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Writing & Arts
Charles L. Harness
1915–2005American science fiction writer
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Famous people · Colorado City
8 famous people were born in Colorado City, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Charles L. Harness, the American science fiction writer, with articles in 8 languages. The next two names are Martin Dies, Jr. and Ruth Renick. The earliest on the list is Ruth Renick, born in 1893, and the youngest Murry Bowden, born in 1949. Only 150 of the 677 towns in Texas with anyone on record list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Charles L. Harness
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Ruth Renick
Youngest
1949
Murry Bowden
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Colorado City
Languages with an article: 8 for Charles L. Harness, 8 for Martin Dies, Jr., 8 for Ruth Renick.
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#3Through the years
When Colorado City’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Colorado City is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Colorado City
Here are 5 more, born from 1939 to 1949.
James Moeser
born 1939Ninth chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colorado City 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)
- Martin Dies, Jr.: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Renick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Moeser: Jim Wallace (Smithsonian Institution), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons