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U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
. It includes people that were born, raised, or have significant relations with the state. Coloradans have been prominent in many fields, including literature, entertainment, art, music, politics, and business. This list attempts to maintain biographical notability of significant Coloradans, and to organize historically important men and women hailing from Colorado.


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Amy Adams Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an American actress. Known for both her comedic and dramatic roles, she has been featured three times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actresses. She has received various accolades, incl ...
(raised in Castle Rock, alumnus of Douglas County High School) – actress, nominated five times for an
Oscar Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology) ...
for performances in '' Junebug'', ''
Doubt Doubt is a mental state in which the mind remains suspended between two or more contradictory propositions, unable to be certain of any of them. Doubt on an emotional level is indecision between belief and disbelief. It may involve uncertainty ...
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The Fighter ''The Fighter'' is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and stars Mark Wahlberg (who also produced), Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. The film centers on the lives of professional boxer Mi ...
'', '' The Master'' and '' American Hustle'' *
Tim Allen Timothy Alan Dick (born June 13, 1953), known professionally as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on the ABC sitcom ''Home Improvement'' (1991–1999) and Mike Baxter on the ABC/ ...
(born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – film and television actor, comedian, winner of a Golden Globe Award (1993, nominated six times); star of ''
The Santa Clause ''The Santa Clause'' is a 1994 American Christmas fantasy comedy film written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick, and directed by John Pasquin. The first installment in ''The Santa Clause'' franchise, it stars Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, an ordin ...
'', ''
Toy Story ''Toy Story'' is a 1995 American computer-animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter (in his feature directorial debut), produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The first installment in the '' Toy Story ...
'' and the television series ''
Home Improvement The concept of home improvement, home renovation, or remodeling is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home. Home improvement can consist of projects that upgrade an existing home interior (such as electrical and plumbing), ...
'' and '' Last Man Standing'' * Baby Marie (real name Marie Osborne; born in
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) – film actress and
costume Costume is the distinctive style of dress or cosmetic of an individual or group that reflects class, gender, profession, ethnicity, nationality, activity or epoch. In short costume is a cultural visual of the people. The term also was tradition ...
r, starred in numerous silent films as a child *
Roseanne Barr Roseanne Cherrie Barr (born November 3, 1952) is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and former presidential candidate. Barr began her career in stand-up comedy before gaining acclaim in the television sitcom ''Roseanne'' (1988–1 ...
(lived in
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) – film and television actress, comedian; Golden Globe Award winner, and a Primetime Emmy Award winner; starred in '' Roseanne'' and was host of '' The Roseanne Show'' * Earl W. Bascom (cowboyed in Northwest Colorado) – film and television actor in Hollywood western '' The Lawless Rider'' and in television commercials with
Roy Rogers Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye; November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998) was an American singer, actor, and television host. Following early work under his given name, first as co-founder of the Sons of the Pioneers and then acting, the rebra ...
* Barbara Bates (born in
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) – actress, featured in such films as ''
All About Eve ''All About Eve'' is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It is based on the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr, although Orr does not receive a screen credit ...
'' and ''
The Caddy ''The Caddy'' is a 1953 American semi- musical-comedy- sports film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. It is noteworthy for Dean Martin introducing the hit song "That's Amore". Plot Harvey Miller, whose father was a famous golf pro, is ...
'' *
Melissa Benoist Melissa Marie Benoist ( ; born October 4, 1988) is an American actress, singer and producer. Her first major role was Marley Rose on the Fox musical comedy drama '' Glee'' (2012–2014), where she was a series regular during the fifth season. ...
(born in Littleton 1988) – actress and singer, star of 2015 television series ''
Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...
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Jessica Biel Jessica Claire Timberlake ( née Biel ; born March 3, 1982) is an American actress and model. She has received various accolades, including a Young Artist Award, and nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Bie ...
(born in MN and lived in Boulder) – film and television actress, starred in '' 7th Heaven'' and films including '' Easy Virtue'', '' The Illusionist'' and '' Playing for Keeps'' *
Julie Bishop Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July 1956) is an Australian former politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018 and deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 2007 to 2018. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Curtin ...
(born in
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) – actress featured in many 1930s and 1940s films *
Kelly Bishop Carole "Kelly" Bishop (born February 28, 1944) is an American actress and dancer, best known for her roles as matriarch Emily Gilmore on the series ''Gilmore Girls'' and as Marjorie Houseman, the mother of Jennifer Grey's Frances "Baby" Housema ...
(born in
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
; raised in
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) – film and television actress, played
Emily Gilmore Emily Gilmore is a fictional character who appears in the American comedy-drama television series '' Gilmore Girls'' (2000 – 2007) and its revival '' Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life'' (2016) as the matriarch of the eponymous family. Portraye ...
on ''
Gilmore Girls ''Gilmore Girls'' is an American Comedy drama, comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore). The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and beca ...
'' *
Michael Boatman Michael Patrick Boatman (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor and writer. He is known for his roles as New York City mayoral aide Carter Heywood in the ABC sitcom ''Spin City'', as U.S. Army Specialist Samuel Beckett in the ABC drama s ...
(born in
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
) – film and television actor, co-starred in such TV shows as ''
Spin City ''Spin City'' is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996 to April 30, 2002, on ABC. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show is set in a semi-fictionalized version of the New York City mayor' ...
'', ''
China Beach ''China Beach'' is an American war film, war drama television series set at an evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War. The title refers to My Khe beach in the city of Da Nang, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, nicknamed "China Beach" in English by Amer ...
'', '' Arliss'' * Frank Bogert (born in Mesa, Colorado) - rodeo announcer, actor, author, Mayor of Palm Springs California, Walk of Stars honoree * Sierra Boggess (born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – actress and singer; Laurence Olivier Award and Drama Desk Award-nominated
Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (disambiguation) * Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. ** Broadway (Manhattan), the street **Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
and West End soprano; originated parts of Christine Daae in '' Love Never Dies'' and Ariel in ''
The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" ( da, Den lille havfrue) is a literary fairy tale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The story follows the journey of a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea as a mermaid to gain a ...
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Tom Bower Thomas Michael Bower (born 28 September 1946) is a British writer and former BBC journalist and television producer. He is known for his investigative journalism and for his unauthorised biographies, often of business tycoons and newspaper pr ...
(born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – film and television actor, played Dr. Curtis Willard on ''
The Waltons ''The Waltons'' is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II. It was created by Earl Hamner Jr., based on his 1961 book '' Spencer's Mountain'' and the 1963 fil ...
'' * Jason Brooks (born in
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
) – film and television actor, played Sean Monroe on '' Baywatch Hawaii'' and Peter Blake on '' Days of Our Lives'' *
Zachery Ty Bryan Zachery Ty Bryan (born October 9, 1981) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for his role as Brad Taylor on the ABC sitcom ''Home Improvement''. He also appeared in the films '' True Heart'' and '' The Fast and the Furious: ...
(born in
Aurora An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...
) – film and television actor, starred in ''
Home Improvement The concept of home improvement, home renovation, or remodeling is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home. Home improvement can consist of projects that upgrade an existing home interior (such as electrical and plumbing), ...
'' * Molly Burnett (born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – television actress, starred on '' Days of Our Lives'' *
Spring Byington Spring Dell Byington (October 17, 1886 – September 7, 1971) was an American actress. Her career included a seven-year run on radio and television as the star of '' December Bride''. She was a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player who appeared in ...
(born in
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
) – actress, star of many films and television series; ''
December Bride ''December Bride'' is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959. It was adapted from the original CBS radio network series of the same name that aired from June 1952 through September 1953. Overview ''De ...
'' * Mary Jo Catlett (born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – film and television actress, played Pearl Gallagher, the housekeeper, on ''
Diff'rent Strokes ''Diff'rent Strokes'' is an American television sitcom, which aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackso ...
'' and does the voice of Mrs. Puff on ''
SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It chronicles the adventures of the title character ...
'' * Kristin Cavallari (born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) –
reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early ...
personality Personality is the characteristic sets of behaviors, cognitions, and emotional patterns that are formed from biological and environmental factors, and which change over time. While there is no generally agreed-upon definition of personality, m ...
and actress best known for appearing in MTV's '' Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County'' and '' The Hills'' *
Lon Chaney Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and affli ...
(born in
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
) – actor in films of 1910s and 1920s, subject of biographical film '' Man of a Thousand Faces'' * Beth Chapman (born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) –
bounty hunter A bounty hunter is a private agent working for bail bonds who captures fugitives or criminals for a commission or bounty. The occupation, officially known as bail enforcement agent, or fugitive recovery agent, has traditionally operated outsid ...
and television personality * Duane "Dog" Chapman (born 1953 in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – bounty hunter and television personality * "Baby" Lyssa Chapman (born 1987
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – bounty hunter and television personality *
Don Cheadle Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (; born November 29, 1964) is an American actor. He is the recipient of  multiple accolades, including two Grammy Awards, a Tony Award, two Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also earned nom ...
(alumnus of East High School) – actor,
Oscar Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology) ...
nominee and two-time Golden Globe Award winner, four-time Emmy Award nominee and Grammy winner; known for films '' Boogie Nights'', ''
Hotel Rwanda ''Hotel Rwanda'' is a 2004 drama film directed by Terry George. It was adapted from a screenplay co-written by George and Keir Pearson, and stars Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo as hotelier Paul Rusesabagina and his wife Tatiana. Based on the ...
'', ''
Ocean's Eleven ''Ocean's Eleven'' is a 2001 American heist comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by Ted Griffin. The first installment in the ''Ocean's'' film trilogy, it is a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film of the same name. The ...
'', ''
The Rat Pack The Rat Pack was an informal group of entertainers, the second iteration of which ultimately made films and appeared together in Las Vegas casino venues. They originated in the late 1940s and early 1950s as a group of A-list show business frie ...
'' and ''
Iron Man 2 ''Iron Man 2'' is a 2010 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the sequel to '' Iron Man'' (2008) and the third film in the Marvel ...
'' *
Ken Curtis Ken Curtis (born Curtis Wain Gates; July 2, 1916 – April 28, 1991) was an American singer and actor best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the CBS western television series ''Gunsmoke''. Although he appeared on ''Gunsmoke'' earl ...
(born in Las Animas; attended Colorado College in Colorado Springs) – actor, musician; starred in TV series '' Gunsmoke'' and in western films ''
The Searchers ''The Searchers'' is a 1956 American Technicolor VistaVision epic Western film directed by John Ford and written by Frank S. Nugent, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It is set during the Texas-Native American wars, and stars John W ...
'' and '' The Alamo'' *
Kristin Davis Kristin Landen Davis (also listed as Kristin Lee Davis; born February 23, 1965) is an American actress and producer. She is known for playing Charlotte York Goldenblatt in the HBO romantic comedy series ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004). Sh ...
(born in Boulder) – actress, star of ''
Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the same name, the series premiered in the United Stat ...
'' television series and films *
Brian Dietzen Brian Dietzen (born November 14, 1977) is an American actor who has played the supporting role of Dr. Jimmy Palmer on '' NCIS'' since 2004. In 2012, he was promoted to a series regular at the beginning of the show's tenth season. Early life Die ...
(lived in Boulder; attended
University of Colorado Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado sy ...
) – actor, co-star of '' NCIS'' as the young Dr. Jimmy Palmer * Thomas Doerr (lives in Boulder, Colorado) – architect, author, and educator at the
University of Colorado Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado sy ...
* Big Jack Earle (born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – silent film actor, sideshow performer and tall man *
Ralph Edwards Ralph Livingstone Edwards (June 13, 1913DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . Pp. 86-87. – November 16, 2005) was an American radio ...
(born in
Merino The Merino is a breed or group of breeds of domestic sheep, characterised by very fine soft wool. It was established in Spain near the end of the Middle Ages, and was for several centuries kept as a strict Spanish monopoly; exports of the bree ...
) – television host and producer known for '' This Is Your Life'' and ''
Truth or Consequences ''Truth or Consequences'' is an American game show originally hosted on NBC radio by Ralph Edwards (1940–1957) and later on television by Edwards (1950–1954), Jack Bailey (1954–1956), Bob Barker (1956–1975), Steve Dunne (1957–1958), ...
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Chris Eigeman Christopher Eigeman (born March 1, 1965) is an American actor and film director. Eigeman is best known for roles in films written and directed by Whit Stillman: ''Metropolitan'' (1990), ''Barcelona'' (1994), and '' The Last Days of Disco'' (19 ...
(born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – actor best known for
Whit Stillman John Whitney Stillman (born January 25, 1952) is an American writer-director and actor known for his 1990 film ''Metropolitan'', which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He is also known for his other fil ...
films '' Metropolitan'', ''
Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
'', and ''
The Last Days of Disco ''The Last Days of Disco'' is a 1998 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Whit Stillman, and loosely based on his travels and experiences in various nightclubs in Manhattan, including Studio 54. Starring Chloë Sevigny and Kate Bec ...
''; starred in ABC's '' It's Like, You Know...'' and played Jason Stiles on ''
Gilmore Girls ''Gilmore Girls'' is an American Comedy drama, comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore). The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and beca ...
'' *
Douglas Fairbanks Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films including '' The Thi ...
(born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
, attended East High School and the
Colorado School of Mines The Colorado School of Mines, informally called Mines, is a public research university in Golden, Colorado, founded in 1874. The school offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, science, and mathematics, with a focus on en ...
) – film actor, first president of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motio ...
(1927–1929), posthumous winner of an honorary Academy Award (1940) and star of numerous films during the 1910s and 1920s * David Fincher (born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – director of such films as ''
Zodiac The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north or south (as measured in celestial latitude) of the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. The pat ...
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Fight Club ''Fight Club'' is a 1999 American film directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. Norton plays the unnamed narrator, who is d ...
'', '' Seven'' and '' Gone Girl'' * Joel Geist (born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – film and television actor * Jacque Georgia (lives in
Aurora An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...
) – actress, author, Mrs. Colorado United States 2019 *
Pam Grier Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an American actress and singer. Described by Quentin Tarantino as cinema's first female action star (although, there are some who dispute that claim and believe Cheng Pei-pei actually holds that distinc ...
(attended East High School in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – actress, star of films including '' Foxy Brown'' and ''
Jackie Brown ''Jackie Brown'' is a 1997 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, based on Elmore Leonard's 1992 novel '' Rum Punch.'' It stars Pam Grier as Jackie Brown, a flight attendant who is caught smuggling money. Samuel L. Jac ...
'' * Devon Gummersall (born in Durango) – film television actor, played Brian Kraków on ABC's
teen drama In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
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My So-Called Life ''My So-Called Life'' is an American teen drama television series created by Winnie Holzman and produced by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. It originally aired on ABC from August 25, 1994, to January 26, 1995. It is distributed by The B ...
'' *
Jon Heder Jonathan Joseph Heder (; born October 26, 1977) is an American actor, best known for his role as the title character of the 2004 comedy film ''Napoleon Dynamite''. He has also appeared in the films '' Just Like Heaven'', '' The Benchwarmers'', '' ...
(born in
Fort Collins A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
) – actor, played title character in ''
Napoleon Dynamite ''Napoleon Dynamite'' is a 2004 American comedy film produced by Jeremy Coon, Chris Wyatt and Sean Covel, written by Jared and Jerusha Hess and directed by Jared Hess. The film stars Jon Heder in the role of the titular character, a nerdy ...
'' * Michael "Ffish" Hemschoot (born in Parker) – director, animator and visual effects artist in films *
Kelo Henderson Paul Lars Henderson, Jr. (August 8, 1923 – December 10, 2019) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing Clint Travis in the American western television series ''26 Men''. Henderson was born and raised on a ranch in P ...
(born in
Pueblo In the Southwestern United States, Pueblo (capitalized) refers to the Native tribes of Puebloans having fixed-location communities with permanent buildings which also are called pueblos (lowercased). The Spanish explorers of northern New Spain ...
) – co-starred in 1957–1959 syndicated
western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...
television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed be ...
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26 Men ''26 Men'' is a syndicated American Western television series about the Arizona Rangers, a law-enforcement group limited to 26 active members. By March 1958, the program was carried on 158 stations in the United States. The program was also broad ...
'', based on case files of
Arizona Rangers The Arizona Rangers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, noncommissioned civilian auxiliary that supports law enforcement in the US, state of Arizona. In 2002, the modern-day Arizona Rangers were officially recognized by the State of Arizona when the Le ...
law-enforcement team *
Gregg Henry Gregg Lee Henry (born May 6, 1952) is an American character actor and rock, blues and country musician. He is best known for his performance as serial killer Dennis Rader in the made-for-television film '' The Hunt for the BTK Killer'', and f ...
(born in Lakewood) – film and television actor, known for his roles in ''
Guardians of the Galaxy The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It may more specifically refer to: Comic book teams * Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...
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Payback Payback may refer to: * Revenge, a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance Payback may also refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Payback, a member of the fictional comics superhero team Shadow ...
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Body Double In filmmaking, a double is a person who substitutes FOR another actor such that the person's face is not shown. There are various terms associated with a double based on the specific body part or ability they serve as a double for, such as stunt ...
'' and '' Slither'', as well as playing Hollis Doyle on ''
Scandal A scandal can be broadly defined as the strong social reactions of outrage, anger, or surprise, when accusations or rumours circulate or appear for some reason, regarding a person or persons who are perceived to have transgressed in some way. Th ...
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Neil Hopkins Neil Edward Hopkins (born May 13, 1977) is an American television and film actor. He is a trained actor and singer, best known for his portrayal of Charlie's heroin-addicted brother Liam on ''Lost''. Early life Hopkins was born in Trenton, New J ...
(lived in
Aurora An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...
; attended
Regis Jesuit High School Regis Jesuit High School is a private, Catholic, college preparatory high school administered by the Central and Southern Province of the Society of Jesus in Aurora, Colorado. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1877. The high school shares much of ...
) – film and television actor * Steve Howey (lived in Lakewood); attended Green Mountain High School – film and television actor, played Van on '' Reba'' television show and has been in various films, including ''Bride Wars'' *
Olin Howland Olin Ross Howland (February 10, 1886 – September 20, 1959) was an American film and theatre actor. Life and career Howland was born in Denver, Colorado, to Joby A. Howland, one of the youngest enlisted participants in the Civil War, an ...
(born in
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) – film and television actor * Matt Iseman (born in
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) – comedian, actor, television host, and winner of ''
The New Celebrity Apprentice ''The New Celebrity Apprentice'' (also known simply as ''The Apprentice'') was the eighth and final installment of the reality game show ''The Celebrity Apprentice'', thus making it the fifteenth and final installment of ''The Apprentice'' as a w ...
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Daniel Junge Daniel Junge (born ) is an American documentary filmmaker. On February 26, 2012, he won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) for the film '' Saving Face'', which he co-directed along with Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chin ...
(lives in
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) – Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker *
Brandy Ledford Brandy Lee Ledford (born February 4, 1969) is an American actress, model and '' Penthouse'' magazine's 1992 "Pet of the Year". She played the role of Desiree on '' Modern Family'', starred as Dawn Masterton on ''Baywatch Hawaii'', and Doyle in ...
(born in
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) – actress, model, former '' Penthouse'' Pet of the Year; played Dawn Masterton on ''
Baywatch ''Baywatch'' is an American action drama television series about lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii, starring David Hasselhoff. It was created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Gregory J. Bo ...
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Doyle Doyle is a surname of Irish origin. The name is a back-formation from O'Doyle, which is an Anglicisation of the Irish (), meaning "descendant of ''Dubhghall''". There is another possible etymology: the Anglo-Norman surname ''D'Oyley'' with agglu ...
on '' Andromeda'' *
Sheryl Lee Sheryl Lynn Lee (born April 22, 1967) is a German-born American film, stage, and television actress. After studying acting in college, Lee relocated to Seattle, Washington to work in theater, where she was cast by David Lynch as Laura Palmer and ...
(grew up in Boulder, alumnus of Fairview High School) – film and television actress, played Laura Palmer and
Maddy Ferguson Madeleine "Maddy" Ferguson is a fictional character in the ''Twin Peaks'' franchise. She was created by the series creators David Lynch and Mark Frost and portrayed by Sheryl Lee. Introduced in the fourth episode of the first season, Maddy is t ...
on ''
Twin Peaks ''Twin Peaks'' is an American mystery serial drama television series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. It premiered on ABC on April 8, 1990, and originally ran for two seasons until its cancellation in 1991. The show returned in 2017 for ...
'' and Dr. Sarah Church on '' L.A. Doctors'' *
Jake Lloyd Jake Matthew Lloyd (born March 5, 1989), also known as Jake Broadbent, is an American former actor who portrayed young Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 film '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' and Jamie Langston in '' Jingle All the Way ...
(born in
Fort Collins A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
) – film actor, played young Anakin Skywalker on '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' *
Scott Lowell Scott Lowell (born February 22, 1965 in Denver, Colorado) is an American actor best known for his role as Ted Schmidt on the Showtime drama '' Queer as Folk''. Biography Lowell was adopted in Denver, Colorado, and raised just outside New Haven, ...
(born in
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) – film and television actor, starred in '' Queer as Folk'' *
John Carroll Lynch John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963) is an American character actor and film director. He first gained notice for his role as Norm Gunderson in '' Fargo'' (1996). He is also known for his television work on the ABC sitcom '' The Drew Carey ...
(born in Boulder) – actor, starred in films including ''
Zodiac The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north or south (as measured in celestial latitude) of the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. The pat ...
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The Founder ''The Founder'' is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and written by Robert Siegel. Starring Michael Keaton as businessman Ray Kroc, the film portrays the story of his creation of the McDonald's fast-food rest ...
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Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893October 26, 1952) was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind'' (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, ...
(lived in
Fort Collins A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
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, attended East High School) – film and television actress, winner of an Academy Award (1940) for ''
Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind most often refers to: * ''Gone with the Wind'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell * ''Gone with the Wind'' (film), the 1939 adaptation of the novel Gone with the Wind may also refer to: Music * ''Gone with the Wind'' ...
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) – actor and stand-up comedian, voice of Tuffnut in ''
How to Train Your Dragon ''How to Train Your Dragon'' (abbreviated ''HTTYD'') is an American media franchise from DreamWorks Animation and loosely based on the eponymous series of children's books by British author Cressida Cowell. It consists of three feature films: ' ...
'' and Ranger Jones in ''
Yogi Bear Yogi Bear is an anthropomorphic animal character who has appeared in numerous comic books, animated television shows and films. He made his debut in 1958 as a supporting character in '' The Huckleberry Hound Show''. Yogi Bear was the first ...
'', played Hud in ''
Cloverfield ''Cloverfield'' is a 2008 American found footage monster film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J. J. Abrams, and written by Drew Goddard. It stars Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel and Odette Yus ...
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Bill Murray William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his deadpan delivery. He rose to fame on ''The National Lampoon Radio Hour'' (1973–1974) before becoming a national presence on '' Saturday Nig ...
(attended Regis University in
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) – film and television actor, comedian, starred in ''
Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock (streaming service), Peacock. ...
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Ghostbusters ''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, thr ...
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Caddyshack ''Caddyshack'' is a 1980 American sports comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and Douglas Kenney, and starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe and Bill Murray with supporting ...
'', '' Rushmore'', and '' Lost in Translation'' *
Tracey Needham Tracey Renee Needham (born March 28, 1967) is an American actress who has acted primarily in television roles such as Paige Thatcher on '' Life Goes On'' (2nd-4th seasons; 1990–1993), Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) Meg Austin on the first seas ...
(grew up in
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) – film and television actress, appeared as Paige Thatcher on '' Life Goes On'', Lt. Meg Austin on '' JAG'', and as Inspector Candace "C. D." DeLorenzo on ''
The Division ''The Division'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focuses on a team of female detectives and police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The s ...
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Cyrus Nowrasteh Cyrus Nowrasteh ( Persian: سیروس/کوروش نورسته ; ; born September 19, 1956) is an American-‌Iranian screenwriter, director, and producer of film and television. He has worked on numerous television series and made-for-TV movie ...
(born in Boulder) – screenwriter and director for theatrical films, television films and shows; notable works include the miniseries '' The Path to 9/11'', the drama '' The Stoning of Soraya M.'', and the television film ''
The Day Reagan Was Shot ''The Day Reagan Was Shot'' is a 2001 American made-for-television film drama film directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh and co-produced by Oliver Stone. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss as Alexander Haig and Richard Crenna as Ronald Reagan, and co-stars Mi ...
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Peter O'Fallon Peter O’Fallon is an American television director. He was born and raised in Colorado, and earned a degree in film studies from the University of Colorado. He began his career in commercials winning several Clio awards. After directing the ...
(born in
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) – film and television director, created NBC sci-fi/drama series '' Mysterious Ways'', directed such films as '' Suicide Kings'' and '' A Rumor of Angels'' * Debra Paget (born in
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) – actress, star of films including ''
The Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments ( Biblical Hebrew עשרת הדברים \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים, ''aséret ha-dvarím'', lit. The Decalogue, The Ten Words, cf. Mishnaic Hebrew עשרת הדיברות \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְ ...
'' and '' Love Me Tender'' *
Trey Parker Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and '' The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Matt Stone. ...
(born in Conifer, alumnus of Evergreen High School, attended
University of Colorado Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado sy ...
) – actor, animator,
director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...
, producer, musician, screenwriter; nominated for an Academy Award (2000) and winner of two Emmy Awards (2005 and 2007, nominated seven times); co-creator of '' South Park'' *
Antoinette Perry Mary Antoinette "Tony" Perry (June 27, 1888June 28, 1946) was an American actress and director, and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing. She is the eponym of the Tony Awards. Early life Born in Denver, Colorado, she spent her childhood asp ...
(born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – stage actress and
director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...
, co-founder of the
American Theatre Wing The American Theatre Wing (the Wing for short) is a New York City–based non-profit organization "dedicated to supporting excellence and education in theatre", according to its mission statement. Originally known as the Stage Women's War Relief ...
, posthumous namesake of the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, better known as the
Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...
s * Amanda Peterson (born in 1971 in Greeley) – film and television actress, starred in ''
Can't Buy Me Love "Can't Buy Me Love" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in March 1964 as the A-side of their sixth single. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The song was included ...
'' * Cassandra Peterson (also known as Elvira; lived in
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
, alumnus of Palmer High School) – film and television actress, starred in '' Elvira, Mistress of the Dark'' *
Joseph C. Phillips Joseph Connor Phillips (born January 17, 1962) is an American actor, writer, and conservative Christian commentator. He is best known for his role as Martin Kendall on the long-running NBC sitcom ''The Cosby Show'', and as Justus Ward on the ...
(born in
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) – actor, played Lt. Martin Kendall on ''
The Cosby Show ''The Cosby Show'' is an American television sitcom co-created by and starring Bill Cosby, which aired Thursday nights for eight seasons on NBC between September 20, 1984, until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on an upper middle-class Africa ...
'' * Denver Pyle (born in Bethune) – actor featured in films including '' Bonnie and Clyde'' and on television; played Uncle Jesse in ''
The Dukes of Hazzard ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' is an American action comedy TV series that was aired on CBS from January 26, 1979 to February 8, 1985. The show aired for 147 episodes spanning seven seasons. It was consistently among the top-rated television serie ...
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Brandon Quinn Brandon Quinn (born Brandon Quinn Swierenga, October 7, 1977) is an American television and film actor. He started his career in 1998 as Charles Murphy in the film '' Express: Aisle to Glory''. He has acted in other TV series and films such as ' ...
(born in
Aurora An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...
) – actor, starred as Tommy Dawkins in '' Big Wolf on Campus'' *
Kelly Reno Kelly Reno (born June 19, 1966) is a former child actor, rancher, and trucker. At age 11, he was cast in the role of Alec Ramsey, the young boy who is marooned on a deserted island along with an Arabian horse, in '' The Black Stallion'' (based on ...
(born in
Pueblo In the Southwestern United States, Pueblo (capitalized) refers to the Native tribes of Puebloans having fixed-location communities with permanent buildings which also are called pueblos (lowercased). The Spanish explorers of northern New Spain ...
) – actor, starred in film ''
The Black Stallion The Black Stallion, known as the Black or Shêtân, is the title character from author Walter Farley's bestselling series about the Arab stallion and his young owner, Alec Ramsay. The series chronicles the story of a Sheikh's prized stallion a ...
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sequel A sequel is a work of literature, film, theatre, television, music or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work. In the common context of a narrative work of fiction, a sequel portrays events set in the same ...
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Kristen Renton Kristen Louise Renton (born September 14, 1982) is an American actress who had a recurring role as Ima Tite on ''Sons of Anarchy'' and also portrayed Morgan Hollingsworth on NBC's soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. Personal life Renton moved fr ...
(born in
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) – actress, played Morgan Hollingsworth on '' Days of Our Lives'' *
AnnaSophia Robb AnnaSophia Robb (born December 8, 1993) is an American actress, model, and singer. She began as a child actress on television, making her leading debut as the titular role in '' Samantha: An American Girl Holiday'' (2004). She made her feature ...
(born and lives in
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) – film and television actress, starred in ''
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. The story was originall ...
'' and '' Bridge to Terabithia'' * Mark Roberts (born in
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) – actor who appeared in over 100 films *
Karly Rothenberg Karly Rothenberg is an American film and television actress. Rothenberg is best known for her roles as warehouse worker Madge “Pudge” Madsen on ''The Office'' and Ms. Erin Shapiro in the Netflix mockumentary '' American Vandal''. She played ...
(born in
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) – film and television actress * Barbara Rush (born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – actress, star of films including ''
The Young Philadelphians ''The Young Philadelphians'' is a 1959 American legal drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Robert Vaughn and Alexis Smith. The film is based on the 1956 novel ''The Philadelphian'', by Richard P. Powell. ...
'', ''
The Young Lions ''The Young Lions'' (1948) is a novel by Irwin Shaw about three soldiers in World War II. Plot Christian Diestl is at first a sympathetic Austrian drawn to Nazism by despair for his future but willing to sacrifice Jews if necessary. Noah Acke ...
'', '' Bigger Than Life'', '' Robin and the 7 Hoods'' and '' Hombre'' *
Kristen Schaal Kristen Joy Schaal (; born January 24, 1978) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She is best known for her voice roles as Louise Belcher on ''Bob's Burgers'' and Mabel Pines on ''Gravity Falls''. She's also known for playing Mel on '' ...
(born in
Longmont The City of Longmont is a home rule municipality located in Boulder and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. Longmont is located northeast of the county seat of Boulder and north-northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Longmont' ...
) – actress and comedian, played Mel on ''
Flight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords is a New Zealand musical comedy duo formed in Wellington in 1998. The band consists of multi-instrumentalists Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. Beginning as a popular live comedy act in the early 2000s, the duo's come ...
'' and Louise on ''
Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard that premiered on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox on January 9, 2011. The show centers on the Belcher family—parents Bob Belcher, Bob and Linda Belcher, Linda and t ...
'' * Charity Shea (born in
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) – actress, starred as Samantha Best on teen drama ''
The Best Years ''The Best Years'' is a Canadian drama television series about a group of college students at Charles University, a fictional Ivy League school in Boston, Massachusetts. It stars Charity Shea as Samantha Best, an orphan who lived in the foster ...
'' *
Matt Stone Matthew Richard Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Trey Parker. Stone was interes ...
(lived in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
and Littleton, alumnus of Heritage High School and the
University of Colorado Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado sy ...
) – actor, musician, producer, writer; winner of two Emmy Awards (2005 and 2007, nominated seven times); co-creator of '' South Park'' *
Sherry Stringfield Sherry Lea Stringfield (born June 24, 1967) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Dr. Susan Lewis on the NBC medical drama '' ER'', a role for which she received three Emmy Award nominations. Stringfield was a member ...
(born in
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
) – actress, starred in TV series '' ER'' *
Tom Tully Thomas Kane Tulley (August 21, 1908 – April 27, 1982) was an American actor. He began his career in radio and on the stage before making his film debut in ''Northern Pursuit'' (1943). Subsequently, he was nominated for an Academy Award for hi ...
(born in Durango) – film and television actor, nominated for an Academy Award in 1955 for ''
The Caine Mutiny ''The Caine Mutiny'' is a 1951 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Herman Wouk. The novel grew out of Wouk's personal experiences aboard two destroyer-minesweepers in the Pacific Theater in World War II. Among its themes, it deals with the moral ...
'', starred in
CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...
's
police drama The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on eithe ...
, '' The Lineup'' and co-starred in ABC's
western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...
TV series ''
Shane Shane may refer to: People * Shane (actress) (born 1969), American pornographic actress * Shane (New Zealand singer) (born 1946) * iamnotshane (born 1995), formerly known as Shane, American singer * Shane (name) Shane is mainly a masculine g ...
'' in 1966 *
Jan-Michael Vincent Jan-Michael Vincent (July 15, 1944 – February 10, 2019) was an American actor known for portraying helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke in the TV series ''Airwolf'' (1984–1987) and the protagonist, Matt Johnson, in the 1978 film ''Big W ...
(born in
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) – film and television actor, played helicopter pilot
Stringfellow Hawke ''Airwolf'' is an American action military drama television series that centers on a high-technology military helicopter, code-named ''Airwolf'', and its crew. The show follows them as they undertake various exotic missions, many involving esp ...
on 1980s series ''
Airwolf ''Airwolf'' is an American action military drama television series that centers on a high-technology military helicopter, code-named ''Airwolf'', and its crew. The show follows them as they undertake various exotic missions, many involving e ...
'' (1984–1986) * Frank Welker (born in
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) – voice actor, played Fred Jones in ''
Scooby-Doo ''Scooby-Doo'' is an American animated media franchise based on an animated television series launched in 1969 and continued through several derivative media. Writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears created the original series, ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are ...
'' and Nibbler in '' Futurama'' * David White (born in
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) – film and television actor, featured in TV series '' Bewitched'' *
Sheree J. Wilson Sheree Julienne Wilson (born December 12, 1958) is an American actress, producer, businesswoman, and model. She is best known for her roles as April Stevens Ewing on the American primetime television series ''Dallas'' (1986–1991) and as Alex Ca ...
(lived in Boulder) – actress, played Alex Cahill in TV series ''
Walker, Texas Ranger ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film '' Lone Wolf McQuade'', with both this series and that film starring Chuck Norris as a member of the ...
'' * Stephen Thomas Ochsner – actor, director, musician, artist, translator and producer


Artists, photographers

* Robert Adams (lived in Colorado) – photographer of the western landscape; received two Guggenheim Fellowships, a
MacArthur Fellowship The MacArthur Fellows Program, also known as the MacArthur Fellowship and commonly but unofficially known as the "Genius Grant", is a prize awarded annually by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation typically to between 20 and 30 indi ...
; works are in the permanent collection of the
Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...
in New York * Earl W. Bascom (lived in Colorado) – artist, sculptor, cousin of western artist
Frederic Remington Frederic Sackrider Remington (October 4, 1861 – December 26, 1909) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in the genre of Western American Art. His works are known for depicting the Western United Stat ...
, lived and worked in Northwest Colorado during the late 1920s *
John Fabian Carlson John Fabian Carlson (May 5, 1875 – May 19, 1947) was a Swedish-born American Impressionist painter. Background John Fabian Carlson was born in Kolsebo in Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, in Småland, Sweden. The Carlson family imm ...
(lived in
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
) – painter, director and an instructor at the Broadmoor Academy, a precursor to the current
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College (FAC) is an arts center located just north of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. Located on the same city block are the American Numismatic Association and part of the campus of Colorado ...
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
 and founder of the John F. Carlson School of Landscape Painting * Tomory Dodge (born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
; alumnus of
South High School (Denver) South High School is a historical public high school in the Washington Park neighborhood on the south side of Denver, Colorado, United States. It is part of Denver Public Schools, and is one of four original high schools in Denver. The other t ...
– artist, paintings in public collections including the
Whitney Museum of American Art The Whitney Museum of American Art, known informally as "The Whitney", is an art museum in the Meatpacking District and West Village neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1930 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875–194 ...
and the Smithsonian American Art Museum * Jess E. DuBois (born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – artist, advocate of Indian art * John Fielder – landscape photographer and nature writer *
William Henry Jackson William Henry Jackson (April 4, 1843 – June 30, 1942) was an American photographer, Civil War veteran, painter, and an explorer famous for his images of the American West. He was a great-great nephew of Samuel Wilson, the progenitor of Am ...
(lived in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) –
photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs. Duties and types of photographers As in other ...
for the
United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...
and
Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...
, created one of the largest and most expansive western photographic collections in the world * Frank Tenney Johnson - western artist related to artists Frederic Remington and Earl Bascom, lived and cowboyed near Hayden *
Barry Kooser Barry R. Kooser is an American artist, painter, and educator who worked at Walt Disney Feature Animation Studios between 1992 and 2003 as a background artist on films such as ''The Lion King'', ''Pocahontas'', '' Mulan'', ''Lilo & Stitch'', and ...
(born in
Wheat Ridge The City of Wheat Ridge is a home rule municipality located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Wheat Ridge is located immediately west of Denver and is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ...
; alumnus of
Arvada West High School Arvada West High School, nicknamed A-West, is a public secondary school in Arvada, Colorado, United States. Opened in 1963, it is one of four high schools in Arvada. It is part of the Jefferson County School District. History Arvada West High ...
) – Disney artist, fine art painter and CCO of Worker Studio * David Burroughs Mattingly (born in
Fort Collins A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
) – illustrator and painter known for book covers of
science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel uni ...
and
fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and d ...
literature * Amanda Marie Ploegsma, known as Amanda Marie (born in the Netherlands, lives in Colorado) – artist, exhibits across the United States and Europe, alumna of Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, stencilist of storybook imagery in contemporary murals and paintings * Robert Reid (lived in
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
) – painter, instructor at the
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University (Museum School, SMFA at Tufts, or SMFA; formerly the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) is the art school of Tufts University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusett ...
, the Cooper Union, and the Broadmoor Academy * Wendi Schneider (lives in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – Denver-based photographer of
nature Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans are ...
and
wildlife Wildlife refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans. Wildlife was also synonymous to game: those birds and mammals that were hunted ...
; often prints on paper vellum with hand-applied layers of gold leaf


