Albert Sherman Christensen
1905–1996United States federal judge
Famous people · Gunnison
Born near Gunnison: 27 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Albert Sherman Christensen, from Manti, 12 mi away. Jake Garn is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Gunnison. The Utah lists hold names for 120 towns.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
31 mi
Jake Garn
Best known
Jake Garn
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gunnison’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gunnison
The 27 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Art Acord
1890–1931American silent film actor, stuntman, ranch hand
Walter Frederick Morrison
1920–2010Inventor of the Frisbee
Joseph Hansen
1910–1979American Trotskyist and leading figure in the Socialist Workers Party
Howard C. Nielson
1924–2020United States Congressman from Utah
Leonard B. Jordan
1899–1983Governor of Idaho and United States Senator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gunnison 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 (15)
- Jake Garn: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Cox: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Acord: Photoplay Publishing Company (Life time: 1980), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Frederick Morrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Thurman: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Culbert Olson: Los Angeles Daily News, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard B. Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. King: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Melville: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnold Williams: Marian Dykman, editor. University of Idaho (Moscow, ID), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard C. Nielson: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Sherman Christensen: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Merrill Horne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Christianson Hoffman: Julia Christianson Hoffman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony C. Lund: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons