Evergreen has always attracted unique, creative individualists and more than a few eccentrics. These mountains are home to writers, artists, musicians, gourmet home chefs, rodeo cowboys, and local characters.
Here's a partial list of some of the more famous.
• South Park co-creator Trey Parker graduated from Evergreen High School in 1988. Much of the early show is based on Parker's experiences living in nearby Conifer and going to school in Evergreen.
• Space shuttle astronaut Jeffrey Ashby graduated from Evergreen High School in 1972.
• Country star Willie Nelson owned a ranch in Evergreen for several years.
• MLB player Kevin Kouzmanoff grew up in Evergreen and graduated from Evergreen High School in 1999.
• Diane Mott Davidson, Anthony award-winning and New York Times best-selling author
• Joanne Greenberg, author of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, currently resides in Evergreen.
• Jasmine Cresswell, Noted romance novelist summers in Evergreen.
• Levi Brackman, author, rabbi and noted Jewish writer and thinker leads a Jewish community in Evergreen.
