List of people from Denver

This is a list of some notable people who have lived in the City and County of Denver, Colorado, United States.

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

• 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
• Thomas Bopp (1949–2018), astronomer and co-discoverer of comet Hale-Bopp
• Jason Box (1970– ), climatologist, geographer
• Hendrika B. Cantwell (1925–2025), Dutch-American clinical professor of pediatrics, advocate for abused and neglected children
• Louis George Carpenter (1861–1935), engineer, mathematician #
• Katherine M. Cook (1876–1962), educator and government official who specialized in rural education
• John Cotton Dana (1856–1929), librarian, museum director #
• Gertrude Crotty Davenport (1866–1946), biologist, eugenicist
• David Brion Davis (1927–2019), Sterling Professor of History at Yale University and director of Yale's Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition
• Edwina Hume Fallis (1876–1957), educator, writer, toy designer
• Gabriel Finkelstein (1963– ), historian #
• 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
• Tony Laubach, meteorologist with the TWISTEX team
• 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
• Renee Rabinowitz (1934–2020), psychologist and lawyer #
• Robert Reid (1924–2006), engineer
• Paul Romer (1955– ), economist
• Tim Samaras (1957–2013), engineer, meteorologist
• Ann Linnea Sandberg (1938–2009), immunologist§
• John Searle (1932– ), philosopher
• Paul Stewart (1925–2015), historian #
• Willis M. Tate (1912–1989), university president
• Keith Uncapher (1922–2002), computer engineer
• Stanley M. Wagner (1932–2013), rabbi and academic #
• James Q. Wilson (1931–2012), political scientist
• Hannah Marie Wormington (1914–1994), archaeologist

Arts and entertainment

Fashion

• Lauren Bush (1984– ), model, designer, philanthropist
• Mondo Guerra (1978– ), fashion designer, philanthropist

Film, television, and theatre

• Tim Allen (1953– ), actor, comedian
• Michael J. Anderson (1953– ), actor
• 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
• Molly Burnett (1988-), actress
• 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, makeup 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
• Gardiner Brothers (Michael 1995, Matthew 1999), professional Irish dancers
• 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
• 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 (1924–2020), actress
• Adam Nix (1986– ), director, producer
• Evan Nix (1983– ), director, producer
• Danni Sue Nolan (1923–2002), actress
• Yvie Oddly (1993– ), drag queen, winner of the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race
• 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
• Willow Pill (1995– ), drag queen, winner of the fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race
• 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 (1933–2025), 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 #
• Lauren Taylor, actress and singer
• Irene Tedrow (1907–1995), actress
• Ann E. Todd (1931–2020), actress
• Lester Vail (1899–1959), actor
• Marilyn Van Derbur (1937– ), beauty queen, motivational speaker
• Jan-Michael Vincent (1944–2019), 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– ), choreographer, 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 Nichols Churchill (1833–1926), newspaper publisher, feminist #
• Ted Conover (1958– ), journalist, non-fiction writer §
• J. Campbell Cory (1867–1925), cartoonist (Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Times)
• Brian Crecente (1970– ), reporter, gaming journalist
• Doug DeMuro (1988– ), automotive columnist, reviewer, and author
• 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 (1916–2017), 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 #
• Bonnie Leman (1926–2010), founder and editor of Quilters' Newsletter Magazine #
• Amber Lyon (1982– ), photojournalist
• Jack Murphy (1923–1980), sports columnist, editor
• Reynelda Muse (1946– ), news anchor #
• Art Rascon (1962– ), news anchor §
• Joy Ann Reid (1968– ), political commentator, MSNBC 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 (1876–after 1938), 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
• Penny Colman (1944– ), author, essayist
• J. V. Cunningham (1911–1985), poet, literary critic §
• Steven Dietz (1958– ), playwright
• John Dolan (1955– ), poet, essayist
• Bruce Ducker (1938– ), novelist, poet #
• John Dunning (1942–2023), 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 #
• Deatt Hudson (1931–1988), educator and writer
• 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 (1946–2021), 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 #
• Robert N. Cavarra (1934–2008), composer, organist, harpsichordist, pianist and musicologist
• 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
• 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
• Pretty Lights (1981– ), electronic musician, real name Derek Smith
• Dianne Reeves (1956– ), singer §
• Reese Roper (1973– ), singer-songwriter
• David Schmitt (1988– ), musical artist of Breathe Carolina
• Isaac Slade (1981– ), singer-songwriter, pianist
• Jill Sobule (1961– ), singer-songwriter
• Tag Team, hip-hop group
• 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