Astronauts

*
Loren Acton Loren Wilber Acton (born 7 March 1936) is an American physicist who flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-51-F as a Payload Specialist for the Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory. He is also the father of Cheryll Glotfelty, a leading Ecocriticism ...
(born 1936) – mission specialist on
STS-51-F STS-51-F (also known as Spacelab 2) was the 19th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the eighth flight of Space Shuttle ''Challenger''. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on July 29, 1985, and landed eight days later on Aug ...
*
Jeffrey Ashby Jeffrey Shears Ashby (born June 16, 1954) is an American mechanical engineer, and former naval officer and aviator, test pilot and NASA astronaut, a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions. He is a retired Captain in the U.S. Navy. He currently w ...
(born 1954) – pilot of
STS-93 STS-93 in 1999 marked the 95th launch of the Space Shuttle, the 26th launch of ''Columbia'', and the 21st night launch of a Space Shuttle. Eileen Collins became the first female shuttle Commander on this flight. Its primary payload was the Chan ...
and
STS-100 STS-100 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Endeavour''. STS-100 launch on 19 April 2001, and installed the ISS Canadarm2 robotic arm. Crew Mission highlights The highest priori ...
; commander of
STS-112 STS-112 ( ISS assembly flight 9A) was an 11-day Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by . Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' was launched on 7 October 2002 at 19:45 UTC from the Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39B to del ...
*
Patrick Baudry Patrick Pierre Roger Baudry (born March 6, 1946 in Cameroon) is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the French Air Force and a former CNES astronaut. In 1985, he became the second French citizen in space, after Jean-Loup Chrétien, when he flew ab ...
(born 1946) – payload specialist on
STS-51-G STS-51-G was the 18th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the fifth flight of Space Shuttle ''Discovery''. The seven-day mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on June 17, 1985, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif ...
* John E. Blaha (born 1942) – pilot of STS-29 and
STS-33 STS-33 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' deployed a payload for the United States Department of Defense (DoD). It was the 32nd shuttle mission overall, the ninth flight of ''Discovery'', the fifth shutt ...
; commander of STS-43 and
STS-58 STS-58 was a NASA mission flown by Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 18 October 1993. The missions was primarily devoted to experiments concerning the physiological effects in space. This was the first ...
; Mission Specialist on
STS-79 STS-79 was the 17th flight of Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'', and the 79th mission of the Space Shuttle program. The flight saw ''Atlantis'' dock with the Russian space station Mir to deliver equipment, supplies and relief personnel. A variety of sc ...
,
STS-81 STS-81 was a January 1997 Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' mission to the Mir space station. Crew Mission highlights STS-81 was the fifth of nine planned missions to Mir and the second one involving an exchange of U.S. astronauts. Astronaut John B ...
, and
Mir ''Mir'' (russian: Мир, ; ) was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. ''Mir'' was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to&n ...
space station * Michael J. Bloomfield (born 1959) – pilot of
STS-86 STS-86 was a Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' mission to the Mir space station. This was the last ''Atlantis'' mission before it was taken out of service temporarily for maintenance and upgrades, including the glass cockpit. Crew Spacewalk *'' Pa ...
and STS-97; commander of
STS-110 STS-110 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on 8–19 April 2002 flown by Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''. The main purpose was to install the S0 Truss segment, which forms the backbone of the truss structure on the ...
* Karol J. Bobko (born 1935) – pilot of STS-6; commander of
STS-51-D STS-51-D was the 16th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the fourth flight of Space Shuttle ''Discovery''. The launch of STS-51-D from Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida, on April 12, 1985, was delayed by 55 minutes, after a boat st ...
and
STS-51-J STS-51-J was the 21st NASA Space Shuttle mission and the first flight of Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on October 3, 1985, carrying a payload for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and landed a ...
* Eric A. Boe (born 1964) – pilot of STS-126 * Vance D. Brand (born 1931) – Mercury astronaut; Apollo docking module pilot on the
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project Apollo–Soyuz was the first crewed international space mission, carried out jointly by the United States and the Soviet Union in July 1975. Millions of people around the world watched on television as a United States Apollo spacecraft docked ...
; commander of
STS-5 STS-5 was the fifth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the fifth flight of the Space Shuttle ''Columbia''. It launched on November 11, 1982, and landed five days later on November 16, 1982. STS-5 was the first Space Shuttle mission to deploy comm ...
, STS-41-B, and
STS-35 STS-35 was the tenth flight of Space Shuttle ''Columbia'', the 38th shuttle flight, and a mission devoted to astronomical observations with ASTRO-1, a Spacelab observatory consisting of four telescopes. The mission launched from Kennedy Spac ...
* Roy D. Bridges Jr. (born 1943) – pilot of
STS-51-F STS-51-F (also known as Spacelab 2) was the 19th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the eighth flight of Space Shuttle ''Challenger''. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on July 29, 1985, and landed eight days later on Aug ...
; director of the
Kennedy Space Center The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC, originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center), located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) ten field centers. Since December 1968 ...
(1997–2003); director of Langley Research Center (2003–2005) * Curtis Brown (born 1956) – pilot of STS-47,
STS-66 STS-66 was a Space Shuttle program mission that was flown by the Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''. STS-66 launched on 3 November 1994 at 11:59:43.060 am EDT from Launch Pad 39-B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. ''Atlantis'' landed at Edwards Air Force ...
, and
STS-77 STS-77 was the 77th Space Shuttle mission and the 11th mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, Space Shuttle ''Endeavour''. The mission began from launch pad 39B from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 19 May 1996 lasting 10 days and 40 minutes an ...
; commander of
STS-85 STS-85 was a Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' mission to perform multiple space science packages. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 7 August 1997. A major experiment was the CRISTA-SPAS free-flyer which had various telescopes on ...
,
STS-95 STS-95 was a Space Shuttle mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 29 October 1998, using the orbiter ''Discovery''. It was the 25th flight of ''Discovery'' and the 92nd mission flown since the start of the Space Shuttle program ...
, and
STS-103 STS-103 was a Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission by Space Shuttle ''Discovery''. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 19 December 1999 and returned on 27 December 1999. It was also the last Shuttle mission of the 19 ...
*
Scott Carpenter Malcolm Scott Carpenter (May 1, 1925 – October 10, 2013) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, astronaut, and aquanaut. He was one of the Mercury Seven astronauts selected for NASA's Project Mercury ...
(1925–2013) – pilot of
Mercury-Atlas 7 Mercury-Atlas 7, launched May 24, 1962, was the fourth crewed flight of Project Mercury. The spacecraft, named ''Aurora 7'', was piloted by astronaut Scott Carpenter. He was the sixth human to fly in space. The mission used Mercury spacecraft No ...
(Aurora 7); fourth human to orbit the Earth (1962) * Gerald P. Carr (1932–2020) – commander of
Skylab 4 Skylab 4 (also SL-4 and SLM-3) was the third crewed Skylab mission and placed the third and final crew aboard the first American space station. The mission began on November 16, 1973, with the launch of Gerald P. Carr, Edward Gibson, and Wil ...
(1973–1974) *
John Casper John Howard Casper (born July 9, 1943) is a former American astronaut and retired United States Air Force pilot. Early life and education Although born on July 9, 1943, in Greenville, South Carolina, Casper considers Gainesville, Georgia to b ...
(born 1943) – pilot of STS-36; commander of STS-54,
STS-62 STS-62 was a Space Shuttle program mission flown aboard . The primary payloads were the USMP-02 microgravity experiments package and the OAST-2 engineering and technology payload, both in the orbiter's cargo bay. The two-week mission also featu ...
, and
STS-77 STS-77 was the 77th Space Shuttle mission and the 11th mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, Space Shuttle ''Endeavour''. The mission began from launch pad 39B from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 19 May 1996 lasting 10 days and 40 minutes an ...
*
Kalpana Chawla Kalpana Chawla (17 March 1962 – 1 February 2003) was an Indian-born American astronaut and mechanical engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to go to space. She first flew on Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' in 1997 as a mission speciali ...
(1961–2003) – mission specialist on
STS-87 STS-87 was a Space Shuttle mission launched from Launch Complex 39B of the Kennedy Space Center on 19 November 1997. It was the 88th flight of the Space Shuttle and the 24th flight of ''Columbia''. The mission goals were to conduct experiments us ...
and
STS-107 STS-107 was the 113th flight of the Space Shuttle program, and the 28th and final flight of Space Shuttle ''Columbia''. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 16, 2003, and during its 15 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes ...
; killed on February 1, 2003, on the reentry of the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' *
Kevin P. Chilton Kevin Patrick "Chilli" Chilton (born November 3, 1954) is an American mechanical engineer and retired United States Air Force four-star general, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. His last assignment was as commander of U.S. Strategic Command from ...
(born 1954) – pilot of
STS-49 STS-49 was the NASA maiden flight of the Space Shuttle ''Endeavour'', which launched on May 7, 1992. The primary goal of its nine-day mission was to retrieve an Intelsat VI satellite, Intelsat 603, which failed to leave Low Earth orbit two y ...
and
STS-59 STS-59 was a Space Shuttle program mission that took place in 1994. The launch was chronicled by the 1994 Discovery Channel special about the Space Shuttle program. Crew Mission highlights 9 April ''Endeavour'' began its sixth mission on t ...
; commander of STS-76 *
Mary L. Cleave Mary Louise Cleave (born February 5, 1947) is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. She also served from 2004 to 2007 as NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate. Early life Cleave was born in Southampton, Ne ...
(born 1947) – mission specialist on
STS-61-B STS-61-B was NASA's 23rd Space Shuttle mission, and its second using Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''. The shuttle was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on November 26, 1985. During STS-61-B, the shuttle crew deployed three communications ...
and STS-30 *
Gordon Cooper Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Jr. (March 6, 1927 – October 4, 2004) was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first human spa ...
(1927–2004) – pilot of
Mercury-Atlas 9 Mercury-Atlas 9 was the final crewed space mission of the U.S. Mercury program, launched on May 15, 1963, from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft, named ''Faith 7'', completed 22 Earth orbits before splashing down in ...
(Faith 7); command pilot of Gemini V *
Richard O. Covey Richard Oswalt Covey (born August 1, 1946) is a retired United States Air Force officer, former NASA astronaut, and a member of the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. Early life Born August 1, 1946, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, he considers F ...
(born 1946) – pilot of
STS-51-I STS-51-I was the 20th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the sixth flight of Space Shuttle ''Discovery''. During the mission, ''Discovery'' deployed three communications satellites into orbit. The mission launched from Kennedy Space C ...
and
STS-26 STS-26 was the 26th NASA Space Shuttle mission and the seventh flight of the orbiter ''Discovery''. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on September 29, 1988, and landed four days later on October 3, 1988. STS-26 was decla ...
; commander of STS-38 and
STS-61 STS-61 was the first NASA Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, and the fifth flight of the Space Shuttle ''Endeavour''. The mission launched on 2 December 1993 from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. The mission restored the spacebor ...
*
Takao Doi is a Japanese astronaut, engineer and veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions. Doi holds a doctorate from the University of Tokyo in aerospace engineering, and has studied and published in the fields of propulsion systems and microgravity te ...
(born 1954) – mission specialist on
STS-87 STS-87 was a Space Shuttle mission launched from Launch Complex 39B of the Kennedy Space Center on 19 November 1997. It was the 88th flight of the Space Shuttle and the 24th flight of ''Columbia''. The mission goals were to conduct experiments us ...
*
B. Alvin Drew Colonel Benjamin Alvin Drew (born November 5, 1962) is a United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut. He has been on two spaceflights; the first was the Space Shuttle mission STS-118 to the International Space Station, in August 2 ...
(born 1962) – mission specialist on
STS-118 STS-118 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by the orbiter '' Endeavour''. STS-118 lifted off on 8 August 2007 from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida and landed at the Shuttle Landing Fac ...
* Brian Duffy (born 1953) – pilot of
STS-45 STS-45 was a 1992 NASA Space Shuttle mission using the . Its almost nine-day scientific mission was with a non-deployable payload of instruments. It was the 46th Space Shuttle mission and the 11th for ''Atlantis''. Crew Backup crew Cr ...
and STS-57; commander of STS-72 and STS-92 * Samuel T. Durrance (born 1943) – payload specialist on
STS-35 STS-35 was the tenth flight of Space Shuttle ''Columbia'', the 38th shuttle flight, and a mission devoted to astronomical observations with ASTRO-1, a Spacelab observatory consisting of four telescopes. The mission launched from Kennedy Spac ...
and STS-67 * James Dutton (born 1968) – pilot of
STS-131 STS-131 ( ISS assembly flight 19A) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). launched on 5 April 2010 at 6:21 am from LC-39A, and landed at 9:08 am on 20 April 2010 on runway 33 at the Kennedy Space ...
* Martin J. Fettman (born 1956) – payload specialist on
STS-58 STS-58 was a NASA mission flown by Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 18 October 1993. The missions was primarily devoted to experiments concerning the physiological effects in space. This was the first ...
* Dale Gardner (1948–2014) – mission specialist on
STS-8 STS-8 was the eighth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the third flight of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger''. It launched on August 30, 1983, and landed on September 5, 1983, conducting the first night launch and night landing of the Space Shuttl ...
and STS-51-A *
Guy Gardner Guy Gardner may refer to: * Guy Gardner (astronaut) (born 1948), United States Air Force officer and former astronaut * Guy Gardner (character) Guy Gardner, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superhero appearing in American comic ...
(born 1948) – pilot of STS-27 and
STS-35 STS-35 was the tenth flight of Space Shuttle ''Columbia'', the 38th shuttle flight, and a mission devoted to astronomical observations with ASTRO-1, a Spacelab observatory consisting of four telescopes. The mission launched from Kennedy Spac ...
* Ronald J. Grabe (born 1945) – pilot of
STS-51-J STS-51-J was the 21st NASA Space Shuttle mission and the first flight of Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on October 3, 1985, carrying a payload for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and landed a ...
and STS-30; commander of
STS-42 STS-42 was a NASA Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' mission with the Spacelab module. Liftoff was originally scheduled for 8:45 EST (13:45 UTC) on January 22, 1992, but the launch was delayed due to weather constraints. ''Discovery'' successfully ...
and STS-57 * Frederick D. Gregory (born 1941) – pilot of STS-51-B; commander of
STS-33 STS-33 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' deployed a payload for the United States Department of Defense (DoD). It was the 32nd shuttle mission overall, the ninth flight of ''Discovery'', the fifth shutt ...
and
STS-44 STS-44 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using '' Atlantis'' that launched on November 24, 1991. It was a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) space mission. Crew Backup crew Crew seating arrangements Mission highlights The launch wa ...
*
William G. Gregory William George "Borneo" Gregory (born May 14, 1957) is an American retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force lieutenant colonel. Early life and education Gregory was born in Lockport (city), New York, Lockport, New York, into an Al ...
(born 1957) – pilot of STS-67 * Sidney M. Gutierrez (born 1951) – pilot of
STS-40 STS-40, the eleventh launch of Space Shuttle ''Columbia'', was a nine-day mission in June 1991. It carried the Spacelab module for Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1), the fifth Spacelab mission and the first dedicated solely to biology. STS-40 w ...
; commander of
STS-59 STS-59 was a Space Shuttle program mission that took place in 1994. The launch was chronicled by the 1994 Discovery Channel special about the Space Shuttle program. Crew Mission highlights 9 April ''Endeavour'' began its sixth mission on t ...
* James D. Halsell (born 1956) – pilot of
STS-65 STS-65 was a Space Shuttle program mission of ''Columbia'' launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 8 July 1994. The commander of this flight was Robert D. Cabana who would go on later to lead the Kennedy Space Center. Crew Backup cr ...
and
STS-74 STS-74 was the fourth mission of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, and the second docking of the Space Shuttle with '' Mir''. Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' lifted off from Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39A on 12 November 1995. The mission end ...
; commander of
STS-83 STS-83 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission flown by ''Columbia''. It was a science research mission that achieved orbit successfully, but the planned duration was a failure due to a technical problem with a fuel cell that resulted in the abort of t ...
,
STS-94 STS-94 was a mission of the United States Space Shuttle ''Columbia'', launched on 1 July 1997. Crew Mission highlights This was a reflight of the STS-83 Microgravity Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. MSL was originally launched on 4 April ...
, and
STS-101 STS-101 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Atlantis''. The mission was a 10-day mission conducted between 19 May 2000 and 29 May 2000. The mission was designated 2A.2a and was a resuppl ...
* L. Blaine Hammond (born 1952) – pilot of
STS-39 STS-39 was the twelfth mission of the NASA Space Shuttle ''Discovery'', and the 40th orbital shuttle mission overall. The primary purpose of the mission was to conduct a variety of payload experiments for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). ...
and
STS-64 STS-64 was a Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' mission that was set to perform multiple experiment packages. STS-64 was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 9 September 1994, and landed back on 20 September 1994 at Edwards Air Force Base. ...
* Susan J. Helms (born 1958) – mission specialist on STS-54,
STS-64 STS-64 was a Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' mission that was set to perform multiple experiment packages. STS-64 was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 9 September 1994, and landed back on 20 September 1994 at Edwards Air Force Base. ...
, STS-78,
STS-101 STS-101 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Atlantis''. The mission was a 10-day mission conducted between 19 May 2000 and 29 May 2000. The mission was designated 2A.2a and was a resuppl ...
,
STS-102 STS-102 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Discovery'' and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. STS-102 flew in March 2001; its primary objectives were resupplying the ISS a ...
, and
STS-105 STS-105 was a mission of the Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' to the International Space Station, launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 10 August 2001. This mission was ''Discoverys final mission until STS-114, because ''Discovery'' was gro ...
; flight engineer of
International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA ( ...
Expedition 2 Expedition 2 (also called ISS EO-2) was the second long-duration spaceflight aboard the International Space Station, immediately following Expedition 1. Its three-person crew stayed aboard the station from March to August 2001. In addition to st ...
(2001) * Terence T. Henricks (born 1952) – pilot of
STS-44 STS-44 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using '' Atlantis'' that launched on November 24, 1991. It was a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) space mission. Crew Backup crew Crew seating arrangements Mission highlights The launch wa ...
and STS-55; commander of STS-70 and STS-78 *
John Herrington John Bennett Herrington (born September 14, 1958, in Chickasaw Nation) is a retired United States Naval Aviator, engineer and former NASA astronaut. In 2002, Herrington became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in spac ...
(born 1958) – mission specialist on
STS-113 STS-113 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Endeavour''. During the 14-day mission in late 2002, ''Endeavour'' and its crew extended the ISS backbone with the P1 truss and exchanged the ...
*
Richard Hieb Richard James Hieb (born September 21, 1955 in Jamestown, North Dakota) is a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions. He was a mission specialist on STS-39 and STS-49, and was a payload commander on STS-65. After lea ...
(born 1955) – mission specialist on
STS-39 STS-39 was the twelfth mission of the NASA Space Shuttle ''Discovery'', and the 40th orbital shuttle mission overall. The primary purpose of the mission was to conduct a variety of payload experiments for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). ...
,
STS-49 STS-49 was the NASA maiden flight of the Space Shuttle ''Endeavour'', which launched on May 7, 1992. The primary goal of its nine-day mission was to retrieve an Intelsat VI satellite, Intelsat 603, which failed to leave Low Earth orbit two y ...
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STS-65 STS-65 was a Space Shuttle program mission of ''Columbia'' launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 8 July 1994. The commander of this flight was Robert D. Cabana who would go on later to lead the Kennedy Space Center. Crew Backup cr ...
*
James Irwin James Benson Irwin (March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991) was an American astronaut, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and a United States Air Force pilot. He served as Apollo Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15, the fourth human lunar landi ...
(1930–1991) – lunar module pilot on Apollo 15; eighth human to walk on the moon (1971) *
Marsha Ivins Marsha Sue Ivins (born April 15, 1951) is an American retired astronaut and a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions. Career Ivins, born April 15, 1951, in Baltimore, Maryland, graduated from Nether Providence High School in Wallingford, Penns ...
(born 1951) – mission specialist on
STS-32 STS-32 was the 33rd mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the ninth launch of . Launched on January 9, 1990, it marked the first use of the Launch Complex 39A of Kennedy Space Center at since 1986; it also marked the first use of Mobi ...
, STS-46,
STS-62 STS-62 was a Space Shuttle program mission flown aboard . The primary payloads were the USMP-02 microgravity experiments package and the OAST-2 engineering and technology payload, both in the orbiter's cargo bay. The two-week mission also featu ...
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STS-81 STS-81 was a January 1997 Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' mission to the Mir space station. Crew Mission highlights STS-81 was the fifth of nine planned missions to Mir and the second one involving an exchange of U.S. astronauts. Astronaut John B ...
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STS-98 STS-98 was a 2001 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Atlantis''. It was the first human spaceflight launch of the 21st century. STS-98 delivered to the station the ''Destiny'' Laboratory Mod ...
*
Gregory H. Johnson Gregory Harold "Box" Johnson (born May 12, 1962) is a former NASA astronaut and a retired colonel in the United States Air Force. Johnson is a veteran of two space flights, STS-123 and STS-134. He served as pilot on his first mission, which del ...
(born 1962) – pilot of STS-123 and
STS-134 STS-134 ( ISS assembly flight ULF6) was the penultimate mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the 25th and last spaceflight of . This flight delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and an ExPRESS Logistics Carrier to the Internationa ...
*
Thomas D. Jones Thomas David Jones (born January 22, 1955) is a former United States astronaut. He was selected to the astronaut corps in 1990 and completed four Space Shuttle flights before retiring in 2001. He flew on STS-59 and STS-68 in 1994, STS-80 in 199 ...
(born 1955) – mission specialist on
STS-59 STS-59 was a Space Shuttle program mission that took place in 1994. The launch was chronicled by the 1994 Discovery Channel special about the Space Shuttle program. Crew Mission highlights 9 April ''Endeavour'' began its sixth mission on t ...
,
STS-80 STS-80 was a Space Shuttle mission flown by Space Shuttle ''Columbia''. The launch was originally scheduled for 31 October 1996, but was delayed to 19 November for several reasons. Likewise, the landing, which was originally scheduled for 5 Dec ...
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STS-98 STS-98 was a 2001 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Atlantis''. It was the first human spaceflight launch of the 21st century. STS-98 delivered to the station the ''Destiny'' Laboratory Mod ...
; payload commander on
STS-68 STS-68 was a human spaceflight mission using that launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 30 September 1994. Crew Launch Launch 30 September 1994 at 7:16:00.068 am EDT from Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A. The Launch windo ...
* James M. Kelly (born 1964) – pilot of
STS-102 STS-102 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Discovery'' and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. STS-102 flew in March 2001; its primary objectives were resupplying the ISS a ...
and STS-114 * Kevin R. Kregel (born 1956) – pilot of STS-70 and STS-78; commander of
STS-87 STS-87 was a Space Shuttle mission launched from Launch Complex 39B of the Kennedy Space Center on 19 November 1997. It was the 88th flight of the Space Shuttle and the 24th flight of ''Columbia''. The mission goals were to conduct experiments us ...
and
STS-99 STS-99 was a Space Shuttle mission using ''Endeavour'', that launched on 11 February 2000 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The primary objective of the mission was the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) project. This was also the last s ...
*
Mark C. Lee Mark Charles Lee USAF Colonel, (born August 14, 1952) is a former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions. He retired from the Air Force and NASA on July 1, 2001. Early life Lee was born August 14, 1952, in Viroqua, Wisconsin, a ...
(born 1952) – mission specialist on STS-30,
STS-64 STS-64 was a Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' mission that was set to perform multiple experiment packages. STS-64 was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 9 September 1994, and landed back on 20 September 1994 at Edwards Air Force Base. ...
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STS-82 STS-82 was the 22nd flight of the Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' and the 82nd mission of the Space Shuttle program. It was NASA's second mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope, during which ''Discovery's'' crew repaired and upgraded the tel ...
; payload commander of STS-47 * Kjell N. Lindgren (born 1973) – flight engineer and mission specialist on
International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA ( ...
Expedition 44 Expedition 44 was the 44th expedition to the International Space Station. It commenced with the departure of Soyuz TMA-15M from the ISS with the Expedition 42/ 43 crew on 11 June 2015, and ended with the departure of Soyuz TMA-16M on 11 September ...
and
Expedition 45 Expedition 45 was the 45th expedition to the International Space Station. Scott Kelly and Mikhail Korniyenko transferred from Expedition 44 as part of their year-long stay aboard the ISS. Expedition 45 began with the arrival of Soyuz TMA-18M at ...
*
Steven W. Lindsey Steven Wayne Lindsey (born August 24, 1960) is a retired U.S. USAF, Air Force officer and NASA astronaut. Lindsey served as Chief of the Astronaut Office, Chief of the NASA Astronaut Office from September 2006 until October 2009. Early life an ...
(born 1960) – pilot of
STS-87 STS-87 was a Space Shuttle mission launched from Launch Complex 39B of the Kennedy Space Center on 19 November 1997. It was the 88th flight of the Space Shuttle and the 24th flight of ''Columbia''. The mission goals were to conduct experiments us ...
and
STS-95 STS-95 was a Space Shuttle mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 29 October 1998, using the orbiter ''Discovery''. It was the 25th flight of ''Discovery'' and the 92nd mission flown since the start of the Space Shuttle program ...
; commander of
STS-104 STS-104 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''. Its primary objectives were to install the ''Quest'' Joint Airlock and help perform maintenance on the International Space Statio ...
and
STS-121 STS-121 was a 2006 NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by . The main purposes of the mission were to test new safety and repair techniques introduced following the ''Columbia'' disaster of February 2003 as w ...
* John M. Lounge (1946–2011) – mission specialist on
STS-51-I STS-51-I was the 20th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the sixth flight of Space Shuttle ''Discovery''. During the mission, ''Discovery'' deployed three communications satellites into orbit. The mission launched from Kennedy Space C ...
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STS-26 STS-26 was the 26th NASA Space Shuttle mission and the seventh flight of the orbiter ''Discovery''. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on September 29, 1988, and landed four days later on October 3, 1988. STS-26 was decla ...
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STS-35 STS-35 was the tenth flight of Space Shuttle ''Columbia'', the 38th shuttle flight, and a mission devoted to astronomical observations with ASTRO-1, a Spacelab observatory consisting of four telescopes. The mission launched from Kennedy Spac ...
* Bruce McCandless II (1937 - 2017) * Donald R. McMonagle (born 1952) – mission specialist on
STS-39 STS-39 was the twelfth mission of the NASA Space Shuttle ''Discovery'', and the 40th orbital shuttle mission overall. The primary purpose of the mission was to conduct a variety of payload experiments for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). ...
; pilot of STS-54; commander of
STS-66 STS-66 was a Space Shuttle program mission that was flown by the Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''. STS-66 launched on 3 November 1994 at 11:59:43.060 am EDT from Launch Pad 39-B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. ''Atlantis'' landed at Edwards Air Force ...
*
Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger Dorothy Marie "Dottie" Metcalf-Lindenburger (born May 2, 1975, in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is a retired American astronaut. In 2000, she married Jason Metcalf-Lindenburger, a fellow Whitman College graduate and educator, from Pendleton, Orego ...
(born 1975) – mission specialist on
STS-131 STS-131 ( ISS assembly flight 19A) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). launched on 5 April 2010 at 6:21 am from LC-39A, and landed at 9:08 am on 20 April 2010 on runway 33 at the Kennedy Space ...
* George Nelson (born 1950) – mission specialist on STS-41-C, STS-61-C, and
STS-26 STS-26 was the 26th NASA Space Shuttle mission and the seventh flight of the orbiter ''Discovery''. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on September 29, 1988, and landed four days later on October 3, 1988. STS-26 was decla ...
* Ellison Onizuka (1946–1986) – mission specialist on
STS-51-C STS-51-C (formerly STS-10) was the 15th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the third flight of Space Shuttle ''Discovery''. It launched on January 24, 1985, and made the fourth shuttle landing at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Janu ...
and STS-51-L; killed on January 28, 1986, on the ascent of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' *
William A. Pailes William Arthur Pailes (Colonel, USAF) (born June 26, 1952) is a former USAF astronaut in the Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program during the mid-1980s. He served as a payload specialist on STS-51-J ''Atlantis'' (October 3–7, 1985). Personal P ...
(born 1952) – payload specialist on
STS-51-J STS-51-J was the 21st NASA Space Shuttle mission and the first flight of Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on October 3, 1985, carrying a payload for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and landed a ...
* Scott E. Parazynski (born 1961) – payload specialist on
STS-66 STS-66 was a Space Shuttle program mission that was flown by the Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''. STS-66 launched on 3 November 1994 at 11:59:43.060 am EDT from Launch Pad 39-B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. ''Atlantis'' landed at Edwards Air Force ...
; mission specialist on
STS-86 STS-86 was a Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' mission to the Mir space station. This was the last ''Atlantis'' mission before it was taken out of service temporarily for maintenance and upgrades, including the glass cockpit. Crew Spacewalk *'' Pa ...
,
STS-95 STS-95 was a Space Shuttle mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 29 October 1998, using the orbiter ''Discovery''. It was the 25th flight of ''Discovery'' and the 92nd mission flown since the start of the Space Shuttle program ...
,
STS-100 STS-100 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Endeavour''. STS-100 launch on 19 April 2001, and installed the ISS Canadarm2 robotic arm. Crew Mission highlights The highest priori ...
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STS-120 STS-120 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on 23 October 2007 from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The mission is also referred to as ISS-10A by the ISS program. STS-120 delivered the ''Harmony' ...
* Charles J. Precourt (born 1955) – mission specialist on STS-55; pilot of STS-71; commander of
STS-84 STS-84 was a crewed spaceflight mission by Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' to the Mir space station. Crew Mission highlights The STS-84 mission was the sixth Shuttle/ ''Mir'' docking mission and is part of the NASA/Mir program which consisted of ...
and
STS-91 STS-91 was the final Space Shuttle mission to the ''Mir'' space station. It was flown by Space Shuttle ''Discovery'', and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 2 June 1998. Crew Mission highlights STS-91 marked the final Shuttle/''M ...
*
Kent Rominger Kent Vernon "Rommel" Rominger (born August 7, 1956) is an American former astronaut, former NASA Chief of the Astronaut Office at Johnson Space Center, and a captain in the United States Navy. Rominger holds the Space Shuttle Orbiter flight time r ...
(born 1956) – pilot of
STS-73 STS-73 was a Space Shuttle program mission, during October–November 1995, on board the Space Shuttle ''Columbia''. The mission was the second mission for the United States Microgravity Laboratory. The crew, who spent 16 days in space, were bro ...
,
STS-80 STS-80 was a Space Shuttle mission flown by Space Shuttle ''Columbia''. The launch was originally scheduled for 31 October 1996, but was delayed to 19 November for several reasons. Likewise, the landing, which was originally scheduled for 5 Dec ...
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STS-85 STS-85 was a Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' mission to perform multiple space science packages. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 7 August 1997. A major experiment was the CRISTA-SPAS free-flyer which had various telescopes on ...
; commander of
STS-96 STS-96 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Discovery'', and the first shuttle flight to dock at the International Space Station. The shuttle carried the Spacehab module in the payload, ...
and
STS-100 STS-100 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Endeavour''. STS-100 launch on 19 April 2001, and installed the ISS Canadarm2 robotic arm. Crew Mission highlights The highest priori ...
*
Stuart Roosa Stuart Allen Roosa (August 16, 1933 – December 12, 1994) was an American aeronautical engineer, smokejumper, United States Air Force pilot, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 14 mission. The missi ...
(1933–1994) – Apollo Command/Service Module, command module pilot on Apollo 14; eleventh human to orbit the moon (1971) * Richard A. Searfoss (1956–2018) – pilot of
STS-58 STS-58 was a NASA mission flown by Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 18 October 1993. The missions was primarily devoted to experiments concerning the physiological effects in space. This was the first ...
and STS-76; commander of STS-90 * Ronald M. Sega (born 1952) – mission specialist on STS-60 and STS-76 * Loren Shriver (born 1944) – pilot of STS-41-B; commander of STS-31 and STS-46 * Robert L. Stewart (born 1942) – mission specialist on STS-41-C and
STS-51-J STS-51-J was the 21st NASA Space Shuttle mission and the first flight of Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on October 3, 1985, carrying a payload for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and landed a ...
* Steven Swanson (born 1960) – mission specialist on STS-117 and STS-119,
International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA ( ...
Expedition 39, expeditions 39 and Expedition 40, 40 * Jack Swigert (1931–1982) – Apollo Command/Service Module, command module pilot on Apollo 13 mission; orbited the moon; elected to the United States Congress, but died before taking office * Joseph R. Tanner (born 1950) – mission specialist on
STS-66 STS-66 was a Space Shuttle program mission that was flown by the Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''. STS-66 launched on 3 November 1994 at 11:59:43.060 am EDT from Launch Pad 39-B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. ''Atlantis'' landed at Edwards Air Force ...
,
STS-82 STS-82 was the 22nd flight of the Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' and the 82nd mission of the Space Shuttle program. It was NASA's second mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope, during which ''Discovery's'' crew repaired and upgraded the tel ...
, STS-97, and STS-115 * James van Hoften (born 1944) – mission specialist on STS-41-C and
STS-51-I STS-51-I was the 20th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the sixth flight of Space Shuttle ''Discovery''. During the mission, ''Discovery'' deployed three communications satellites into orbit. The mission launched from Kennedy Space C ...
* Charles L. Veach (1944–1995) – mission specialist on
STS-39 STS-39 was the twelfth mission of the NASA Space Shuttle ''Discovery'', and the 40th orbital shuttle mission overall. The primary purpose of the mission was to conduct a variety of payload experiments for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). ...
and STS-52 * Terry W. Virts (born 1967) – pilot of STS-130 * James S. Voss, James Voss (born 1949) – mission specialist on
STS-44 STS-44 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using '' Atlantis'' that launched on November 24, 1991. It was a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) space mission. Crew Backup crew Crew seating arrangements Mission highlights The launch wa ...
, STS-53, STS-69,
STS-101 STS-101 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Atlantis''. The mission was a 10-day mission conducted between 19 May 2000 and 29 May 2000. The mission was designated 2A.2a and was a resuppl ...
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STS-102 STS-102 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Discovery'' and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. STS-102 flew in March 2001; its primary objectives were resupplying the ISS a ...
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STS-105 STS-105 was a mission of the Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' to the International Space Station, launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 10 August 2001. This mission was ''Discoverys final mission until STS-114, because ''Discovery'' was gro ...
; flight engineer of
International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA ( ...
Expedition 2 Expedition 2 (also called ISS EO-2) was the second long-duration spaceflight aboard the International Space Station, immediately following Expedition 1. Its three-person crew stayed aboard the station from March to August 2001. In addition to st ...
(2001)


