#1Famous people · Walsenburg
Walsenburg is the birthplace of 4 famous people
At the top of the list is the united States marine Matthew G. Martínez, covered in 8 languages. Xavier Atencio, the American animator, comes second, with Floyd Salas third. The earliest on the list is Xavier Atencio, born in 1919, and the youngest Debora Greger, born in 1949. Half or more of the towns in Colorado have no one on record, but this one has 13 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Matthew G. Martínez
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1919
Xavier Atencio
Youngest
1949
Debora Greger
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Walsenburg
Matthew G. Martínez has articles in 8 languages, Xavier Atencio in 7 and Floyd Salas in 2.
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Through the years
When Walsenburg’s famous people were born
3 were born between 1920 and 1969, and the 1920s alone saw 1.
Writing & ArtsBusinessFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Walsenburg is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Walsenburg
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walsenburg 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 (2)
- Matthew G. Martínez: the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Xavier Atencio: Steve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons