List of people from Denver

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This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in, have lived in, and/or are commonly associated with Denver, Colorado.

People born elsewhere but raised in Denver are marked with a §. People born and raised elsewhere who have lived in Denver as adults are marked with a #.

Academia

See also: List of Metropolitan State University of Denver people, List of Regis University people, List of University of Colorado Denver people, and List of University of Denver people

• Harold Agnew (1921-2013), physicist
• Hal Anger (1920-2005), electrical engineer, biophysicist
• Lena Lovato Archuleta (1920-2011), administrator, librarian #
• John Arthur (1946-2007), philosopher
• Alfred Marshall Bailey (1894-1978), ornithologist #
• Jacques Bailly (1966- ), classics scholar, Scripps National Spelling Bee pronouncer
• Jason Box (1970- ), climatologist, geographer
• Louis George Carpenter (1861-1935), engineer, mathematician #
• John Cotton Dana (1856-1929), librarian, museum director #
• Gertrude Crotty Davenport (1866-1946), biologist, eugenicist
• Edwina Hume Fallis (1876-1957), educator, writer, toy designer
• Alan Fowler (1928- ), physicist
• Margaret Hayes Grazier (1916-1999), librarian, educator
• Margaret Storrs Grierson (1900-1997), archivist, philosophy professor
• John L. Hall (1934- ), physicist
• Donna Haraway (1944- ), feminist studies scholar, sociologist
• Orin Hargraves (1953- ), lexicographer
• Robert Heizer (1915-1979), archaeologist
• Arnold Kramish (1923-2010), nuclear physicist
• Henry F. May (1915-2012), historian
• David Messerschmitt (1945- ), electrical engineer
• Seeley G. Mudd (1895-1968), physician, professor, philanthropist
• Rob Nelson (1979- ), biologist, documentary filmmaker
• John W. Olmsted (1903-1986), historian
• Robert Reid (1924-2006), engineer
• Paul Romer (1955- ), economist
• Tim Samaras (1957-2013), engineer, meteorologist
• John Searle (1932- ), philosopher
• Paul Stewart (1925-2015), historian #
• Willis M. Tate (1912-1989), university president
• Phil Torres (1986- ), biologist, journalist
• Keith Uncapher (1922-2002), computer engineer
• James Q. Wilson (1931-2012), political scientist
• Hannah Marie Wormington (1914-1994), archaeologist

Arts and entertainment

Fashion

• Lauren Bush (1984- ), model, designer, philanthropist

Film, television, and theatre

• Amanda Aardsma (1979- ), actress, beauty queen
• Anikka Albrite (1988- ), pornographic actress
• Tim Allen (1953- ), actor, comedian
• Annaleigh Ashford (1985- ), actress, singer
• Barry Atwater (1918-1978), actor
• Phil Austin (1941-2015), comedian, writer
• Dian Bachar (1970- ), actor
• Roseanne Barr (1952- ), actress, comedian #
• Barbara Bates (1925-1969), actress, singer
• Madge Bellamy (1899-1990), actress §
• Matthew Berry (1969- ), screenwriter, producer, fantasy sports analyst
• Julie Bishop (1914-2001), actress
• Josh Blue (1978- ), comedian #
• Sierra Boggess (1982- ), actress, singer
• Tom Bower (1938- ), actor
• Stan Brakhage (1933-2003), experimental filmmaker §
• Bobby Buntrock (1952-1974), actor
• Matthew Carey (1980- ), actor
• Joseph Castanon (1997- ), actor
• Mary Jo Catlett (1938- ), actress
• Kristin Cavallari (1987- ), television personality, actress
• Adam Cayton-Holland (1980- ), comedian
• Don Cheadle (1964- ), actor §
• Marshall Colt (1948- ), actor, psychologist #
• Lillian Covillo (1921-2010), ballet dancer
• Richard C. Currier (1892-1984), film editor
• Ann B. Davis (1926-2014), actress #
• John Davis (1954- ), producer
• Ashly DelGrosso (1982- ), dancer
• Rubye De Remer (1892-1984), actress, dancer
• Scott Derrickson (1966- ), director, screenwriter
• Josephine Dillon (1884-1971), actress
• Madhuri Dixit (1967- ), actress #
• Jack Earle (1906-1952), actor, sideshow performer
• Chris Eigeman (1965- ), actor, director
• Richard Epcar (1955- ), voice actor
• Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939), actor, director, producer, screenwriter
• David Fincher (1962- ), director, producer
• Kevin Fitzgerald (1951- ), veterinarian, comedian
• Nina Flowers (1974- ), drag queen, make-up artist, disc jockey #
• Emmett J. Flynn (1892-1937), director, screenwriter
• Rebecca Forstadt (1953- ), voice actress
• Gene Fowler (1890-1960), screenwriter, journalist
• Gene Fowler Jr. (1917-1998), film editor
• Pam Grier (1949- ), actress §
• Naomi Grossman (1975- ), actress, screenwriter
• Texas Guinan (1884-1933), actress, club owner #
• Hanna R. Hall (1984- ), actress
• Maxine Elliott Hicks (1904-2000), actress
• Pat Hingle (1924-2009), actor
• Arthur Holch (1924-2010), documentary filmmaker §
• Olin Howland (1886-1959), actor
• Miki Ishikawa (1991- ), actress, singer
• Tommy Ivo (1936- ), actor, race car driver
• Bryce Johnson (1977- ), actor §
• Morgan Jones (1879-1951), actor
• Andy Juett (1977- ), comedian #
• Ameenah Kaplan (1974- ), actress, musician, choreographer
• Glenn Langan (1917-1991), actor
• Brandy Ledford (1969- ), actress, model
• Jack Lipson (1901-1947), actor
• Teala Loring (1922-2007), actress
• Justine Lupe (1989- ), actress
• John Carroll Lynch (1963- ), actor §
• Bernard McConville (1887-1961), screenwriter
• Merrill McCormick (1892-1953), actor
• Hattie McDaniel (1895-1952), actress, comedian, singer-songwriter §
• Robert A. McGowan (1901-1955), director, screenwriter
• T.J. Miller (1981- ), actor, comedian
• Gordon Mitchell (1923-2003), actor, bodybuilder
• Peg Murray (1924- ), actress
• Adam Nix (1986- ), director, producer
• Evan Nix (1983- ), director, producer
• Danni Sue Nolan (1923-2002), actress
• Marie Osborne (1911-2010), actress
• Mikki Padilla (1974- ), actress, model
• Debra Paget (1933- ), actress
• Trey Parker (1969- ), actor, animator, director, screenwriter
• James D. Parriott (1950- ), writer, director, and producer
• Val Paul (1886-1962), actor, director
• Lawrence Pech (1959- ), dancer, choreographer
• Antoinette Perry (1888-1946), actress, director
• Joseph C. Phillips (1962- ), actor, political commentator
• Jeffrey Pierce (1971- ), actor
• Ron Pinkard (1941- ), actor
• Talyah Polee (1988- ), beauty queen #
• Wayde Preston (1929-1992), actor
• Dean Reed (1938-1986), actor, singer-songwriter
• Kristen Renton (1982- ), actress
• AnnaSophia Robb (1993- ), actress
• Keith Roberts, dancer
• Mark Roberts (1921-2006), actor
• Gloria Romero (1933- ), actress
• Shayna Rose (1983- ), actress, singer
• Karly Rothenberg (1962- ), actress
• Barbara Rush (1927- ), actress
• Walter Sande (1906-1971), actor
• Dia Sokol Savage (1976- ), producer
• Peter Scanavino (1980- ), actor
• Russell Scott (1921-2013), clown #
• Ethel Shannon (1898-1951), actress
• Charity Shea (1983- ), actress
• Marion Shilling (1910-2004), actress
• Bradley Snedeker (1977- ), actor
• Lincoln Stedman (1907-1948), actor
• Stephen Stohn (1948- ), television producer
• Ruth Stonehouse (1892-1941), actress
• Scott Takeda (1967- ), actor, television reporter #
• Irene Tedrow (1907-1995), actress
• Ann E. Todd (1931- ), actress
• Lester Vail (1899-1959), actor
• Marilyn Van Derbur (1937- ), beauty queen, motivational speaker
• Jan-Michael Vincent (1944- ), actor
• Vicki Vola (1916-1985), actress
• Joseph Walker (1892-1985), cinematographer
• Nate Watt (1889-1968), director
• James R. Webb (1909-1974), screenwriter
• Frank Welker (1946- ), voice actor
• David White (1916-1990), actor
• Jeff Whiting (1972- ), choreogorapher, theater director
• Rhoda Williams (1930-2006), actress
• Michael Winslow (1958- ), actor, comedian §
• Freeman Wood (1896-1956), actor
• Polly Ann Young (1908-1997), actress

Gaming

• Patrick Chapin (1980- ), trading card game player, writer

Journalism

• Adele Arakawa (1958- ), news anchor #
• Asha Blake (1961- ), news anchor #
• Marshall Bloom (1944-1969), editor, alternative press entrepreneur
• Shareen Blair Brysac (1939- ), editor, non-fiction writer, documentary producer
• Caroline M. Nichols Churchill (1833-1926), newspaper publisher, feminist #
• Ted Conover (1958- ), journalist, non-fiction writer §
• Brian Crecente (1970- ), reporter, gaming journalist
• Terry Drinkwater (1936-1989), television reporter
• George F. Franklin (1852-1901), newspaper publisher #
• Amy Freeze (1974- ), television meteorologist #
• Malcom Glenn (1987- ), newspaper reporter, commentator
• Miriam Goldberg (1916- ), newspaper publisher, editor
• Sharon Tyler Herbst (1942-2007), food journalist, culinary book author §
• Bill Hosokawa (1915-2007), newspaper reporter, editor #
• Jeremy Hubbard (1972- ), news anchor #
• Amber Lyon (1982- ), photojounalist
• Jack Murphy (1923-1980), sports columnist, editor
• Reynelda Muse (1946- ), news anchor #
• Art Rascon (1962- ), news anchor §
• T.R. Reid (1943- ), reporter #
• Rick Reilly (1958- ), sportswriter #
• Jon Scott (1958- ), news anchor
• August Skamenca (1981- ), radio correspondent §
• Harry Smith (1951- ), television reporter, news anchor #
• Clara Sears Taylor (b. 1876), journalist, first woman appointed to the Washington DC rent commission
• Richard Two Elk (1952- ), journalist, radio host, American Indian activist #
• David Von Drehle (1961- ), reporter, editor