Other visual arts

• George Elbert Burr (1859–1939), painter, printmaker #
• Richard L. Crowther (1910–2006), architect #
• Tomory Dodge (1974– ), painter
• Jess E. DuBois (1934–2022), painter, sculptor, glass artist
• Robert Heinecken (1931–2006), photographer
• Amal Kassir (1995– ), spoken word poet
• Vance Kirkland (1904–1981), painter §
• Alvin Lustig (1915–1955), graphic designer
• Ron McQueeney (1945– ), photographer
• Pat Oliphant (1935– ), cartoonist §

Business

• 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 (1932–2021), oil and gas entrepreneur #
• Marie Guiraud (1830–1909), rancher #
• Frederic C. Hamilton (1927–2016), oil and gas entrepreneur #
• Ruth Handler (1916–2002), toy executive, Barbie creator
• Samuel Hartsel (1834–1918), rancher #
• Bela M. Hughes (1817–1903), railroad businessman
• Margaret Isely (1921–1997), peace activist and co-founder of WCPA and Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
• Philip Isely (1915–2012), peace activist, writer and co-founder of WCPA-GREN and Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
• 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 #
• Bryan Leach, founder and CEO of Ibotta
• 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 (1923–2017), surfwear entrepreneur
• Daddy Bruce Randolph (1900–1994), barbecue pitmaster and philanthropist in Five Points
• Milton Schayer (1876–1935), stock and bond entrepreneur
• Caswell Silver (1916–1988), geologist, oil and gas entrepreneur #
• Robert F. Smith, investor and CEO, Vista Equity Partners
• Manick Sorcar, animator, lighting engineer #
• Russell Stover (1888–1954), candymaker #
• Harry Heye Tammen (1856–1924), co-owner of The Denver Times
• Kenneth D. Tuchman (1959– ), call center entrepreneur #
• Madam C. J. Walker (1867–1919), beauty products entrepreneur #
• Bethuel M. Webster (1900–1989), lawyer and founder of Webster & Sheffield
• Jean Yancey (1914–2000), women's small business consultant, motivational speaker

Crime

• Alice Maud Hartley, killed Nevada State Senator Murray D. Foley by gunshot in 1894; lived in Denver in the early 1900s
• Canada Bill Jones (1840–1877), card sharp, con artist
• L. H. Musgrove (1832–1868), thief, alleged murderer
• Katherine Ann Power (1949– ), bank robber
• Terry Peder Rasmussen (1943–2010), serial killer
• 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

• Jenette H. Bolles (1863–1930), osteopath, Board of Medical Examiners, publisher #
• Sean Colgan, medical researcher
• Lisa Damour (1970–), clinical psychologist, author, national news regular and co-host of Ask Lisa podcast
• 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 (1932–2020), 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
• Elmer E. Fryar (1914–1944), U.S. Army private, Medal of Honor recipient
• Irving Hale (1861–1930), brigadier general of the United States §
• 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 lieutenant 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
• Silas Soule (1838–1865), U.S. Army brevet major, remembered for disobeying orders to take part in the Sand Creek Massacre #
• Jack Swigert (1931–1982), U.S. Air Force captain, astronaut
• Kenneth Walker (1898–1943), U.S. Army brigadier general, Medal of Honor recipient, Killed in action during World War II §
• Keith L. Ware (1915–1968), U.S. Army major general, Medal of Honor recipient, Killed in action during the Vietnam War
• J. Hunter Wickersham (1890–1918), U.S. Army 2nd lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient #
• Edward W. Wynkoop (1836–1891), U.S. Army brevet lieutenant colonel, Indian agent, Denver co-founder #

