List of people from Colorado

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Colorado is in the western United States, or the "Mountain Region".

This is a list of people from the state of Colorado, whether they lived, were born, or were raised there.

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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Actors[change | change source]

Tim Allen
Jake Lloyd (a.k.a. Young Anakin Skywalker)
Hattie McDaniel

Artists[change | change source]

Astronauts[change | change source]

Athletes[change | change source]

Max Aaron
Pro Football Hall of Fame member and former Denver Broncos star John Elway resides in Englewood.

Business and community leaders[change | change source]

Horace Tabor, a prospector, businessman, and politician.

Literary figures[change | change source]

Military figures[change | change source]

Musicians[change | change source]

John Denver

Politicians[change | change source]

See also: List of governors of Colorado, List of mayors of Denver, List of United States Representatives from Colorado, and List of United States Senators from Colorado
Gerald Ford

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics[change | change source]

Other notable people[change | change source]

Anwar al-Awlaki

References[change | change source]

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  3. ↑ Roseanne – Awards.
  4. ↑ Don Cheadle – Awards.
  5. ↑ Douglas Fairbanks – Awards.
  6. ↑ Trey Parker (I) – Awards.
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  8. ↑ Matt Stone (I) – Awards
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  22. ↑ Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. "Helen Hunt Jackson". Archived from the original on June 13, 2006. Retrieved June 2, 2006.
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  31. ↑ Flobots.org. "About Flobots.org". Archived from the original on November 9, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
  32. ↑ University of Colorado Boulder. "And the Grammy Goes to ... CU-Boulder's Glenn Miller". Archived from the original on June 17, 2006. Retrieved June 2, 2006.
  33. ↑ The Samples.
  34. ↑ Answers.com. "Paul Whiteman". Answers.com. Retrieved June 2, 2006.
  35. ↑ Yonder Mountain String Band biography. "?". Retrieved August 2, 2006.
  36. ↑ Fox Network. "Ace Young". Archived from the original on May 28, 2006. Retrieved June 2, 2006.
  37. ↑ "Irving Howbert". findagrave.com. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  38. ↑ John Kerry. "Biography". Archived from the original on June 1, 2006. Retrieved June 2, 2006.
  39. ↑ Colorado State Capitol. "Colorado State Capitol Virtual Tour". Retrieved June 2, 2006.
  40. ↑ University of Colorado Boulder. "CU-Boulder Chancellor, President, Law School Dean Laud Scholar-Athlete Byron White". Archived from the original on June 19, 2006. Retrieved June 2, 2006.

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