Literature

• Poe Ballantine (1955- ), novelist, essayist
• Robin Blaser (1925-2009), poet, essayist
• Libbie Block (1910-1972), short story writer, novelist
• Catharine Savage Brosman (1934- ), poet, essayist, French literature scholar
• Marilyn Brown (1938- ), novelist, poet
• Neal Cassady (1926-1968), poet §
• Mary Chase (1906-1981), playwright
• J. V. Cunningham (1911-1985), poet, literary critic §
• Steven Dietz (1958- ), playwright
• John Dolan (1955- ), poet, essayist
• Erin Dolgan, psychotherapist, children's author
• Bruce Ducker (1938- ), novelist, poet #
• John Dunning (1942- ), novelist #
• John Fante (1909-1983), novelist, screenwriter, short story writer
• Thomas Hornsby Ferril (1896-1988), poet, essayist
• Bill Finger (1914-1974), comics writer
• Thomas E. Gaddis (1908-1984), non-fiction writer
• Noah Eli Gordon (1975- ), poet #
• Leigh Kennedy (1951- ), novelist, short story writer
• Harry N. MacLean (1943- ), true crime writer, novelist
• L. E. Modesitt Jr. (1943- ), novelist
• Elizabeth Robinson (1961- ), poet
• L. Neil Smith (1946- ), novelist, libertarian activist
• Suzi Q. Smith (1979- ), poet
• Lenora Mattingly Weber (1895-1971), novelist, short story writer §
• Connie Willis (1945- ), novelist, short story writer

Music

• Ailee (1989- ), singer, actress
• India Arie (1975- ), singer-songwriter
• Philip Bailey (1951- ), singer-songwriter
• Brandon Barnes (1972- ), drummer
• Bill Barwick, singer-songwriter, guitarist, voiceover artist #
• Chuck Berghofer (1937- ), bassist
• Tommy Bolin (1951-1976), guitarist #
• Antonia Brico (1902-1989), conductor, pianist #
• John Browning (1933-2003), pianist
• Wayne Carson (1943-2015), songwriter, country musician
• Eleanor Caulkins (1936- ), opera patron #
• Judy Collins (1939- ), singer-songwriter §
• John Common (1971- ), singer-songwriter, guitarist #
• Walt Conley (1929-2003) folk singer, musician and actor
• Marty Cooper (1946- ), singer-songwriter
• David Cornwall (1937-2006), composer
• Brad Corrigan (1974- ), guitarist, singer
• Steve Crenshaw (1971- ), guitarist #
• Pearl G. Curran (1875-1941), composer, librettist
• Deuce Mob, rap duo
• Fannie Charles Dillon (1881-1947), pianist, composer
• Larry Dunn (1953- ), keyboardist
• Shane Endsley, trumpeter
• Flobots, hip-hop band
• Mary Flower, guitarist, singer #
• Eugene Fodor (1950-2011), violinist
• Guy Forsyth (1968- ), singer-songwriter, guitarist
• The Fray, rock band
• Harry Lawrence Freeman (1869-1954), composer, conductor #
• Bill Frisell (1951- ), guitarist, composer §
• Frank Gagliardi (1931-2011), percussionist, composer
• Teri Gender Bender (1989- ), singer, guitarist
• Ben Goldberg (1959- ), clarinetist, composer
• John Grant (1968- ), singer-songwriter §
• Corey Harris (1969- ), guitarist, singer
• Keith Hoerig (1972- ), bass guitarist §
• Peanuts Hucko (1918-2003), clarinetist, bandleader #
• Cory Kendrix (1988- ), musician
• Little Fyodor, disc jockey, singer-songwriter #
• Jerry Livingston (1909-1987), songwriter, pianist
• The Lumineers, folk rock band
• Jimmie Lunceford (1902-1947), saxophonist, bandleader §
• Edwin McArthur (1907-1987), conductor, pianist, accompanist
• Ron Miles (1963- ), trumpeter, cornetist §
• Todd Park Mohr (1965- ), singer-songwriter, guitarist
• Robert Moran (1937- ), composer
• Stephen L. Mosko (1947-2005), composer
• OneRepublic, pop rock band §
• Nick Perito (1924-2005), composer, arranger
• Dianne Reeves (1956- ), singer §
• Reese Roper (1973- ), singer-songwriter
• Isaac Slade (1981- ), singer-songwriter, pianist
• Derek "Pretty Lights" Smith (1981- ), electronic musician
• Jill Sobule (1961- ), singer-songwriter
• Donnette Thayer (1958- ), singer-songwriter, guitarist §
• Tyler Ward (1988- ), singer-songwriter
• John Warne (1979- ), bassist #
• Kip Winger (1961- ), singer, bassist, composer
• Ace Young (1980- ), singer-songwriter
• Young Doe (1980- ), rapper

Other visual arts

• George Elbert Burr (1859-1939), painter, printmaker #
• Richard L. Crowther (1910-2006), architect #
• John Desmond (1922-2008), architect
• Tomory Dodge (1974- ), painter
• Jess E. DuBois (1934- ), painter, sculptor, glass artist
• Robert Heinecken (1931-2006), photographer
• Vance Kirkland (1904-1981), painter §
• Alvin Lustig (1915-1955), graphic designer
• Ron McQueeney (1945- ), photographer
• Arthur Roy Mitchell (1889-1977), painter, historian #
• Pat Oliphant (1935- ), cartoonist §

Business

• John George Adair (1823-1885), financier, landowner #
• Philip Anschutz (1939- ), investment magnate, philanthropist #
• Norman R. Augustine (1935- ), aerospace executive
• Anthony R. Barringer (1925-2009), geophysicist, inventor #
• Sheldon Beren (1922-1996), petroleum executive #
• Molly Brown (1867-1932), philanthropist, Titanic survivor #
• Luther A. Cole (1812-1880), milling entrepreneur #
• Barbara Davis (1929- ), philanthropist #
• John Elitch (1852-1891), restaurateur, zookeeper #
• William Gray Evans (1855-1911), transportation executive #
• Oliver Parker Fritchle (1874-1951), chemist, energy entrepreneur #
• Jack J. Grynberg (1932- ), oil and gas entrepreneur #
• Marie Guiraud (1830-1909), rancher #
• Frederic C. Hamilton (1927- ), oil and gas entrepreneur #
• Ruth Handler (1916-2002), toy executive, Barbie creator
• Samuel Hartsel (1834-1918), rancher #
• Frances Wisebart Jacobs (1843-1892), philanthropist #
• Kayvan Khalatbari (1983- ), marijuana entrepreneur, restaurateur #
• Luther Kountze (1842-1918), banker #
• William Larimer, Jr. (1809-1875), land developer, co-founder of Denver #
• Daniel M. Lewin (1970-2001), mathematician, technology entrepreneur
• Gary Magness (1954- ), investment executive, film producer #
• Tom Martino (1953- ), consumer advocate, talk radio host
• James Smith McDonnell (1899-1980), engineer, aviation entrepreneur
• Helen M. McLoraine (1918-2003), philanthropist #
• Larry Mizel (1942- ), real estate executive
• Albert Mooney (1906-1986), aircraft designer, aviation entrepreneur
• John Kernan Mullen (1847-1929), milling executive, philanthropist #
• Jack O'Neill (1923- ), surfwear entrepreneur
• Milton Schayer (1876-1935), stock and bond entrepreneur
• Caswell Silver (1916-1988), geologist, oil and gas entrepreneur #
• Manick Sorcar, animator, lighting engineer #
• Russell Stover (1888-1954), candymaker #
• Kenneth D. Tuchman (1959- ), call center entrepreneur #
• Madam C. J. Walker (1867-1919), beauty products entrepreneur #

Crime

• Michael Julius Ford (1984-2006), murderer, spree shooter
• Canada Bill Jones (1840-1877), card sharp, con artist
• L.H. Musgrove ( -1868), thief, alleged murderer
• Katherine Ann Power (1949- ), bank robber
• Soapy Smith (1860-1898), con artist, gangster #
• Anna Blythe Speas (1869-1898), alleged accessory to murder #

Law enforcement

• Duane "Dog" Chapman (1953- ), bounty hunter
• Leland Chapman (1976- ), bounty hunter §
• Lyssa Chapman (1987- ), bounty hunter
• David J. Cook (1840-1907), lawman, Denver city marshal #
• Bat Masterson (1853-1921), gunfighter, journalist, lawman #

Medicine

• Justina Ford (1871-1952), gynecologist, obstetrician, pediatrician #
• Frances McConnell-Mills (1900-1975), forensic pathologist, toxicologist #
• Carl Rüedi (1848-1901), pulmonologist #

Military

• Charles Adams (1845-1895), Colorado Militia Brigadier General, Indian agent #
• Gerald P. Carr (1932- ), U.S. Marine Corps Colonel, astronaut
• John Chivington (1821-1894), U.S. Army Colonel, leader of the Sand Creek massacre #
• Carol Rymer Davis (1944-2010), U.S. Army Reserve Colonel, balloonist
• Danny Dietz (1980-2005), U.S. Navy SEAL, Navy Cross recipient
• Elmer E. Fryar (1914-1944), U.S. Army Private, Medal of Honor recipient
• Clayton P. Kerr (1900-1977), U.S. Army Major General
• Victor H. Krulak (1913-2008), U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant General
• John Mosley (1921-2015), U.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel, one of the Tuskegee Airmen
• Fitzroy Newsum (1918-2013), U.S. Air Force Colonel, one of the Tuskegee Airmen #
• Daniel Noce (1894-1976), U.S. Army Lieutenant General
• Ronald A. Route (1949- ), U.S. Navy Vice Admiral
• Donald Schmuck (1915-2004), U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General §
• August Schomburg (1908-1972), U.S. Army Lieutenant General
• Jack Swigert (1931-1982), U.S. Air Force Captain, astronaut
• Kenneth Walker (1898-1943), U.S. Army Brigadier General, Medal of Honor recipient §
• J. Hunter Wickersham (1890-1918), U.S. Army 2nd Lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient #
• Edward W. Wynkoop (1836-1891), U.S. Army Bvt. Lt. Colonel, Indian agent, Denver co-founder #

Politics

National

• Madeleine Albright (1937- ), 64th U.S. Secretary of State §
• Abdulrahman al-Awlaki (1995-2011), son of Anwar al-Awlaki
• Israel Amter (1881-1954), Communist Party USA founding member, activist
• Jim Bates (1941- ), U.S. Representative from California
• Michael Bennet (1964- ), U.S. Senator from Colorado #
• Don Bonker (1937- ), U.S. Representative from Washington
• Emily Gibson Braerton (1886-1966), vice president of Daughters of the American Revolution #
• Charles F. Brannan (1903-1992), 14th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
• Henry P. H. Bromwell (1823-1903), U.S. Representative from Illinois #
• Hank Brown (1940- ), U.S. Senator from Colorado
• Anne Gorsuch Burford (1942-2004), 4th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency §
• Richard Girnt Butler (1918-2004), white supremacist, Aryan Nations founder
• John A. Carroll (1901-1983), U.S. Senator from Colorado
• Arnold A. Chacón (1956- ), U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala
• Jerome B. Chaffee (1825-1886), U.S. Senator from Colorado, co-founder of Denver #
• Oscar L. Chapman (1896-1978), 34th U.S. Secretary of the Interior #
• Edward P. Costigan (1874-1939), U.S. Senator from Colorado #
• William C. Cramer (1922-2003), U.S. Representative From Florida
• Diana DeGette (1957- ), U.S. Representative from Colorado §
• Peter H. Dominick (1915-1981), U.S. Senator from Colorado #
• Elivera M. Doud (1878-1960), mother of First Lady Mamie Eisenhower #
• John Eisenhower (1922-2013), 45th U.S. Ambassador to Belgium
• Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979), 36th First Lady of the United States §
• Gladstone Ferrie (1892-1955), Canadian Member of Parliament from Saskatchewan
• Sherman Glenn Finesilver (1927-2006), U.S. federal judge
• Robert Stephen Ford (1958- ), U.S. Ambassador to Syria
• Frank Freyer (1878-1930), 14th Naval Governor of Guam #
• Stephen Gaskin (1935-2014), countercultural activist, writer
• Rodolfo Gonzales (1928-2005), Chicano Movement activist
• Ken Hamblin (1940- ), conservative talk radio host #
• Dorothy Ray Healey (1914-2006), Communist Party USA activist
• Nathaniel P. Hill (1832-1900), U.S. Senator from Colorado #
• Edwin C. Johnson (1884-1970), U.S. Senator from Colorado, 26th and 34th Governor of Colorado #
• Charles West Kendall (1828-1914), U.S. Representative from Nevada #
• John Kerry (1943- ), U.S. Secretary of State since 2013, former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (1985-2013), and 2004 Democratic nominee for President
• Carlotta Walls LaNier (1942- ), one of the Little Rock Nine #
• Homer Lea (1876-1912), geopolitical strategist, adviser to Sun Yat-sen
• Rodger McFarlane (1955-2009), gay rights activist #
• Golda Meir (1898-1978), 4th Prime Minister of Israel §
• George Moose (1944- ), U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations §
• Michael R. Murphy (1947- ), U.S. federal judge
• Jackson Orr (1832-1926), U.S. Representative from Iowa #
• Thomas M. Patterson (1839-1916), U.S. Senator from Colorado #
• Federico Peña (1947- ), 12th U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 8th U.S. Secretary of Energy #
• Dana Perino (1972- ), White House Press Secretary §
• Lawrence C. Phipps (1862-1958), U.S. Senator from Colorado #
• John Carbone Porfilio (1934- ), U.S. federal judge
• Condoleezza Rice (1954- ), 66th U.S. Secretary of State #
• Josephine Roche (1886-1976), U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury #
• Andrew J. Rogers (1828-1900), U.S. Representative from New Jersey #
• Karl Rove (1950- ), Deputy White House Chief of Staff
• Nicholas Sarwark (1979- ), Libertarian Party politician
• Brad Schneider (1961- ), U.S. Representative from Illinois
• Patricia Schroeder (1940- ), U.S. Representative from Colorado #
• Alan K. Simpson (1931- ), U.S. Senator from Wyoming
• Horace Tabor (1830-1899), U.S. Senator from Colorado, 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Colorado #
• Tom Tancredo (1945- ), U.S. Representative from Colorado
• William L. Tierney (1876-1958), U.S. Representative from Connecticut #
• Tomicah Tillemann (1978- ), policy adviser, speechwriter §
• Aleta Arthur Trauger (1945- ), U.S. federal judge
• Timothy Tymkovich (1956- ), U.S. federal judge
• Byron White (1917-2002), U.S. Supreme Court justice #
• Edward O. Wolcott (1848-1905), U.S. Senator from Colorado #

State

See also: List of Governors of Colorado, List of Justices of the Colorado Supreme Court, List of current Colorado state senators, and List of current Colorado state representatives

• Robert E. Allen (1924-2014), Colorado state legislator #
• Teller Ammons (1895-1972), 28th Governor of Colorado
• Kermit Brown (1942- ), Wyoming state legislator
• William Byers (1831-1905), Nebraska territorial legislator #
• Job Adams Cooper (1843-1899), 6th Governor of Colorado #
• Lois Court (1953- ), Colorado state legislator
• Mat Erpelding (1975- ), Idaho state legislator
• Mark Ferrandino (1977- ), Colorado state legislator #
• Frank Frantz (1872-1941), 7th Governor of Oklahoma Territory #
• Don Friedman (1930-2013), Colorado state legislator, talk radio host
• John Frullo (1962- ), Texas state legislator #
• Peter Groff (1963- ), Colorado state legislator #
• Lucía Guzmán (1951- ), Colorado state legislator #
• John Hickenlooper (1952- ), 42nd Governor of Colorado #
• Gloria Johnson (1962- ), Tennessee state legislator
• Robert H. Johnson (1916-2011), Wyoming state legislator
• Joel Judd (1951- ), Colorado state legislator
• Wayne Knox (1927- ), Colorado state legislator
• Jeanne Labuda (1947- ), Colorado state legislator #
• Beth McCann (1949- ), Colorado state legislator #
• Stephen L.R. McNichols (1914-1997), 35th Governor of Colorado
• Mary Mullarkey (1943- ), Colorado Supreme Court chief justice #
• Sue Mullins (1936- ), Iowa state legislator
• Dan Pabon (1977- ), Colorado state legislator
• George Alexander Parks (1883-1984), 5th Governor of Alaska Territory
• Josh Penry (1976- ), Colorado state legislator
• Dianne Primavera (1950- ), Colorado state legislator
• Jim Riesberg (1942- ), Colorado state legislator
• Bill Ritter (1956- ), 41st Governor of Colorado #
• Andrew Romanoff (1966- ), Colorado state legislator #
• Chris Romer (1959- ), Colorado state legislator
• Brandon Shaffer (1971- ), Colorado state legislator
• Pat Steadman (1964- ), Colorado state legislator #
• Ken Summers (1953- ), Colorado state legislator
• William Ellery Sweet (1869-1942), 23rd Governor of Colorado #
• Gloria Tanner (1935- ), Colorado state legislator #
• Russell T. Thane (1926- ), North Dakota state legislator
• Fred Van Valkenburg (1948- ), Montana state legislator
• Michael Webert (1979- ), Virginia state legislator
• Angela Williams, Colorado state legislator #
• Mariko Yamada (1950- ), California state legislator

Local

See also: List of mayors of Denver

• John E. Manders (1895-1973), 17th Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska
• William McGaa (1822-?), mountain man, co-founder of Denver #
• James Mejia (1967- ), Denver politician
• Rachel Noel (1918-2008), Denver politician, civil rights activist #
• Wellington Webb (1941- ), 42nd Mayor of Denver #

Religion

See also: List of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver bishops

• Robert S. Bilheimer (1917-2006), Presbyterian theologian
• Nadia Bolz-Weber (1969- ), Lutheran minister, comedian
• Bill Carmody (1957-2016), Roman Catholic priest, anti-abortion activist
• John Lewis Dyer (1812-1901), Methodist Episcopal preacher #
• George Roche Evans (1922-1985), Roman Catholic bishop
• Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen (1931- ), Roman Catholic bishop
• Danan Henry (1939- ), Zen roshi
• Sheldon Jackson (1834-1909), Presbyterian missionary #
• Abraham Klausner (1915-2007), Reform rabbi §
• Jerry Lamb (1940- ), Episcopal bishop
• Reed Lessing (1959- ), Lutheran pastor, theologian
• Donald Montrose (1923-2008), Roman Catholic bishop
• Hubert Newell (1904-1987), Roman Catholic bishop
• R. Walker Nickless (1947- ), Roman Catholic bishop
• Alysa Stanton (1964- ), Reform rabbi §
• Mary Luke Tobin (1908-2006), Roman Catholic nun

Sports

American football

See also: List of notable Denver Broncos players and List of Denver Broncos head coaches

• Tom Ashworth (1977- ), offensive tackle
• Dave Baldwin (1955- ), coach
• David Bowens (1977- ), linebacker
• Chris Brewer (1962- ), running back
• C. J. Brewer (1982- ), wide receiver §
• Patrick Cain (1962-2016), center, guard
• Calais Campbell (1986- ), defensive end
• Dyshod Carter (1978- ), cornerback
• Ryan Clement (1975- ), quarterback
• Eric Coleman (1966- ), cornerback
• Mark Cooney (1951-2011), linebacker
• Adrian Cooper (1968- ), tight end
• Jason Craft (1976- ), cornerback
• Brian Daniels (1984- ), guard
• James Darling (1974- ), linebacker
• Drew Davis (1989- ), wide receiver
• John Denney (1978- ), long snapper
• Ryan Denney (1977- ), defensive end
• Ron Dickerson, Jr. (1971- ), running back, wide receiver, coach
• Ben Dreith (1925- ), referee
• John Elway (1960- ), Hall of Fame quarterback, manager #
• Keith English (1966-2010), punter
• Tom Erlandson (1966- ), linebacker
• Bill Frank (1938-2014), offensive tackle
• Trent Gamble (1977- ), safety
• Fred Gayles (1966- ), linebacker, wide receiver
• Joe Germaine (1975- ), quarterback
• Pat Haggerty (1927-1994), referee
• Herman Heard (1961- ), running back
• Ryan Hewitt (1991- ), tight end
• Marcus Houston (1981- ), tailback
• Mike Johnson (1943- ), cornerback
• Ray Johnson (1914-1990), defensive back
• Greg Jones (1974- ), linebacker
• Brandon Kaufman (1990- ), wide receiver
• Jimmie Kaylor (1984- ), punter
• Joe Klopfenstein (1983- ), tight end
• Steve Korte (1960- ), center, offensive guard
• Terry Kunz (1952- ), running back
• Zach Latimer (1983- ), linebacker
• DeWayne Lewis (1985- ), cornerback §
• Jody Littleton (1974- ), long snapper
• John Lynch (1971- ), strong safety #
• Peyton Manning (1976- ), quarterback #
• Kevin McDougal (1977- ), running back
• Donald McKillip (1924-2008), coach
• Ostell Miles (1970- ), running back
• Mark Mullaney (1953- ), defensive end
• Mike Perez (1963- ), quarterback
• Vince Phason (1953- ), defensive back
• Tyler Polumbus (1985- ), offensive tackle
• Mike Price (1946- ), coach
• Greg Primus (1970- ), wide receiver
• Gary Richard (1965- ), defensive back
• Derrick Richardson (1986- ), safety
• Cory Ross (1982- ), running back, coach
• Chris Sanders (1972- ), wide receiver
• Bo Scaife (1981- ), tight end
• Mark Schlereth (1966- ), guard, sports commentator #
• Brian Schottenheimer (1973- ), coach
• JK Scott (1996- ), punter
• Shannon Sharpe (1968- ), tight end, sports commentator #
• Nate Solder (1988- ), offensive tackle
• Ben Steele (1978- ), tight end
• Freddie Joe Steinmark (1949-1971), safety
• Red Stephens (1930-2003), guard
• Andre Strode (1972- ), defensive back
• Kasey Studdard (1984- ), offensive guard
• David Tate (1964- ), safety
• Marvin Washington (1965- ), defensive end
• Allen Webb (1983- ), quarterback
• Jack Weil (1962- ), punter
• LenDale White (1984- ), running back
• Andre Woolfolk (1980- ), cornerback

Baseball

See also: Colorado Rockies all-time roster and List of Colorado Rockies managers

• David Aardsma (1981- ), relief pitcher
• Darrel Akerfelds (1962-2012), pitcher, bullpen coach
• Bubbles Anderson (1904-1943), infielder
• Cory Blaser (1981- ), umpire
• Nick Capra (1958- ), outfielder
• Mona Denton (1922-1995), pitcher
• Bruce Egloff (1965- ), pitcher
• Johnny Frederick (1902-1977), outfielder
• Kyle Freeland (1993- ), pitcher
• Ralph Glaze (1881-1968), pitcher
• Buddy Gremp (1919-1995), 1st baseman
• Roy Halladay (1977- ), starting pitcher
• Ron Herbel (1938-2000), pitcher
• Jason Hirsh (1982- ), starting pitcher #
• Luke Hochevar (1983- ), pitcher
• Brian Holman (1965- ), pitcher
• Bob Howsam (1918-2008), manager, sports entrepreneur
• Virgil Jester (1927-2016), pitcher
• Mark Knudson (1960- ), pitcher
• Bruce Konopka (1919-1996), 1st baseman
• Dud Lee (1899-1971), shortstop
• Mike Madden (1958- ), pitcher
• Frank Martin (1878-1942), 3rd baseman
• Gabe Molina (1975- ), pitcher
• Buzz Murphy (1895-1938), outfielder
• George Myatt (1914-2000), 2nd baseman, coach, manager
• Travis Schlichting (1984- ), pitcher
• John Stearns (1951- ), catcher, manager, scout
• Joe Strain (1954- ), 2nd baseman, shortstop
• Mike Wegener (1946- ), pitcher
• Charlie Williams (1943-2005), umpire
• Clint Zavaras (1967- ), pitcher

Basketball

See also: Denver Nuggets all-time roster and List of Denver Nuggets head coaches

• Tom Asbury (1945- ), coach
• J. B. Bickerstaff (1979- ), coach
• Chauncey Billups (1976- ), point guard, shooting guard
• Rodney Billups (1983- ), guard, coach
• Kevin Bromley (1959- ), coach
• Joe Barry Carroll (1958- ), center §
• Alysha Clark (1987- ), forward
• Pam DeCosta (1964- ), coach
• Kaniel Dickens (1978- ), small forward
• Rick Fisher (1948- ), power forward
• Kevin Fletcher (1980- ), center, power forward
• Shae Kelley (1991- ), forward
• Darrick Martin (1971- ), point guard
• Eric McWilliams (1950- ), power forward
• Shelly Pennefather (1966- ), forward
• Josh Perkins (1995- ), point guard
• Micheal Ray Richardson (1955- ), point guard, shooting guard, coach §
• Michael Ruffin (1977- ), center, power forward
• Eric Schraeder (1977- ), forward
• Ronnie Shavlik (1933-1983), forward
• Brendan Winters (1983- ), shooting guard

Boxing

• Eddie Eagan (1897-1967), U.S. Olympic boxer, U.S. Olympic bobsledder
• John David Jackson (1963- ), middleweight boxer
• Stevie Johnston (1972- ), lightweight boxer
• Ron Lyle (1941-2011), heavyweight boxer §
• Louis Monaco (1968- ), heavyweight boxer
• Terri Moss (1966- ), strawweight boxer

Cycling

• Richard Ball (1944- ), U.S. Olympic cyclist
• Gregory Daniel (1994- ), cyclist
• Alison Dunlap (1969- ), cyclist
• Ron Kiefel (1960- ), cyclist
• Jonathan Vaughters (1973- ), cyclist, manager

