born in or have lived in Rocky Ford include: Lewis Babcock (1943- ), American judge Marvin Cordova, Jr. (1985- ), light welterweight boxer Paul Gebhard (1917-2015), anthropologist, sexologist Blaine Gibson (1918–2015), Disney sculptor (The Hall of Presidents, Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean) and animator Earl T. Newbry (1900-1995), Oregon Secretary of State Manuel T. Pacheco (1941- ), university president George W. Swink (1836-1910), land developer, fruit grower Robert Swink (1918-2000), film editor John D. Vanderhoof (1922-2013), 37th Governor of Colorado Ken Kesey, Merry Prankster during the 1960s, and author of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest Gallery See also List of municipalities in Colorado References External links CDOT map of the City of Rocky Ford Cities in Otero County, Colorado Cities in Colorado Populated places established in 1887