Politics

National

• Madeleine Albright (1937–2022), 64th U.S. secretary of state §
• Israel Amter (1881–1954), Communist Party USA founding member, activist
• Abdulrahman al-Awlaki (1995–2011), son of Anwar al-Awlaki
• Jim Bates (1941– ), U.S. representative from California
• Michael Bennet (1964– ), U.S. senator from Colorado #
• Don Bonker (1937–2023), 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
• Kat Cammack (1988– ), representative for Florida
• Yadira Caraveo (born 1980), U.S. representative for Colorado
• 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 #
• 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
• Neil Gorsuch (1967– ), associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• 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 long-time 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 (1940–2023), 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 #
• 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

• Robert E. Allen (1924–2014), Colorado state legislator #
• Teller Ammons (1895–1972), 28th governor of Colorado
• Matt Bevin (1967– ), 62nd governor of Kentucky
• 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, U.S. Senator from Colorado #
• Bela M. Hughes (1817–1903), Territorial councillor
• Gloria Johnson (1962– ), Tennessee state legislator
• Joel Judd (1951– ), Colorado state legislator
• Wayne Knox (1927–2019), Colorado state legislator
• Jeanne Labuda (1947–2022), Colorado state legislator #
• Alma V. Lafferty (1864–1928), served two terms in Colorado House of Representatives 1908–1912
• Beth McCann (1949– ), Colorado state legislator #
• Stephen L.R. McNichols (1914–1997), 35th governor of Colorado
• Helen Milliken (1922–2012), former First Lady of Michigan
• Mary Mullarkey (1943–2021), 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 (1935–2022), Colorado state legislator #
• Russell T. Thane (1926–2020), 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

• Lorraine Granado (1948–2019), environmental, peace and social justice activist and organizer who co-founded the Colorado People's Environmental and Economic Network and Neighbors for a Toxic-Free Community in Denver
• John E. Manders (1895–1973), 17th Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska
• William McGaa (1824–1867), mountain man, co-founder of Denver #
• Rachel Noel (1918–2008), Denver politician, civil rights activist #
• Wellington Webb (1941– ), 42nd mayor of Denver #

Religion

• Robert S. Bilheimer (1917–2006), Presbyterian theologian
• Nadia Bolz-Weber (1969– ), Lutheran minister, comedian
• Bill Carmody (1957–2016), Roman Catholic priest, anti-abortion activist
• George Roche Evans (1922–1985), Roman Catholic bishop
• Julia Greeley (ca.1833–1918), Roman Catholic Servant of God, ex-slave
• J. Edward Guinan, former Paulist priest who founded the Community for Creative Non-Violence when he was chaplain of George Washington University
• Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen (1931– ), Roman Catholic bishop
• Danan Henry (1939– ), Zen roshi
• Sheldon Jackson (1834–1909), Presbyterian missionary #
• Charles E. H. Kauvar (1879–1971), Conservative rabbi
• Abraham Klausner (1915–2007), Reform rabbi §
• Jerry Lamb (1940– ), Episcopal bishop
• Harold B. Lee (1899–1973), Denver mission leader and later president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• 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

• Tom Ashworth (1977– ), offensive tackle
• Dave Baldwin (1955– ), coach
• David Bowens (1977– ), linebacker
• C. J. Brewer (1982– ), wide receiver §
• Chris Brewer (1962– ), running back
• 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 (1925–2021), 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 (1943–2003), 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 (1953–2018), 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
• J. K. 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