Golf

• Tommy Armour III (1959- ), golfer
• Shane Bertsch (1970- ), golfer
• Matt Gogel (1971- ), golfer
• Tommy Jacobs (1935- ), golfer
• Jonathan Kaye (1970- ), golfer
• Bill Loeffler (1956- ), golfer
• Jill McGill (1972- ), golfer
• Leif Olson (1981- ), golfer
• Hollis Stacy (1954- ), golfer #
• Craig Stadler (1953- ), golfer #
• Derek Tolan (1985- ), golfer
• Mark Wiebe (1957- ), golfer #

Ice hockey

See also: List of Colorado Avalanche players and List of Colorado Avalanche head coaches

• Ben Bishop (1986- ), goaltender
• B. J. Crombeen (1985- ), right wing
• Parris Duffus (1970- ), goaltender
• Mike Eaves (1956- ), center
• John Grahame (1975- ), goaltender
• Seth Jones (1994- ), defenseman §
• Joe Noris (1951- ), center
• Joe Sakic (1969- ), center, manager #
• Drew Shore (1991- ), center
• Nick Shore (1992- ), center
• Sean Zimmerman (1987- ), defenseman

Martial arts

• JJ Aldrich (1992- ), strawweight MMA fighter
• Duane Ludwig (1978- ), middleweight kickboxer, lightweight MMA fighter
• Ryan Reser (1980- ), U.S. Olympic judo fighter
• Lumumba Sayers (1978- ), middleweight MMA fighter
• Lacey Schuckman (1988- ), strawweight MMA fighter
• Brandon Thatch (1985- ), welterweight MMA fighter
• Matt Wiman (1983- ), lightweight MMA fighter
• Trevor Wittman (1974- ), MMA trainer

Pro wrestling

• Jake Carter (1986- ), pro wrestler
• Bison Smith (1973-2011), pro wrestler
• Eve Torres (1984- ), pro wrestler, actress, model §
• 2 Cold Scorpio (1965- ), professional wrestler

Racing

• Keith Andrews (1920-1957), racecar driver
• Buzz Calkins (1971- ), IndyCar driver
• Tanner Foust (1973- ), racecar driver, stunt driver
• Tom Frantz (1943- ), racecar driver
• Robb Holland (1967- ), racecar driver
• Mel Keneally (1903-1985), racecar driver
• Jacques Lazier (1971- ), racecar driver
• Johnny Mauro (1910-2003), racecar driver
• Willard Prentiss (1897-1959), racecar driver
• Jerry Robertson (1962- ), NASCAR driver

Skiing

• John Jarrett (1970- ), U.S. Olympic skier
• Arturo Kinch (1956- ), U.S. Olympic skier #
• Dolores LaChapelle (1926-2007), skier, mountain climber, ecologist
• Jonathan Lujan (1971- ), Paralympic alpine skier
• Kerry Lynch (1957- ), Nordic combined skier
• Michelle Roark (1974- ), U.S. Olympic freestyle skier #
• Katy Rodolph (1930-1994), U.S. Olympic skier
• Keith R. Wegeman (1929-1974), ski jumper
• Todd Wilson (1965- ), U.S. Olympic skier
• Emilia Wint (1994- ), skier

Soccer

See also: All-time Colorado Rapids roster and List of Colorado Rapids head coaches

• David Bulow (1980- ), midfielder
• Aaron Chandler (1983- ), forward
• Rick Davis (1958- ), midfielder
• Marian Dougherty (1984- ), defender
• Roger Espinoza (1986- ), defensive midfielder, wing back §
• Brendan Hines-Ike (1994- ), defender
• Regina Holan (1977- ), striker
• Katie Hultin (1982- ), goalkeeper, coach
• Siri Mullinix (1978- ), goalkeeper, coach
• Chelsea Stewart (1990- ), defender

Track and field

• Karen Anderson (1938- ), U.S. Olympic javelin thrower
• Scott Bauhs (1986- ), distance runner
• Dior Hall (1996- ), hurdler
• Ellen Hart Peña (1958- ), distance runner #
• Eddie Tolan (1908-1967), U.S. Olympic sprinter

Other

• Victor Amaya (1954- ), professional tennis player
• Heather Armbrust (1977- ), bodybuilder #
• Tom Bowen (1961- ), athletic director
• Brynn Carman (1994- ), figure skater
• Gary Conelly (1952- ), U.S. Olympic swimmer
• Janet Culp (1982- ), U.S. Olympic swimmer
• Lindsey Durlacher (1974-2011), Greco-Roman wrestler #
• Zach Fenoglio (1989- ), rugby hooker
• Lauren Gardner (1985- ), sportscaster
• Adeline Gray (1991- ), sport wrestler
• Haley Johnson (1981- ), biathlete
• Wendy Lucero (1963- ), U.S. Olympic diver
• David McKienzie (1979- ), U.S. Olympic volleyball player
• Alina Popa (1978- ), bodybuilder #
• Professor Splash (1961- ), show diver
• Meredeth Quick (1979- ), pro squash player
• Jason Regier (1975- ), Paralympic rugby player
• Britney Simpson (1996- ), figure skater
• Chris Steinfeld (1959- ), U.S. Olympic sailor
• Paul Wylie (1964- ), U.S. Olympic figure skater §
• Michael Young (1944- ), bobsledder #

See also

• List of people from Colorado
• Music in Denver