Biographical Records

Notable People from Colorado

677 notable figures born in Colorado, showing page 1 of 14, ranked by historical prominence.

Willard Libby
Willard Libby
American physical chemist
1908 – 1980
university teacherchemist
Ken Kesey
Ken Kesey
American novelist (1935–2001)
1935 – 2001
amateur wrestleressayistchildren's writer
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer (1883–1939)
1883 – 1939
film screenwriterfilm actorproducer
Talcott Parsons
Talcott Parsons
American sociologist (1902 – 1979)
1902 – 1979
university teachersociologistbiologist
Edward Lawrie Tatum
Edward Lawrie Tatum
US genetics scientist (1909-1975)
1909 – 1975
biochemistgeneticistmicrobiologist
John Searle
John Searle
American philosopher (1932–2025)
1932 – 2025
artificial intelligence researcherlinguistphilosopher
Dalton Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo
American screenwriter (1905–1976)
1905 – 1976
film producernovelistdirector
Ruth Handler
Ruth Handler
American businesswoman
1916 – 2002
patent inventorinventorentrepreneur
Scott Carpenter
Scott Carpenter
American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut (1925–2013)
1925 – 2013
hydronautautobiographeraircraft pilot
Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney
American actor (1883–1930)
1883 – 1930
film actorfilm directordirector
Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
American boxer (1895-1983)
1895 – 1983
film actorboxerathlete
Jack Swigert
Jack Swigert
NASA Astronaut, Pilot (1931-1982)
1931 – 1982
military flight engineeraircraft pilotmilitary officer
John Fante
1909–1983; American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Italian descent
1909 – 1983
novelistwriterscreenwriter
David Packard
David Packard
American electrical engineer, businessman, and philanthropist (1912–1996)
1912 – 1996
entrepreneurcomputer scientistengineer
Terence McKenna
Terence McKenna
American ethnobotanist and mystic (1946–2000)
1946 – 2000
ethnobotanistlinguistphilosopher
Bill Finger
Bill Finger
American comic strip and comic book writer (1914-1974)
1914 – 1974
comics writercomics artistwriter
Stuart Roosa
Stuart Roosa
American astronaut (1933–1994)
1933 – 1994
military flight engineeraircraft pilotmilitary officer
Florence R. Sabin
Florence R. Sabin
American medical scientist (1871–1953)
1871 – 1953
anatomistuniversity teacherphysician
Eddie Eagan
Eddie Eagan
American boxer and bobsledder (1897-1967)
1897 – 1967
boxerbobsledderathlete
Glenn Morris
Glenn Morris
American track and field athlete (1912–1974)
1912 – 1974
athletics competitorAmerican football playerfilm actor
Jan-Michael Vincent
Jan-Michael Vincent
American actor (1944–2019)
1944 – 2019
film actortelevision actorsurfer
Dean Reed
Dean Reed
singer, musician, actor, writer, director (1938-1986)
1938 – 1986
film actorfilm directordirector
Barbara Rush
Barbara Rush
American actress (1927–2024)
1927 – 2024
television actorstage actorfilm actor
Gerald Carr
Gerald Carr
American astronaut (1932–2020)
1932 – 2020
military flight engineermilitary officerengineer
Leslie White
American anthropologist (1900–1975)
1900 – 1975
anthropologistuniversity teacher
Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and popular bandleader (1890–1967)
1890 – 1967
jazz musicianradio personalitymusician
Spring Byington
Spring Byington
American actress (1886–1971)
1886 – 1971
film actortelevision actorstage actor
John M. Lounge
John M. Lounge
American astronaut (1946–2011)
1946 – 2011
military officerengineerastronaut
Eddie Tolan
Eddie Tolan
athletics competitor (1908–1967)
1908 – 1967
sprinterathletics competitor
John Dingell, Jr.
John Dingell, Jr.
American politician (1926-2019)
1926 – 2019
research assistantpoliticianlawyer
Amanda Peterson
American actress (1971-2015)
1971 – 2015
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Theodora Kroeber
Theodora Kroeber
American anthropologist (1897–1979)
1897 – 1979
anthropologistwriter
Charles W. Morris
American philosopher (1903-1979)
1901 – 1979
philosopheruniversity teacherwriter
Connie Sawyer
Connie Sawyer
American actress (1912-2018)
1912 – 2018
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Francesca Woodman
American photographer (1958 - 1981)
1958 – 1981
artistphotographer
Bobby Unser
Bobby Unser
American racecar driver (1934-2021)
1934 – 2021
Formula One driverracing automobile driver
Marilyn Ferguson
Marilyn Ferguson
American writer (1938-2008)
1938 – 2008
editing staffwriter
Thomas Bopp
Thomas Bopp
American astronomer (1949–2018)
1949 – 2018
astronomer
Roy Halladay
Roy Halladay
American Hall of Fame baseball player (1977-2017)
1977 – 2017
baseball player
Denver Pyle
Denver Pyle
American actor (1920-1997)
1920 – 1997
television actorfilm actoractor
Ken Curtis
Ken Curtis
American actor and singer (1916–1991)
1916 – 1991
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Sheri S. Tepper
American science fiction, horror and mystery novelist (1929–2016)
1929 – 2016
essayistscience fiction writernovelist
Ancel Keys
Ancel Keys
American nutritionist (1904-2004)
1904 – 2004
nutritionistphysiologistphysician
John Eisenhower
John Eisenhower
United States Army general, military historian, diplomat (1922–2013)
1922 – 2013
biographersoldiermilitary historian
Arleigh Burke
Arleigh Burke
United States Navy admiral and Navy Cross recipient (1901–1996)
1901 – 1996
military officer
Marceline Day
Marceline Day
American actress (1908–2000)
1908 – 2000
film actoractor
Barbara Bates
Barbara Bates
American actress (1925–1969)
1925 – 1969
television actormodelfilm actor
Julie Bishop
Julie Bishop
American actress (1914–2001)
1914 – 2001
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Harold Camping
American doomsday prophet (1921-2013)
1921 – 2013
radio personalitycivil engineerbusinessperson
Gloria Romero
Gloria Romero
Filipino actress (1933–2025)
1933 – 2025
comedianactor
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