Famous people · Vernon
Born near Vernon: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Ronald Evans, with articles in 38 languages. Bill Jessup, born in Wray, 11 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Vernon. In Colorado, 138 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Ronald Evans
Best known
Ronald Evans
in 38 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Vernon
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vernon 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 (5)
- Ronald Evans: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cory Gardner: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Jessup: Unidentified (El Rodeo is the USC yearbook published by Associated Students of USC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Putman: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Olin Wright: United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons