La Junta

Location of La Junta in Colorado.

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 (1920–2003), novelist, screenwriter^[1]
• J. F. Burshears (1909–1987), Koshare Indian Dancers founder^[2]
• James Erb (1926–2014), composer, conductor, arranger^[3]
• Ken Kesey (1935–2001), novelist, essayist^[4]
• The Space Lady (1948– ), singer-songwriter, musician^[5]

Military

• Wendell Fertig (1900–1975), U.S. Army Colonel, World War II guerrilla leader^[6]
• Ambrosio Guillen (1929–1953), U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient^[7]

Politics

National

• Lewis Babcock (1943– ), U.S. federal judge^[8]
• Linda Smith (1950– ), U.S. Representative from Washington^[9]

State

• Judy Burges (1943– ), Arizona state legislator^[10]
• C. A. Robins (1884–1970), 22nd Governor of Idaho^[11]

Sports

American football

• Larry Elliott (1935–2008), coach^[12]
• Dustin Osborn (1984– ), wide receiver^[13]
• Eugene Reusser (1922–2010), coach^[14]

Baseball

• Tippy Martinez (1950– ), pitcher^[15]
• Mike Oquist (1968– ), pitcher^[16]

Other

• Lane Frost (1963–1989), rodeo bull rider^[17]