List of people from Colorado
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This is a list of some notable people who have lived in the U.S. state of Colorado. It includes people who 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 people hailing from Colorado.
Actors
Amy Adams (raised in Castle Rock, alumnus of Douglas County High School) – actress, nominated five times for an Oscar for performances in Junebug, Doubt, The Fighter, The Master and American Hustle
Tim Allen (born in Denver) – film and television actor, comedian, winner of a Golden Globe Award (1993, nominated six times); star of The Santa Clause, Toy Story and the television series Home Improvement and Last Man Standing
Baby Marie (real name Marie Osborne; born in Denver) – film actress and costumer, starred in numerous silent films as a child
Roseanne Barr (lived in Denver) – 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
Barbara Bates (born in Denver) – actress, featured in such films as All About Eve and The Caddy
Melissa Benoist (born in Houston, Texas; raised in Littleton, Colorado – actress and singer, star of 2015 television series Supergirl
Jessica Biel (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 (born in Denver) – actress featured in many 1930s and 1940s films
Kelly Bishop (born in Colorado Springs; raised in Denver) – film and television actress, played Emily Gilmore on Gilmore Girls
Michael Boatman (born in Colorado Springs) – film and television actor, co-starred in such TV shows as Spin City, China Beach, 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) – actress and singer; Laurence Olivier Award and Drama Desk Award-nominated Broadway and West End soprano; originated parts of Christine Daae in Love Never Dies and Ariel in The Little Mermaid
Tom Bower (born in Denver) – film and television actor, played Dr. Curtis Willard on The Waltons
Jason Brooks (born in Colorado Springs) – film and television actor, played Sean Monroe on Baywatch Hawaii and Peter Blake on Days of Our Lives
Zachery Ty Bryan (born in Aurora) – film and television actor, starred in Home Improvement
Molly Burnett (born in Denver) – television actress, starred on Days of Our Lives
Spring Byington (born in Colorado Springs) – actress, star of many films and television series; December Bride
Mary Jo Catlett (born in Denver) – film and television actress, played Pearl Gallagher, the housekeeper, on Diff'rent Strokes and does the voice of Mrs. Puff on SpongeBob SquarePants
Kristin Cavallari (born in Denver) – reality television personality and actress best known for appearing in MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County and The Hills
Lon Chaney (born in Colorado Springs) – actor in films of 1910s and 1920s, subject of biographical film Man of a Thousand Faces
"Baby" Lyssa Chapman (born 1987 Denver) – bounty hunter and television personality
Beth Chapman (born in Denver) – bounty hunter and television personality
Duane "Dog" Chapman (born 1953 in Denver) – bounty hunter and television personality
Don Cheadle (alumnus of East High School) – actor, Oscar nominee and two-time Golden Globe Award winner, four-time Emmy Award nominee and Grammy winner; known for films Boogie Nights, Hotel Rwanda, Ocean's Eleven, The Rat Pack and Iron Man 2
Ken Curtis (born in Las Animas; attended Colorado College in Colorado Springs) – actor, musician; starred in TV series Gunsmoke and in western films The Searchers and The Alamo
Kristin Davis (born in Boulder) – actress, star of Sex and the City television series and films
Brian Dietzen (lived in Boulder; attended University of Colorado Boulder) – 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
Big Jack Earle (born in Denver) – silent film actor, sideshow performer and tall man
Ralph Edwards (born in Merino) – television host and producer known for This Is Your Life and Truth or Consequences
Chris Eigeman (born in Denver) – actor best known for Whit Stillman films Metropolitan, Barcelona, and The Last Days of Disco; starred in ABC's It's Like, You Know... and played Jason Stiles on Gilmore Girls
Douglas Fairbanks (born in Denver, attended East High School and the Colorado School of Mines) – film actor, first president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (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) – director of such films as Zodiac, Fight Club, Seven and Gone Girl
Joel Geist (born in Denver) – film and television actor
Jacque Georgia (lives in Aurora) – actress, author, Mrs. Colorado United States 2019
Pam Grier (attended East High School in Denver) – actress, star of films including Foxy Brown and Jackie Brown
Devon Gummersall (born in Durango) – film television actor, played Brian Kraków on ABC's teen drama My So-Called Life
Jon Heder (born in Fort Collins) – actor, played title character in Napoleon Dynamite
Michael "Ffish" Hemschoot (born in Parker) – director, animator and visual effects artist in films
Kelo Henderson (born in Pueblo) – co-starred in 1957–1959 syndicated western television series 26 Men, based on case files of Arizona Rangers law-enforcement team
Gregg Henry (born in Lakewood) – film and television actor, known for his roles in Guardians of the Galaxy, Payback, Body Double and Slither, as well as playing Hollis Doyle on Scandal
Neil Hopkins (lived in Aurora; attended Regis Jesuit High School) – 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 (born in Denver) – film and television actor
Matt Iseman (born in Denver) – comedian, actor, television host, and winner of The New Celebrity Apprentice
Daniel Junge (lives in Denver) – Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker
Brandy Ledford (born in Denver) – actress, model, former Penthouse Pet of the Year; played Dawn Masterton on Baywatch and Doyle on Andromeda
Sheryl Lee (grew up in Boulder, alumnus of Fairview High School) – film and television actress, played Laura Palmer and Maddy Ferguson on Twin Peaks and Dr.
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