• David Aardsma (1981– ), relief pitcher
• Darrel Akerfelds (1962–2012), pitcher, bullpen coach
• Bubbles Anderson (1904–1943), infielder
• Ty Blach (1990– ), pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
• Cory Blaser (1981– ), umpire
• Nick Capra (1958– ), outfielder
• Idona Crigler (1922–1994), infielder
• Mona Denton (1922–1995), pitcher
• Bruce Egloff (1965– ), pitcher
• Johnny Frederick (1902–1977), outfielder
• Kyle Freeland (1993– ), pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
• Ralph Glaze (1881–1968), pitcher
• Buddy Gremp (1919–1995), 1st baseman
• Roy Halladay (1977–2017), 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
• Pierce Johnson (1991– ), 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 (1951–2022), catcher, manager, scout
• Joe Strain (1954– ), 2nd baseman, shortstop
• Mike Wegener (1946– ), pitcher
• Charlie Williams (1943–2005), umpire
• Clint Zavaras (1967– ), pitcher

Basketball

• 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– ), American-Israeli forward
• Pam DeCosta (1964– ), coach
• Kaniel Dickens (1978– ), small forward
• Rick Fisher (1948–2019), power forward
• Kevin Fletcher (1980– ), center, power forward
• Ronnie Harrell (1996– ), basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Shae Kelley (1991– ), forward
• Darrick Martin (1971– ), point guard
• Eric McWilliams (1950– ), power forward
• Paul Millsap 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
• Greg Herbold (1962– ), cyclist
• Ron Kiefel (1960– ), cyclist
• Jonathan Vaughters (1973– ), cyclist, manager

Golf

• Tommy Armour III (1959– ), golfer
• Shane Bertsch (1970– ), golfer
• Joan Birkland (1928–2019), state women's amateur golf champion
• Matt Gogel (1971– ), golfer
• Tommy Jacobs (1935–2022), 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

• Ben Bishop (1986– ), goaltender
• Austin Block (1989– ), center and forward
• B. J. Crombeen (1985– ), right wing
• Parris Duffus (1970– ), goaltender
• Mike Eaves (1956– ), center
• John Grahame (1975– ), goaltender
• Seth Jones (1994– ), defenseman §
• Brendan Lemieux (1996– ), left wing
• Joe Noris (1951– ), center
• Joe Sakic (1969– ), center, manager #
• Drew Shore (1991– ), center
• Nick Shore (1992– ), center
• Jaccob Slavin (1994–), defenseman
• Troy Terry (1997– ), right wing
• Sean Zimmerman (1987– ), defenseman

Martial arts

• JJ Aldrich (1992– ), strawweight MMA fighter
• Donald Cerrone (1983– ), welterweight MMA fighter
• Duane Ludwig (1978– ), middleweight kickboxer, lightweight MMA fighter
• Ryan Reser (1980– ), U.S. Olympic judo 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

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

Racing

• Keith Andrews (1920–1957), racecar driver
• Buzz Calkins (1971– ), Indy car driver
• Tanner Foust (1973– ), racecar driver, stunt driver
• Tom Frantz (1943–2019), racecar driver
• Robb Holland (1967– ), racecar driver
• Mel Kenealy (1903–1985), Indy car driver
• Jaques 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

• Chad Ashton (1967– ), midfielder, coach
• David Bulow (1980–2021), midfielder, coach
• 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
• Evelyn Shores (2004– ), defender, midfielder
• 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
• Gary Conelly (1952– ), U.S. Olympic swimmer
• Edith Connor (1935–2011), bodybuilder
• Janet Culp (1982– ), U.S. Olympic swimmer
• Lindsey Durlacher (1974–2011), Greco-Roman wrestler #
• Zach Fenoglio (1989– ), rugby hooker
• Lauren Gardner (1985– ), sportscaster
• Brian Ginsberg (1966-), gymnast, two-time US junior national gymnastics champion
• Adeline Gray (1991– ), sport wrestler
• Haley Johnson (1981– ), biathlete
• Janet Mae Johnson (1936–1973) mountaineer
• Wendy Lucero (1963– ), U.S. Olympic diver
• David McKienzie (1979– ), U.S. Olympic volleyball player
• Alina Popa (1978– ), bodybuilder #
• 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
• Bibliography of Colorado
• Geography of Colorado
• History of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• List of Colorado-related lists
• Outline of Colorado

References

External links

• State of Colorado
• History Colorado
• City and County of Denver