L. Modrich
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Valdez’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Valdez
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ventura Tenario
1911–1984(1911-1984) professional wrestler and showman
Helene Thomas Bennett
1901–1988American bacteriologist, businesswoman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Valdez 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 (8)
- Paul L. Modrich: Holger Motzkau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Snatam Kaur: J Singh, KaurArt.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erskine Sanford: RKO Radio Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Petro Vlahos: Cristo Vlahos, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Edgar Chenoweth: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Sinnock: The Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob McGraw: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Warren: Office of the Attorney General of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons