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

Academia

Arts and entertainment

William Charles Anderson William Charles Anderson (better known as William C. Anderson; May 7, 1920, La Junta, Colorado – May 16, 2003, in Fairfield, California) was the author of more than twenty novels, historical and true life stories, and author or coauthor o ...

(1920–2003), novelist, screenwriter * J. F. Burshears (1909–1987),

Koshare Indian Dancers The Pueblo clowns (sometimes called sacred clowns) are jesters or tricksters in the Kachina religion (practiced by the Pueblo natives of the southwestern United States). It is a generic term, as there are a number of these figures in the ritua ...

founder * James Erb (1926–2014), composer, conductor, arranger * Ken Kesey (1935–2001), novelist, essayist *

The Space Lady Susan Dietrich Schneider, known as The Space Lady (TSL) (née Susan Dietrich, and formerly Suzy Soundz), born 1948 in Pueblo, Colorado and raised in Las Animas, Colorado, US, is a singer and musician in the genres of space music, synth pop, and ...

(1948– ), singer-songwriter, musician

Military

* Wendell Fertig (1900–1975), U.S. Army Colonel, World War II guerrilla leader * Ambrosio Guillen (1929–1953),

U.S. Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through comb ...

Staff Sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient

Politics

National

Lewis Babcock Lewis Thornton Babcock (born April 4, 1943) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado and former judge of the Colorado Court of Appeals. Education and career Born in Rocky Ford, Co ...

(1943– ), U.S. federal judge * Linda Smith (1950– ),

U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...

from Washington

State

Judy Burges Judy M. Burges (born July 21, 1943) is a Arizona Republican Party, Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 1, and a former member of the Arizona Senate, Arizona State Senate representing District 22. She w ...

(1943– ), Arizona state legislator *

C. A. Robins Charles Armington Robins (December 8, 1884 – September 20, 1970) was an American physician and the 22nd governor of Idaho. Early years Born in Iowa at Defiance in Shelby County, at age four Robins moved west with his family to Colorado ...

(1884–1970), 22nd

Governor of Idaho A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political r ...

Sports

American football

* Larry Elliott (1935–2008), coach * Dustin Osborn (1984– ), wide receiver * Eugene Reusser (1922–2010), coach

Baseball

* Tippy Martinez (1950– ), pitcher *

Mike Oquist Michael Lee Oquist (born May 30, 1968) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played from -. He played for the Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career Oquist played coll ...

(1968– ), pitcher

Other

Lane Frost Lane Clyde Frost (October 12, 1963 – July 30, 1989) was an American professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding, and competed in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). He was the 1987 PRCA World Champion bull ride ...

(1963–1989), rodeo bull rider

References

External links

State of Colorado

History ColoradoCity of La Junta
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