Born near Eldorado: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Carrie Chapman Catt is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. Next door, the list for Rosendale holds 2, Charles L. Hill first. The nearest, Charles L. Hill, was born in Rosendale, 6 mi away. The list for Eldorado is empty for now.
What stands out about Eldorado’s famous people
Famous people born near Eldorado
Nobody born in Eldorado is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Ronald Langacker
born 1942Professor emeritus in the field of linguistics at the University of California, San Diego.


F. Ryan Duffy
1888–1979United States federal judge and U.S. Senator

Carrie Chapman Catt
1859–1947American social reformer, suffragist





Kevin B. MacDonald
born 1944American psychologist and academic


Ivy Kellerman Reed
1877–1968American author in the international language Esperanto


Richard Maltby, Jr.
born 1937American theatre director and producer, lyricist, and screenwriter

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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Rosendale has the most on record, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eldorado 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 (16)
- Carrie Chapman Catt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- King Camp Gillette: Benjamin Joseph Falk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Hine: Lewis Hine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyrese Haliburton: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hornswoggle: Miguel Discart from Bruxelles, Belgique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Ramsey: gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Gordon Selfridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Diener: Francesco Canu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin B. MacDonald: American Freedom Party, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winifred Edgerton Merrill: White, James Terry, 1845-1920; Derby, George, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brigid Bazlen: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott McCallum: Jreinemann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivy Kellerman Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. Ryan Duffy: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otto Julius Zobel: O J Zobel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Gruenwald: TemporaryAvoidance Alex Lozupone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons