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List of people from Las Animas, Colorado

List of some notable people who have lived in the City of Las Animas, Colorado, United States.

Las Animas

This is a list of some notable people who have lived in the City of Las Animas, Colorado, United States.

Academia[edit]

• Clement Markert (1917–1999), biologist^[1]

Arts and entertainment[edit]

• Ken Curtis (1916–1991), actor, singer^[2]
• Mari Yoriko Sabusawa (1920–1994), translator, editor, arts patron^[3]
• The Space Lady (1948– ), singer-songwriter, musician^[4]

Business[edit]

• William Bent (1809–1869), fur trader, rancher^[5]

Military[edit]

• Ora Graves (1896–1961), U.S. Navy Gunner's Mate 2nd Class, Medal of Honor recipient^[6]

Politics[edit]

National[edit]

• Lewis Babcock (1943– ), U.S. federal judge^[7]
• Robert E. Blackburn (1950– ), U.S. federal judge^[8]
• Donetta Davidson (1943– ), Election Assistance Commission chairperson^[9]
• Byron G. Rogers (1900–1983), U.S. Representative from Colorado^[10]
• Llewellyn Thompson (1904–1972), U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union^[11]

State[edit]

• Kenneth Kester (1936–2018), Colorado state legislator^[12]

Local[edit]

• Emil Ganz (1838–1922), Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona^[13]
• Norma O. Walker (1928–2023), Mayor of Aurora, Colorado^[14]

Sports[edit]

• Bailey Santistevan (1901–1954), coach; featured in the July 5, 1999 Sports Illustrated, Bailey's Boys;^[15][16] inducted into the American Legion Fall of Fame;considered one of the most successful coaches in Legion baseball^[17]

See also[edit]

• List of people from Colorado
• Bibliography of Colorado
• Geography of Colorado
• History of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• List of Colorado-related lists
• Outline of Colorado

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Media from Commons

Travel information from Wikivoyage

• State of Colorado
  • History Colorado
• City of Las Animas

38°04′00″N 103°13′22″W / 38.0667°N 103.2227°W / 38.0667; -103.2227 (Las Animas, Colorado)