Biographical Records

Notable People from Colorado

677 notable figures born in Colorado, showing page 5 of 14, ranked by historical prominence.

Elmo Smith
Elmo Smith
American politician (1909-1968)
1909 - 1968
publishermilitary officergovernor
Robert P. Kerr
Robert P. Kerr
Film director, Actor, Screenwriter (1892-1960)
1892 - 1960
film actorfilm directoractor
James R. Webb
American writer (1909-1974)
1909 - 1974
writerscreenwriter
Edward Capehart O'Kelley
Edward Capehart O'Kelley
American outlaw
1857 - 1904
murderer
Aileen Manning
Aileen Manning
American film actress (1886–1946)
1886 - 1946
actor
Dutch Clark
Dutch Clark
American football player and coach (1906–1978)
1906 - 1978
American football coachAmerican football playerathletics competitor
Charles F. Brannan
Charles F. Brannan
American politician (1903-1992)
1903 - 1992
juristpolitician
Hal Anger
American electrical engineer/inventor - Anger camera (1920-2005)
1920 - 2005
biophysicistinventorphysicist
Erick Hawkins
American dancer and choreographer (1909–1994)
1909 - 1994
dancerchoreographer
George Marsaglia
American mathematician (1924–2011)
1924 - 2011
university teachermathematiciancomputer scientist
Jody Reynolds
American singer (1932–2008)
1932 - 2008
guitaristmusiciansinger-songwriter
Morgan Sparks
American physical chemist (1916–2008)
1916 - 2008
physical chemistchemist
Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician (1916-1983)
1916 - 1983
jazz musicianrecording artistsaxophonist
Robert Ames Bennet
American writer
1870 - 1954
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Ingo Swann
Ingo Swann - pionier in remote viewing (1933-2013)
1933 - 2013
psychicparapsychologistwriter
Matthew G. Martínez
Matthew G. Martínez
United States Marine (1929-2011)
1929 - 2011
contractorpoliticianbusinessperson
Dante DiPaolo
American actor (1926-2013)
1926 - 2013
stage actorfilm actoractor
Gene Fowler Jr.
American film editor and film director (1917-1998)
1917 - 1998
film editor
George Atcheson Jr.
George Atcheson Jr.
United States diplomat, political advisor to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (1896-1947)
1896 - 1947
diplomatreporter
Roland Harrah III
actor (1973-1995)
1973 - 1995
television actorsingeractor
Maggie Peterson
Maggie Peterson
American actress
1941 - 2022
television actorlocation managersinger
Victor H. Krulak
Victor H. Krulak
United States Marine Corps general (1913–2008)
1913 - 2008
military officer
Howard Higgin
Howard Higgin
American filmmaker (1891–1938)
1891 - 1938
film directorscreenwriter
George Alexander Parks
George Alexander Parks
American engineer and 5th Governor of Alaska Territory (1883-1984)
1883 - 1984
mining engineergovernorpolitician
Francis Carpenter
Francis Carpenter
American actor (1910-1973)
1910 - 1973
actor
Teller Ammons
Teller Ammons
American politician (1895-1972)
1895 - 1972
governorjuristpolitician
Frank DeSimone
Frank DeSimone
American mobster (1909–1967)
1909 - 1967
lawyer
Alan Fowler
American physicist (1928–2024)
1928 - 2024
physicist
Pat Frink
American basketball player (1945-2012)
1945 - 2012
basketball player
Chuck E. Weiss
American singer (1945–2021)
1945 - 2021
jazz musiciansinger-songwritermusician
Raymond P. Kogovsek
Raymond P. Kogovsek
American politician (1941-2017)
1941 - 2017
politician
Gordon Wren
American ski jumper (1919–1999)
1919 - 1999
cross-country skierNordic combined skierski jumper
George Bent
George Bent
Confederate soldier (1843–1918)
1843 - 1918
soldierinterpreterauthor
Wayne R. Grisham
Wayne R. Grisham
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1923-2011)
1923 - 2011
politician
Eric Overmyer
Eric Overmyer
American television producer
1951 - 2026
film producertelevision producerwriter
Robert H. Waterman, Jr.
Robert H. Waterman, Jr.
American writer
1936 - 2022
business theorist
Paul Sharits
American filmmaker (1943–1993)
1943 - 1993
pen drawerpastellistinstallation artist
Xavier Atencio
Xavier Atencio
American animator (1919-2017)
1919 - 2017
lyricistsongwriteranimator
John Naka
John Naka
American bonsai artist (1914–2004)
1914 - 2004
horticulturistgardenerauthor
Jerry Livingston
American songwriter and dance orchestra pianist (1907-1987)
1909 - 1987
film score composermusiciansongwriter
Zoë Mozert
Zoë Mozert
American artist (1907–1993)
1907 - 1993
pin-up-artistillustratorpainter
John David Vanderhoof
John David Vanderhoof
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1922-2013)
1922 - 2013
naval air forcebankermilitary officer
Ronnie Shavlik
Ronnie Shavlik
American basketball player
1933 - 1983
basketball player
John Abbey
actor
1935 - 2010
actor
Emily Howell Warner
American aviator
1939 - 2020
aircraft pilotflight instructor
Young Corbett II
Young Corbett II
American boxer (1880–1927)
1880 - 1927
boxer
Camryn
Camryn
American pop singer and actress from Denver, Colorado
1999 - 2025
singeractor
Stephen Gaskin
Stephen Gaskin
American activist (1935-2014)
1935 - 2014
environmentalistindependent politician
William Gordon Lennox
American neuroscientist (1884–1960)
1884 - 1960
neuroscientistneurologistmissionary
Cynthia Irwin-Williams
archaeologist (1936-1990)
1936 - 1990
archaeologistanthropologistuniversity teacher
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