Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado ranks 565th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Avignon, Pristina, and Bissau. Memorable people born in Colorado Springs, Colorado include Talcott Parsons, Kelly Bishop, and Lon Chaney. Memorable people who died in Colorado Springs, Colorado include Seymour Cray, Dale Gardner, and Ruth Etting. Colorado Springs, Colorado has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many engineers, and astronauts. Colorado Springs, Colorado is located in United States.
Colorado Springs is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the most populous city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 census, a 15.02% increase since 2010. Colorado Springs is the second-most populous city and the most extensive city in the state of Colorado, and the 40th-most-populous city in the United States. It is the principal city of the Colorado Springs metropolitan area, which had 755,105 residents in 2020, and the second-most prominent city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. It is located in east-central Colorado on Fountain Creek, 70 miles (113 km) south of Denver. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1883 and 2001, Colorado Springs, Colorado was the birth place of 26 globally memorable people, including Talcott Parsons, Kelly Bishop, and Lon Chaney. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Colorado Springs, Colorado including Seymour Cray, Dale Gardner, and Ruth Etting.
People Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Go to all RankingsTalcott Parsons
SOCIOLOGIST
1902 - 1979
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 1
Kelly Bishop
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 2
Lon Chaney
ACTOR
1883 - 1930
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 3
Tom Hamilton
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 4
Jerry Unser Jr.
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 1959
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 5
Ancel Keys
PHYSICIAN
1904 - 2004
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 6
Bob Sapp
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 7
Bobby Unser
RACING DRIVER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 8
John Romero
GAME DESIGNER
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 9
Sherry Stringfield
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 10
Juli Ashton
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 11
Marceline Day
ACTOR
1908 - 2000
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Go to all RankingsBenson Henderson
MARTIAL ARTS
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.25
Rank: 18
Danielle Page
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 23.55
Rank: 22
Sam Vines
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 25
Samaa Ahmed
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 26
People Deceased in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Go to all RankingsSeymour Cray
ENGINEER
1925 - 1996
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 1
Dale Gardner
ASTRONAUT
1948 - 2014
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 2
Ruth Etting
SINGER
1896 - 1978
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Colorado Springs, Colorado were actors (7), politicians (3), athletes (3), racing drivers (2), and basketball players (2), while most who died were engineers (1), astronauts (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, including Kelly Bishop, Bob Sapp, and Sherry Stringfield. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Colorado Springs, Colorado, including Kelly Bishop, Lon Chaney, and Bob Sapp.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Colorado Springs, Colorado since 1700.