Athletes

* David Aardsma (lived in Greenwood Village, Colorado, Greenwood Village; alumnus of Cherry Creek High School) – Major League Baseball pitcher * Max Aaron (born in Arizona, lives in
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
) – 2013 U.S. national champion figure skater * Louis Amundson (raised in Boulder, alumnus of Monarch High School (Colorado), Monarch High School) – pro basketball player * Heather Armbrust (lives in
Wheat Ridge The City of Wheat Ridge is a home rule municipality located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Wheat Ridge is located immediately west of Denver and is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ...
) – IFBB professional bodybuilder * Tom Ashworth (born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
, alumnus of Cherry Creek High School and
University of Colorado Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado sy ...
) – NFL player, member of three NFL Super Bowl champion teams (Super Bowls Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVI, Super Bowl XXXVIII, XXXVIII and Super Bowl XXXIX, XXXIX) with New England Patriots * Buddy Baer (born in Denver) – boxer and actor, brother of Max Baer (boxer), Max Baer * Kalen Ballage (born in Peyton, Colorado, Peyton) – running back for the Miami Dolphins * Josh Bard (born in Ithaca, New York, moved to Greenwood Village, Colorado, Greenwood Village; alumnus of Cherry Creek High School) – MLB catcher and coach * Earl W. Bascom (lived in Colorado) – rodeo champion and Hall of Famer, invented rodeo's first hornless bronc saddle and fone-hand bareback rigging, called "father of modern rodeo", lived on White Bear Ranch in Northwest Colorado, married cousin of Jack Dempsey * Ben Bishop (born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – National Hockey League goaltender * Chauncey Billups (born and raised in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
, alumnus of George Washington High School (Denver), George Washington High School and
University of Colorado Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado sy ...
) – NBA player for Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers and champion Detroit Pistons team (2004); selected as Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, MVP of NBA Finals (2004), three-time NBA All-Star * Greg Bird (baseball), Greg Bird (raised in
Aurora An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...
; alumnus of Grandview High School (Aurora, Colorado), Grandview High School) – first baseman for New York Yankees * Jeremy Bloom (born in Loveland, Colorado, Loveland; alumnus of Loveland High School (Loveland, Colorado), Loveland High School and
University of Colorado Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado sy ...
) – Olympic and world champion freestyle moguls skier, played football for University of Colorado and in NFL * Tony Boselli (raised in Boulder; alumnus of Fairview High School in Boulder) – offensive lineman for University of Southern California, USC, second selection of 1995 NFL Draft; All Pro for Jacksonville Jaguars * Ronnie Bradford (lived in Commerce City, Colorado, Commerce City; alumnus of Adams City High School and University of Colorado at Boulder) – NFL player (1993–2002) for four teams; special teams coach of Denver Broncos * Bill Brundige, William Glenn Brundige (from Holyoke, Colorado, Holyoke) – former NFL defensive end * Calais Campbell (born and raised in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
, alumnus of South High School (Denver), South High School in Denver, Colorado) – NFL defensive end * Joe Barry Carroll (raised in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
, alumnus of East High School in Denver) – basketball player for Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball, Purdue, first selection of 1980 NBA Draft, center and NBA All Star * Tom Chambers (basketball), Tom Chambers (alumnus of Fairview High School in Boulder) – basketball player, 4-time NBA All Star * Alysha Clark (born 1987) – American-Israeli basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association * Dutch Clark, E.H. "Dutch" Clark (born in Fowler, Colorado, Fowler); alumnus of
Pueblo In the Southwestern United States, Pueblo (capitalized) refers to the Native tribes of Puebloans having fixed-location communities with permanent buildings which also are called pueblos (lowercased). The Spanish explorers of northern New Spain ...
Central High School and Colorado College) – Colorado's first All-American football player; player and coach for Detroit Lions in 1930s; charter member of Pro Football Hall of Fame * Jon Cooper (American football), Jon Cooper (born in
Fort Collins A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
; alumnus of Fort Collins High School) – center for Minnesota Vikings *John Coughlin (figure skater), John Coughlin (1985-2019), figure skater, committed suicide * Jesse Crain (lived in Boulder; alumnus of Fairview High School) – MLB relief pitcher * Mason Crosby (alumni of University of Colorado) – NFL kicker for Green Bay Packers * Drew Davis (football player), Drew Davis (born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – wide receiver for Atlanta Falcons * Hayden Dalton (born 1996) - basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Pat Day (born in Brush, Colorado, Brush) – Hall of Fame jockey, Kentucky Derby winner * Joe DeCamillis (born in Arvada, Colorado, Arvada) – Special Teams, special teams coach for Denver Broncos previously with Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears * Jack Dempsey (born in Manassa, Colorado, Manassa) – professional boxing, boxer, nicknamed "the Manassa Mauler", regarded as boxing's List of heavyweight boxing champions, World Heavyweight Champion from 1919 to 1926 Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (1990); author of two books relating to hand-to-hand combat * Reed Doughty (born in Greeley; alumnus of Theodore Roosevelt High School (Colorado), Theodore Roosevelt High School in Johnstown, Colorado) – safety for Washington Redskins * Joel Dreessen (lived in Fort Morgan, Colorado, Fort Morgan; alumnus of Fort Morgan High School) – NFL tight end * Justin Drescher (born in
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
) – long snapper for New Orleans Saints * John Elway (lives in Englewood, Colorado, Englewood) – NFL quarterback (1984–1999) for Denver Broncos, member of two Super Bowl champion teams (Super Bowls Super Bowl XXXII, XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII, XXXIII), selected as NFL MVP (1987), MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII, twice as United Press International, UPI UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year, AFC Offensive Player of the Year (1987 and 1993), five times for Associated Press, AP NFL All-Pro team, nine-time Pro Bowl selection; Broncos Ring of Fame, Denver Broncos Ring of Fame (1999), College Football Hall of Fame (2000), and Pro Football Hall of Fame (2004), vice president and general manager of Broncos * Alex English (lived in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – NBA player (1976–1991) with Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks, assistant coach with Toronto Raptors, seven-time NBA All-Star, inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame (1997) * Brian Fisher (baseball), Brian Fisher (born in Denver, lives in Aurora) – Major League Baseball pitcher with New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates * Missy Franklin (resides in Centennial, Colorado, Centennial) – five-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming, attended
Regis Jesuit High School Regis Jesuit High School is a private, Catholic, college preparatory high school administered by the Central and Southern Province of the Society of Jesus in Aurora, Colorado. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1877. The high school shares much of ...
, and swam collegiality at University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA * Ben Garland (born in Grand Junction, Colorado, Grand Junction; alumnus of Central High School (Grand Junction, Colorado), Central High School) – Guard (American and Canadian football), offensive guard for the Atlanta Falcons * Kevin Gausman (born in Centennial, Colorado, Centennial; alumnus of Grandview High School (Aurora, Colorado), Grandview High School in
Aurora An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...
) – Major League Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves *Brian Ginsberg (born 1966, lived in Denver) - gymnast, two-time US junior national gymnastics champion * Arielle Gold (born and lives in Steamboat Springs) – snowboarder; Olympic bronze medalist, Junior World Champion, and World Champion * Taylor Gold (born and lives in Steamboat Springs) – Olympic snowboarder * Goose Gossage, Richard "Goose" Gossage (born in
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
, lives in Highlands Ranch) – Major League Baseball pitcher (1972–1994) for nine teams; member of 1978 World Series champion New York Yankees, 12-time All-Star, inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, National Baseball Hall of Fame (2008) * Daniel Graham (raised in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
; attended Thomas Jefferson High School (Denver), Thomas Jefferson High School) – NFL tight end * Robert Griswold (born 1996) - swimmer * Roy Halladay (born in
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, raised in Arvada, Colorado, Arvada) – MLB starting pitcher, won AL Cy Young Award in 2003, NL Cy Young Award in 2010; eight-time All-Star * Matt Hasselbeck (born in Boulder) – quarterback for four NFL teams, selected three times to Pro Bowl, commentator * Chase Headley (born in Fountain, Colorado, Fountain; alumnus of Fountain-Fort Carson High School) – third baseman for the New York Yankees * Phil Heath (lives in Arvada, Colorado, Arvada) – bodybuilder, twice Mr. Olympia * Taryn Hemmings (born in Greeley) – professional soccer player for Chicago Red Stars and Boston Breakers, played in Japan for Tepco Mareeze and in Australia for Canberra United, all-time leading Division 1 scorer for University of Denver * Jordan Hicks (born in
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) – linebacker for Philadelphia Eagles * Luke Hochevar (born in
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) – relief pitcher for Kansas City Royals * Noah Hoffman (born 1989) – Olympic skier * Lamarr Houston (raised in
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; attended Thomas B. Doherty High School) – defensive end for Oakland Raiders * Danny Jackson (lived in
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; graduated from Aurora Central High School) – baseball player, pitcher for KC Royals, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs * Reggie Jackson (basketball, born 1990), Reggie Jackson (lived in
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; attended Palmer High School) – basketball player for NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder * Vincent Jackson (born and raised in
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; attended Widefield High School and University of Northern Colorado) – wide receiver for San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers * Ryan Jensen (American football), Ryan Jensen (born in Rangely, Colorado, Rangely and reared in Fort Morgan, Colorado, Fort Morgan; attended Fort Morgan High School and Colorado State University Pueblo) – offensive lineman for Baltimore Ravens, sixth-round pick of 2013 NFL Draft * Seth Jones (ice hockey), Seth Jones (born in Arlington, Texas, but lived in
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) – plays defenceman, defense in National Hockey League, NHL currently with Columbus Blue Jackets * Dirk Johnson (raised in Montrose, graduate of Montrose High School and University of Northern Colorado) – NFL punter * Jonathan Kaye (born in Denver) – professional golfer on PGA Tour * Ronald Kiefel (lives in Wheat Ridge, born in Boulder) – bronze medal Olympic winner for road cycling' raced in Tour de France 7 times * Mark Knudson (born in Denver, alumnus of Colorado State University) – Major League Baseball pitcher, first Colorado native to play for the Colorado Rockies * Kevin Kouzmanoff (lived in Evergreen, Colorado, Evergreen, alumnus of Evergreen High School) – Major League Baseball player for Colorado Rockies * Buddy Lazier (born in Vail, Colorado, Vail) – auto racing driver, winner of Indy Racing League championship (2000) and Indianapolis 500 (1996), awarded Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Scott Brayton Trophy (2003) * Brad Lidge (attended Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village, Colorado, Greenwood Village and lives in Englewood, Colorado, Englewood) – relief pitcher for Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros * Phillip Lindsay – (raised in Aurora, Colorado, Denver South High School alumnus, and former
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running back) current National Football League running back for the Denver Broncos * Jacob Lissek (born 1992), soccer player * Phil Loadholt (lived in Fountain, Colorado, Fountain; alumnus of Fountain-Fort Carson High School) – offensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings * Dave Logan (American football), Dave Logan (attended Wheat Ridge High School and University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado) – drafted to three professional sports (football, basketball and baseball); wide receiver for Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos; radio personality on KOA (AM), KOA; coached high school football teams for
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, Chatfield High School (Colorado), Chatfield Senior High School, Mullen High School, Cherry Creek High School to state championships * Brian Matusz (born in Grand Junction, Colorado, Grand Junction) – relief pitcher for Baltimore Orioles * Christian McCaffrey (born in Castle Rock, alumnus of Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado) – NFL running back for the Carolina Panthers * Brandon McCarthy (lived in
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, attended Cheyenne Mountain High School) – MLB pitcher for Atlanta Braves * Scot McCloughan (raised in Loveland, Colorado, Loveland; attended Loveland High School (Loveland, Colorado), Loveland High School) – general manager of the Washington Redskins * Darnell McDonald (born in
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) – attended Cherry Creek High School) – outfielder for Boston Red Sox * Mark Melancon (born in
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, attended Golden High School) – Closer (baseball), closer for Atlanta Braves * Bill Musgrave (raised in Grand Junction) – graduate of Grand Junction High School, football player for Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos, offensive coordinator for Minnesota Vikings * Jesse Nading (born in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, Highlands Ranch; alumnus of ThunderRidge High School) – defensive end for Houston Texans * David Pauley (born in
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) – relief pitcher for Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox * Erik Pears (alumnus of John F. Kennedy High School (Denver, Colorado), John F. Kennedy High School in
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) – offensive tackle for San Francisco 49ers * Jake Pemberton (born 1996) - American-Israeli basketball player in the Liga Leumit (basketball), Israeli National League * Tyler Polumbus (born in
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) – offensive tackle for Denver Broncos * Alina Popa (lives in Lakewood) – IFBB professional bodybuilder * Mike Purcell (born in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, Highlands Ranch; alumnus of Highlands Ranch High School) – defensive end for San Francisco 49ers * Sam Raben – soccer player * Micheal Ray Richardson (raised in
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, alumnus of Manual High School (Denver), Manual High School in Denver) – NBA All Star point guard * Ryan Max Riley (raised in Winter Park, Colorado, Winter Park and Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Steamboat Springs, alumnus of Lowell Whiteman School in Steamboat Springs) – national champion mogul skier on US Ski Team * Dalton Risner (born in Wiggins, Colorado) – current National Football League left guard for the Denver Broncos * Taylor Rogers (born in Littleton) – Closer (baseball), closer for the Minnesota Twins * Kevin Russo (born in West Babylon, New York, moved to Boulder; attended Fairview High School) – baseball player for New York Yankees * Jeff Salzenstein (born 1973; lived in Englewood), tennis player * Bob Sapp (born in
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) – kickboxer, attended William (Billy) Mitchell High School (Colorado Springs), Mitchell High School * Bo Scaife (born and raised in
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, alumnus of J.K. Mullen High School) – NFL tight end * Daniel Schlereth (born in Anchorage, Alaska, moved to Highlands Ranch, Colorado, Highlands Ranch; alumnus of Highlands Ranch High School) – relief pitcher for Detroit Tigers * Brian Schottenheimer (born in
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) – offensive coordinator for Indianapolis Colts * Brian Shaw (strongman), Brian Shaw (born in Fort Lupton, Colorado, Fort Lupton) – four-time World's Strongest Man champion; three-time Arnold Strongman Classic champion * Nick Shore (born in
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, attended University of Denver) – plays centre (ice hockey), center in National Hockey League, NHL currently with Los Angeles Kings * Jaccob Slavin (born in Erie, Colorado, Erie, attended Colorado College) – plays defenceman, defense in National Hockey League, NHL currently with Carolina Hurricanes * Aaron Smith (American football), Aaron Smith (born and raised in
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; attended Sierra High School and University of Northern Colorado) – defensive end for Pittsburgh Steelers, won two Super Bowls (Super Bowl XL, 2005, Super Bowl XLIII, 2008); selected to Pro Bowl, NFL Pro Bowl (2004); named to ''Sports Illustrateds All-Decade Team (2000s) * Alex Smith (tight end), Alex Smith (born in The Bahamas, moved to
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; attended J. K. Mullen High School) – tight end for Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers * Jason Smith (basketball, born 1986), Jason Smith (born in Kersey, Colorado, Kersey) – basketball player, first-round pick in 2007 NBA draft, Power forward (basketball), power forward for Washington Wizards * Nate Solder (born in
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) – offensive tackle for New York Giants, first-round pick in 2011 NFL Draft * Kory Sperry (born in
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) – tight end for San Diego Chargers * Eve Torres (born in Denver) – WWE Divas champion * Bobby Unser (born in
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) – auto racing driver; two-time winner of United States Automobile Club, USAC/Championship Auto Racing Teams, CART Indy Car championship (1968 and 1974), three-time winner of Indianapolis 500 (1968, 1975 and 1981); 13-time winner of Open-Wheel Class at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb; inducted in International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1990), Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1994), and National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (1997) * Jerry Unser (born in
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) – auto racing driver, winner of United States Automobile Club, USAC Stock Car championship (1957) * Pat Valenzuela (born in Montrose, Colorado, Montrose – jockey, winner of Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Breeders' Cup * Amy Van Dyken (born in
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, alumnus of Cherry Creek High School) – Swimming (sport), swimmer, winner of six Summer Olympic Games, Olympic gold medals (four in 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996, two in 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000), three International Swimming Federation, FINA World Championship gold medals (1998 World Aquatics Championships, 1998) and three Pan American Games gold medals (1995 Pan American Games, 1995) * Charles Washington (defensive back, born 1993), Charles Washington (born in Colorado) – NFL player * LenDale White (born and raised in
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, alumnus of South High School (Denver), South High School and Chatfield High School (Colorado), Chatfield Senior High School) – All-American running back for University of Southern California, USC, running back for three NFL teams * Joanna Zeiger – Olympic and world champion triathlete, and author * Cat Zingano (born in Winona, Minnesota but attended high school in Boulder) – Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC mixed martial artist


Business and community leaders

* William Bent (lived near present-day La Junta, Colorado, La Junta) – with his brothers, Bent established Bent's Fort trading post; became a peace negotiator between settlers and Native Americans * Norman E. Brinker (born in
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; died in
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) – restaurateur responsible for new business concepts in the restaurant field, such as the salad bar * Margaret Brown (lived in Colorado) – socialite, philanthropist, and activist who became famous in the 1912 sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'', ''Margaret Brown, The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' * James C. Collins (born in Boulder) – business consultant, author, and lecturer on the subject of company sustainability and growth * Adolph Coors (lived in Golden, Colorado, Golden) – based in Golden, Colorado, Golden, established what is now the nation's third largest brewing company; his family has been active in Colorado politics and philanthropy * Charles Gates Jr. (born in
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) – longtime president of the Gates Corporation, the world's largest maker of automotive belts and hoses * Elliot Handler (raised in
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) – co-founder of Mattel; helped develop some of the biggest-selling toys in American history, including Barbie dolls, Chatty Cathy, Creepy Crawlers and Hot Wheels * Ruth Handler (born in
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) – businesswoman and inventor; served as the president of the toy manufacturer Mattel and is remembered for her role in designing and marketing the Barbie doll * Daniel M. Lewin (born in
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) – mathematician and entrepreneur, known for co-founding the internet company, Akamai Technologies; one of the murdered passengers on American Airlines Flight 11 * James Smith McDonnell (1899–1980) (born in
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) – aviation pioneer and founder of McDonnell Aircraft, McDonnell Aircraft Corporation * Otto Mears (born in Russia, lived in Silverton, Colorado, Silverton) – entrepreneur, financier, and railroad builder; founder of the Rio Grande Southern and the Silverton Railroad, Silverton railroads * David Moffat, David Halliday Moffat (1839–1911) – banker, financier, industrialist, and inspiration for the Moffat Tunnel, the world's-longest railway tunnel upon its completion * Texas Jack Omohundro (lived and died in Leadville, Colorado, Leadville) – frontier Reconnaissance, scout, actor, and cowboy * General William Jackson Palmer (lived in
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) – founder of Colorado Springs, developed the first narrow gauge railroad system, the Denver and Rio Grande, owned the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company in
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* Winfield Scott Stratton (lived in Victor, Colorado, Victor and
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) – prospector, businessman and philanthropist; became a millionaire after he discovered and developed the Independence Mine; when he died he left all of his wealth for the construction of the Myron Stratton Home, for homeless and poor people * Horace Tabor (lived in Leadville, Colorado, Leadville) – prospector, businessman, and politician *Gertrude Vaile (1878-1954), social worker *Stanley M. Wagner (1932–2013) – academic and longtime congregational rabbi of Beth HaMedrosh Hagodol-Beth Joseph


Literary figures

* Robert Baer (raised in Aspen, Colorado, Aspen) – author and a former Central Intelligence Agency, CIA Agent handling, case officer assigned to the Middle East; wrote the books ''See No Evil (Baer book), See No Evil'' and ''Sleeping with the Devil'' * Matthew Berry (born in
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) – creator of the Man's League inductee in the Fantasy Sports Trade Association Hall of Fame, and author
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* Eleanor Brown (lives in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, Highlands Ranch) – author of ''New York Times'' bestselling novel ''The Weird Sisters'' and ''The Light of Paris'' * Neal Cassady (born in Salt Lake City, Utah, raised in
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) – figure from the Beat Generation, known for being characterized as Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac's novel ''On the Road'' * Clive Cussler (lived in Arvada, Colorado, Arvada and Golden, Colorado, Golden) – novelist, ''Raise the Titanic'', ''Deep Six (Clive Cussler novel), Deep Six'' * Eugene Field (lived in
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) – poet and journalist known for his work in children's literature, wrote such poems as ''Little Boy Blue'' and ''Wynken, Blynken, and Nod'' * Allen Ginsberg (lived in Boulder) – Beat generation, beat poet, author of Howl (poem), Howl and Kaddish, co-founder of the Naropa University, Naropa Institute's Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics in Boulder * Shelby Holliday (grew up in
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) – journalist for ''The Wall Street Journal'' * Helen Hunt Jackson (lived in
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) – wrote about the relationship between Coloradans and the Native Native Americans in the United States, Indian Tribes, and is often remembered for her brave stance in novels such as ''A Century of Dishonor'' and ''Ramona'' * Ken Kesey (born in La Junta, Colorado, La Junta) – author of ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' * James A. Michener (attended college in Greeley) – worked as a professor at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley where his archives are held; his novel ''Centennial (novel), Centennial'' is about History of Colorado, Colorado history * Jack Murphy (sportswriter), Jack Murphy (born in
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) – sportswriter, Qualcomm Stadium, football stadium in San Diego was named for him * Sayyid Qutb – author, poet, educator, and Islamism, Islamic political theorist who described his stay in Greeley in the censorious article ''The America that I Have Seen'' that aroused Anti-Americanism, Anti-American Sentiment among many Muslims; executed by Egypt * Marguerite Roberts (born in Greeley) – screenwriter, films include ''Ivanhoe (1952 film), Ivanhoe'', ''True Grit (1969 film), True Grit'', ''5 Card Stud'' * Harold Ross (born in Aspen, Colorado, Aspen) – journalist, founder of ''The New Yorker'' magazine * Lowell Thomas (born in Darke County, Ohio#Other communities, Woodington, Ohio, but raised in Victor, Colorado, Victor) – writer, journalist, broadcaster and traveler best known as the man who made Lawrence of Arabia famous * Hunter S. Thompson (lived in Woody Creek, Colorado, Woody Creek) – author; creator of Gonzo journalism * Dalton Trumbo (born in Montrose, Colorado, Montrose; lived in Grand Junction, Colorado, Grand Junction; attended the
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) – author of ''Johnny Got His Gun'' and
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-winning screenwriter for his work in ''The Brave One''; wrote the scripts for ''Spartacus (film), Spartacus'', ''Exodus (1960 film), Exodus'', ''Hawaii (1966 film), Hawaii'', and ''Papillon (1973 film), Papillon''; was blacklisted during the 1950s as one of the Hollywood 10 * Connie Willis (lives in Greeley) – science fiction writer


Military figures

* Erwin J. Boydston (enlisted in Colorado) – recipient of the United States Navy Medal of Honor for his service during the Boxer Rebellion * Arleigh Burke (born in Boulder) – admiral of the United States Navy during World War II along with the Korean War; later the Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower administration * Louis H. Carpenter – recipient of the United States Army Medal of Honor for meritorious service in Colorado during the Indian Wars * Kit Carson, Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson (1809–1868) – frontiersman, commander of Fort Garland (1866–1867), and negotiator of the 1867 peace treaty between the United States and the Ute tribe * Francis S. Dodge – recipient of the United States Army Medal of Honor for his service in Colorado during the Indian Wars * Dwight David Eisenhower (married in
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) – Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States; organized the temporary location of Lowry Air Force Base,
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, for a new service academy, the United States Air Force Academy; in 1954,
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won the location for the new United States Air Force Academy site; as president, his official airplanes, Lockheed Constellation were ''The Aquilegia, Columbine'', Colorado's state flower; Several times President Eisenhower was treated for cardiac events at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital * William R. Grove (Medal of Honor), William R. Grove (enlisted in Colorado) – recipient of the United States Army Medal of Honor for his service during the Philippine–American War * William P. Hall – recipient of the United States Army Medal of Honor for his service in Colorado during the Indian Wars * Henry Johnson (Indian Wars soldier), Henry Johnson – recipient of the United States Army Medal of Honor for his service as a "Buffalo Soldier" in Colorado during the Indian Wars * Marc Alan Lee – first United States Navy SEALs, Navy SEAL to lose his life in Operation Iraqi Freedom; posthumously awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star Medal with Valor and the Purple Heart * John Merrill (Medal of Honor recipient), John Merrill – recipient of the United States Army Medal of Honor for gallant service in Colorado during the Indian Wars * Wilhelm O. Philipsen – recipient of the United States Army Medal of Honor for his service in Colorado during the Indian Wars * George W. Wallace (enlisted in Colorado) – recipient of the United States Army Medal of Honor for his service during the Philippine–American War


Musicians

* 3OH!3 (formed in Boulder) – electronica group; song "Don't Trust Me" from the album ''Want (3OH!3 album), Want'' certified platinum by the RIAA certification, RIAA * Laurie Anderson (lived in Boulder) – avant garde performer and musician, communications expert, writer * The Astronauts (band), The Astronauts (formed in Boulder) – surf music, surf rock and roll, rock; first album along with the song "Baja" was number sixty-one in May 1963 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 album chartBrown, G
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) – singer/musician, Earth, Wind and Fire * Ginger Baker (lived in Parker during the 1990s) – English drummer, member of Cream (band), Cream * Jello Biafra (real name Eric Boucher; born in Boulder; lived in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – singer, songwriter, owner of Alternative Tentacles record label, member of the punk rock, punk band Dead Kennedys * Big Head Todd and the Monsters (formed at the
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) – Rock music, rock band; two of the band's albums have reached Billboard (magazine), Billboard's Top 40 Album charts (1993, 1994), with one (''Sister Sweetly'') certified platinum by the RIAA certification, RIAA * Tommy Bolin (lived in Boulder) – guitarist of Zephyr (band), Zephyr, James Gang, and Deep Purple * Breathe Carolina (born and raised in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – electronica/screamo group; band consists of David Schmitt, Tommy Coops, Luis Bonet, Eric Armenta * Antonia Brico (lived in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – conducting, conductor and pianist; was conductor of the Brico Symphony Orchestra and the Denver Symphony Orchestra * Chris Broderick (lived in Lakewood; attended University of Denver) – lead guitarist for thrash metal band Megadeth * Jesse Carmichael (born in Boulder) – keyboardist for the rock music, rock music ensemble, group Maroon 5 * John Denver (real name Henry Deutschendorf Jr.; lived in Aspen, Colorado, Aspen) – singer, guitarist, songwriter; winner of a Grammy Award (1997) and a posthumous Grammy Hall of Fame Award (1998); inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (1996); named the official Poet Laureate of the State of Colorado (1977), with his song "Rocky Mountain High", which was named as one of the state's official songs * DeVotchKa (formed in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – Rock music, rock band, nominated for a Grammy Award (2006), assisted in composing and performing the score for the film ''Little Miss Sunshine'' * Larry Dunn (attended East High School in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – musician/keyboards, Earth, Wind and Fire * Bryan Erickson (musician), Bryan Erickson (lives in Westminster, Colorado, Westminster) – singer, record producer, producer; member of the bands Velvet Acid Christ and Toxic Coma * R5 (band), R5 * Flobots (formed in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – Hip hop band known for the song "Handlebars (song), Handlebars" from their album ''Fight with Tools''; board members on the non-profit organization Flobots.org, a community organization; Flobots.org was founded before the band attained any fame * The Fluid (formed in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – grunge band * Dan Fogelberg – folk/soft rock/pop singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist. In the 1970s, moved to Nederland, Colorado, Nederland, recorded material for Nether Lands and some later albums at nearby Caribou Ranch. A decade or so later, after continued commercial success, Fogelberg bought a ranch in the Pagosa Springs area, where he built his own recording studio, Mountain Bird Studio. * Josephine Foster (from Fort Collins) – singer-songwriter * The Fray (formed in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – Rock music, rock band; nominated for two Grammy Awards (2007); album ''How to Save a Life (album), How to Save a Life'' has been certified double platinum by the RIAA certification, RIAA; members Dave Welsh and Ben Wysocki attended Ralston Valley High School in Arvada, Colorado, Arvada * Bill Frisell (attended East High School in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – jazz musician/guitarist * Don Grusin (born 1941 in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
, lives in Boulder) – songwriter, producer and keyboardist * India.Arie (born as India Arie Simpson in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer; winner of two Grammy Awards (2003, nominated sixteen times); three released albums have all hit Billboard (magazine), Billboard's Top 40 Albums chart and have been certified by the RIAA certification, RIAA as either platinum or multi-platinum sellers * Itchy-O (formed in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – electronica experimental music, experimental group; approximately 40 band members performing in the audience, with marching-band drums, taiko drums, electronics, dancers, and a Chinese lion; all while masked, covered in LED lights, often with fireworks and other props such as giant puppets and flame throwers * Ronnie Lane (lived and died in Trinidad, Colorado, Trinidad) – singer, songwriter, bass guitarist; member of the bands Small Faces and Faces (band), Faces, and founder of his own backing band Slim Chance *Lecrae (lived in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – Christian hip hop recording artist, songwriter, record producer, and actor; president, co-owner and co-founder of the independent record label Reach Records *The Lumineers (based in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – folk rock band * C.W. McCall (lived in Ouray, Colorado, Ouray) – country singer known for the song "Convoy (song), Convoy" in 1975; served six years as mayor of Ouray in 1986 * Glenn Miller (full name Alton Glenn Miller; lived in Fort Morgan, Colorado, Fort Morgan and Boulder; alumnus of Fort Morgan High School and the
University of Colorado Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado sy ...
) – trombonist, band leader, leader of the Glenn Miller Orchestra and the United States Army Air Force Band; at the time of his death, one fifth of all music played on jukeboxes was a Glenn Miller creation * Ron Miles (attended East High School in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – musician/trumpet, Jazz * Ronnie Montrose (born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – rock guitarist who led a number of his own bands as well as performing with a variety of musicians * Jaye P. Morgan (born in Mancos, Colorado, Mancos) – singer and television personality * OneRepublic (formed in
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
) – Rock music, rock band; album ''Dreaming Out Loud'' has been certified platinum by the RIAA certification, RIAA * Günther Johannes Paetsch (born in Germany, lived in Colorado Springs) was a cellist and co-founder of the Paetsch Family Chamber Music Ensemble in Colorado Springs * Pretty Lights (from
Fort Collins A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
) * The Samples (formed in Boulder) – reggae-influenced rock/pop group * Tickle Me Pink (formed in Fort Collins) – signed to Wind-Up Records; debut album ''Madeline'' * Townes Van Zandt (lived in Boulder; briefly attended the University of Colorado) – country singer and songwriter * Velvet Acid Christ (based in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – electro-industrial band * Chuck E. Weiss (grew up in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – musician and subject of the 1979 Rickie Lee Jones song "Chuck E.'s in Love" * Paul Whiteman (born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – considered by some the "King of Jazz"; after selling two million records with the song "The Japanese Sandman", Whiteman added to his fame by being one of the first nationally Broadcasting, broadcast jazz musicians; remembered for his ability to fuse jazz and classical in hits like ''Rhapsody in Blue'' and "Whispering (song), Whispering" * Kip Winger (born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – singer and bassist for the 1980s hair metal band Winger, which had hit songs such as "Seventeen" and "Headed for a Heartbreak"; since band's breakup in 1994, Winger has continued as a solo artist * Andrew Woolfolk (attended East High School in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – musician/alto saxophone, Earth, Wind and Fire * Yonder Mountain String Band (based in Nederland, Colorado, Nederland) – bluegrass jam band whose fan base has been fueled primarily through live performances since their inception in 1998; self-titled 2006 studio album was the band's first release with a major label * Ace Young (born and raised in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – ''American Idol'' finalist


Politicians

* Madeleine Albright (spent her teen years in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
; graduated from the Kent Denver School in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, Cherry Hills Village) – U.S. Secretary of State during the presidency of Bill Clinton * Frank Bogert (born in Mesa, Colorado) - rodeo announcer, actor, author, Mayor of Palm Springs California, Walk of Stars honoree * William B. Ebbert (lived in Rocky Ford, Colorado, Rocky Ford,
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and Cortez, Colorado, Cortez) – served in Colorado General Assembly, 1889–1890 (Republican); 1907–1908 (Democrat); 1911–1912 (Democrat); rancher, farmer, poet and American Civil War veteran * Gerald Ford (lived in Vail, Colorado, Vail) – 38th President of the United States * Trent Franks (born in Uravan, Colorado, Uravan) – United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative for Arizona's 2nd congressional district * John Kerry (born in
Aurora An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...
) – U.S. Secretary of State since 2013; longtime United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1985–2013; ran as the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nominee for President of the United States, U.S. President in 2004 * Golda Meir (spent part of her adolescence in
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) – fourth prime minister of Israel * Chief Ouray (lived in Colorado) – Native Americans in the United States, Native American leader of the Uncompahgre band of the Ute tribe of southwestern Colorado * Dana Perino (grew up in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
, graduate of Colorado State University Pueblo) – White House Press Secretary during the presidency of George W. Bush from September 14, 2007, to January 20, 2009 * Condoleezza Rice (attended St. Mary's Academy (Cherry Hills Village), St. Mary's Academy in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, Cherry Hills Village) – U.S. Secretary of State during the presidency of George W. Bush * Karl Rove (born in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – Deputy White House Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff during the presidency of George W. Bush * Ken Rutherford (political scientist), Kenneth R. Rutherford – co-founder of the Landmine Survivors Network * Scott Walker (politician), Scott Walker (born in
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
) – Governor of Wisconsin * Byron R. White (born in
Fort Collins A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
; raised in Wellington, Colorado, Wellington); graduate of the
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) – appointed by President of the United States, U.S. President John F. Kennedy as a Supreme Court Justice, Justice of the United States Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court; served from 1962 until retiring to senior status in 1993; also notable as a American football, football player, both in college at the
University of Colorado Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado sy ...
(with the Colorado Buffaloes) and professionally in the National Football League (with the Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL), Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Lions)


Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

* Maurice L. Albertson (1918–2009) – civil engineer and educator * Sidney Altman (1939–2022) – molecular biologist; 1989 List of Nobel laureates in Chemistry, Nobel laureate in Chemistry for the discovery of catalytic properties of RNA, ribonucleic acid (RNA) * Albert Allen Bartlett (1923–2013) – physicist; opponent of the concept of sustainable growth * Arden L. Bement Jr. (born 1932) – metallurgical engineer, scientist; director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology * Lewis M. Branscomb (born 1926) – physicist; director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Bureau of Standards, founder of the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (now known as JILA) * Mary Babnik Brown (1907–1991) – her hair was used for the Norden bombsight crosshairs * Louis George Carpenter – founder of the first Bachelor of Science degree in Irrigation Engineering in the Americas * Thomas Cech, Thomas Robert Čech (born 1947) – biochemist; 1989 List of Nobel laureates in Chemistry, Nobel laureate in Chemistry for the discovery of catalytic properties of RNA, ribonucleic acid (RNA) * Edward Condon, Edward Uhler Condon (1902–1974) – nuclear physicist; director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Bureau of Standards; president of the American Physical Society * Eric Allin Cornell (born 1961) – physicist; 2001 List of Nobel laureates in Physics, Nobel laureate in Physics for creating the first Bose–Einstein condensate in 1995 * T. Neil Davis (1932–2016) – professor emeritus of geophysics from the University of Alaska Fairbanks; author of several books * George Gamow (born Georgiy Antonovich Gamov (''Георгий Антонович Гамов'')) (1904–1968) – theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author * John L. Hall, John Lewis "Jan" Hall (born 1934) – physicist; 2005 List of Nobel laureates in Physics, Nobel laureate in Physics for precision spectroscopy and the optical frequency comb technique * Deborah S. Jin (born 1968) – physicist; created the first fermionic condensate in 2003 * Herbert Kroemer (born 1928) – physicist and electrical engineer; 2000 List of Nobel laureates in Physics, Nobel laureate in Physics for developing semiconductor heterojunction, heterostructures used in high-speed- and optoelectronics, opto-electronics * Matthew Meselson (born 1930) – geneticist and Molecular biology, molecular biologist * Margaret Murnane, Margaret Mary Murnane (born 1959) – physicist and creator of ultra-high-speed lasers * Frank Oppenheimer, Frank Friedman Oppenheimer (1912–1985) – nuclear physicist and educator * Tim Samaras (1957–2013) – engineer and storm chasing, storm chaser; starred on the Discovery Channel's documentary
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series ''Storm Chasers (TV series), Storm Chasers''; he died in Oklahoma City's 2013 El Reno tornado, EF3 wedge tornado on May 31, 2013, with his twenty-four-year-old son, Paul, and forty-five-year-old TWISTEX colleague Carl Young of South Lake Tahoe, California * Nikola Tesla (''Никола Тесла'') (1856–1943) – inventor and engineer; ran a laboratory in
Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
between 1899 and 1900 to conduct high-voltage, high-frequency experiments * Carl Wieman, Carl Edwin Wieman (born 1951) – physicist; 2001 List of Nobel laureates in Physics, Nobel laureate in Physics for creating the first Bose–Einstein condensate in 1995


Other notable people

* Gavin Arthur (1901–1972) – Astrology, astrologer, Sexology, sexologist, grandson of President Chester A. Arthur * Emily Gibson Braerton (1884–1966) (lived in
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) – historian; vice president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution (1950–1953) * John Brown (mountain man), John Brown (1817-1889) - mountain man and trader in and around
Pueblo In the Southwestern United States, Pueblo (capitalized) refers to the Native tribes of Puebloans having fixed-location communities with permanent buildings which also are called pueblos (lowercased). The Spanish explorers of northern New Spain ...
from 1841 to 1849 * Mamie Eisenhower, Mary "Mamie" Geneva Doud Eisenhower (lived in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
) – married West Point graduate and future President of the United States, U.S. President Dwight David Eisenhower in 1916 in her Lafayette Street home; was a military wife before becoming the First Lady of the United States (1953–1961) * Neil Gorsuch (born 1967) – Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States * Lars Grimsrud (born 1956) – aerospace engineer and performance automobile enthusiast * Samuel Hartsel (1834–1918) – pioneer rancher in Park County, Colorado, Park County; founder and namesake of Hartsel, Colorado, Hartsel * Marvin Heemeyer (1951–2004) – automobile muffler-repair shop owner killed in his rampage in Granby, Colorado, Granby * John J. Hoover (died 1880) – murderer lynching, lynched by a mob in Fairplay, Colorado, Fairplay in Park County, Colorado, Park County as he awaited transport to the state penitentiary * Sheldon Jackson (1834–1909) – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Presbyterian missionary in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
and Fairplay, Colorado, Fairplay and later Alaska * Talcott Parsons (1902–1979) – sociologist who founded the concept of action theory (sociology), action theory * Elizabeth Prann (born 1985) – reporter, anchor (Fox News Channel, Fox News) *Renee Rabinowitz (1934–2020) – psychologist and lawyer * Joy-Ann Reid (born 1970) – national correspondent (MSNBC) * Rick Reilly (born 1958) – sportswriter, author, screenwriter (''Leatherheads'') and commentator (ESPN) * Teresita Sandoval (1811-1894) - One of the earliest residents of the settlement which became the city of Pueblo. * Jon Scott (born 1958) – news anchor (Fox News) * James Q. Wilson (1931–2012) – academic, political scientist, and an authority on public administration


United States Penitentiary, Administrative Maximum Facility

*See ADX Florence#Notable current inmates, Notable current inmates of ADX Florence and List of former inmates of US Penitentiary, Florence ADX#Notable former inmates, Notable former inmates of ADX Florence


See also

*
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
**Bibliography of Colorado **Index of Colorado-related articles **Outline of Colorado *Colorado statistical areas *Geography of Colorado *History of Colorado *List of counties in Colorado *List of places in Colorado **List of mountain passes in Colorado **List of mountain peaks of Colorado **List of mountain ranges of Colorado **List of populated places in Colorado ***List of census-designated places in Colorado ***List of county seats in Colorado ***List of forts in Colorado ***List of ghost towns in Colorado ***List of historic places in Colorado ***List of municipalities in Colorado ***List of post offices in Colorado **List of rivers of Colorado *List of protected areas of Colorado


References


External links


Colorado state government websiteHistory Colorado website
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