
Born near Arapahoe: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Isabel Jewell is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. The nearest, Ashlynn Yennie, was born in Riverton, 5 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Riverton has the longest list: 7, with Ashlynn Yennie at the top. So far, no famous person on record was born in Arapahoe.
What stands out about Arapahoe’s famous people
Famous people born near Arapahoe
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Riverton’s, at 7 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arapahoe 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 (7)
- Isabel Jewell: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashlynn Yennie: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Deal: Trackinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Marquardt: MannyMMA, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chance Phelps: USMC employee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Nicholas: Bob Beck, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Vinich: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
