List of people from Denver

Academia

• Harold Agnew, physicist
• Hal Anger, electrical engineer, biophysicist
• Lena Lovato Archuleta, administrator, librarian #
• John Arthur, philosopher
• Alfred Marshall Bailey, ornithologist #
• Jacques Bailly, classics scholar, Scripps National Spelling Bee pronouncer
• Thomas Bopp, astronomer and co-discoverer of comet Hale-Bopp
• Jason Box, climatologist, geographer
• Hendrika B. Cantwell, Dutch-American clinical professor of pediatrics, advocate for abused and neglected children
• Louis George Carpenter, engineer, mathematician #
• Katherine M. Cook, educator and government official who specialized in rural education
• John Cotton Dana, librarian, museum director #
• Gertrude Crotty Davenport, biologist, eugenicist
• David Brion Davis, Sterling Professor of History at Yale University and director of Yale's Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition
• Edwina Hume Fallis, educator, writer, toy designer
• Gabriel Finkelstein, historian #
• Alan Fowler, physicist
• Margaret Hayes Grazier, librarian, educator
• Margaret Storrs Grierson, archivist, philosophy professor
• John L. Hall, physicist
• Donna Haraway, feminist studies scholar, sociologist
• Orin Hargraves, lexicographer
• Robert Heizer, archaeologist
• Arnold Kramish, nuclear physicist
• Tony Laubach, meteorologist with the TWISTEX team
• Henry F. May, historian
• David Messerschmitt, electrical engineer
• Seeley G. Mudd, physician, professor, philanthropist
• Rob Nelson, biologist, documentary filmmaker
• John W. Olmsted, historian
• Renee Rabinowitz, psychologist and lawyer #
• Robert Reid, engineer
• Paul Romer, economist
• Tim Samaras, engineer, meteorologist
• Ann Linnea Sandberg, immunologist§
• John Searle, philosopher
• Paul Stewart, historian #
• Willis M. Tate, university president
• Keith Uncapher, computer engineer
• Stanley M. Wagner, rabbi and academic #
• James Q. Wilson, political scientist
• Hannah Marie Wormington, archaeologist

Arts and entertainment

Fashion

• Lauren Bush, model, designer, philanthropist
• Mondo Guerra, fashion designer, philanthropist

Film, television, and theatre

• Tim Allen, actor, comedian
• Michael J. Anderson, actor
• Annaleigh Ashford, actress, singer
• Barry Atwater, actor
• Phil Austin, comedian, writer
• Dian Bachar, actor
• Roseanne Barr, actress, comedian #
• Barbara Bates, actress, singer
• Madge Bellamy, actress §
• Matthew Berry, screenwriter, producer, fantasy sports analyst
• Julie Bishop, actress
• Josh Blue, comedian #
• Sierra Boggess, actress, singer
• Tom Bower, actor
• Stan Brakhage, experimental filmmaker §
• Bobby Buntrock, actor
• Molly Burnett, actress
• Joseph Castanon, actor
• Mary Jo Catlett, actress
• Kristin Cavallari, television personality, actress
• Adam Cayton-Holland, comedian
• Don Cheadle, actor §
• Marshall Colt, actor, psychologist #
• Lillian Covillo, ballet dancer
• Richard C. Currier, film editor
• Ann B. Davis, actress #
• John Davis, producer
• Ashly DelGrosso, dancer
• Rubye De Remer, actress, dancer
• Scott Derrickson, director, screenwriter
• Josephine Dillon, actress
• Madhuri Dixit, actress #
• Jack Earle, actor, sideshow performer
• Chris Eigeman, actor, director
• Richard Epcar, voice actor
• Douglas Fairbanks, actor, director, producer, screenwriter
• David Fincher, director, producer
• Kevin Fitzgerald, veterinarian, comedian
• Nina Flowers, drag queen, makeup artist, disc jockey #
• Emmett J. Flynn, director, screenwriter
• Rebecca Forstadt, voice actress
• Gene Fowler, screenwriter, journalist
• Gene Fowler Jr., film editor
• Gardiner Brothers, professional Irish dancers
• Pam Grier, actress §
• Naomi Grossman, actress, screenwriter
• Texas Guinan, actress, club owner #
• Hanna R. Hall, actress
• Maxine Elliott Hicks, actress
• Pat Hingle, actor
• Arthur Holch, documentary filmmaker §
• Olin Howland, actor
• Tommy Ivo, actor, race car driver
• Bryce Johnson, actor §
• Morgan Jones, actor
• Andy Juett, comedian #
• Ameenah Kaplan, actress, musician, choreographer
• Glenn Langan, actor
• Brandy Ledford, actress, model
• Jack Lipson, actor
• Teala Loring, actress
• Justine Lupe, actress
• John Carroll Lynch, actor §
• Bernard McConville, screenwriter
• Merrill McCormick, actor
• Hattie McDaniel, actress, comedian, singer-songwriter §
• Robert A. McGowan, director, screenwriter
• T.J. Miller, actor, comedian
• Gordon Mitchell, actor, bodybuilder
• Peg Murray, actress
• Adam Nix, director, producer
• Evan Nix, director, producer
• Danni Sue Nolan, actress
• Yvie Oddly, drag queen, winner of the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race
• Marie Osborne, actress
• Mikki Padilla, actress, model
• Debra Paget, actress
• Trey Parker, actor, animator, director, screenwriter
• James D. Parriott, writer, director, and producer
• Val Paul, actor, director
• Lawrence Pech, dancer, choreographer
• Antoinette Perry, actress, director
• Joseph C. Phillips, actor, political commentator
• Jeffrey Pierce, actor
• Willow Pill, drag queen, winner of the fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race
• Ron Pinkard, actor
• Talyah Polee, beauty queen #
• Wayde Preston, actor
• Dean Reed, actor, singer-songwriter
• Kristen Renton, actress
• AnnaSophia Robb, actress
• Keith Roberts, dancer
• Mark Roberts, actor
• Gloria Romero, actress
• Shayna Rose, actress, singer
• Karly Rothenberg, actress
• Barbara Rush, actress
• Walter Sande, actor
• Dia Sokol Savage, producer
• Peter Scanavino, actor
• Russell Scott, clown #
• Ethel Shannon, actress
• Charity Shea, actress
• Marion Shilling, actress
• Bradley Snedeker, actor
• Lincoln Stedman, actor
• Stephen Stohn, television producer
• Ruth Stonehouse, actress
• Scott Takeda, actor, television reporter #
• Lauren Taylor, actress and singer
• Irene Tedrow, actress
• Ann E. Todd, actress
• Lester Vail, actor
• Marilyn Van Derbur, beauty queen, motivational speaker
• Jan-Michael Vincent, actor
• Vicki Vola, actress
• Joseph Walker, cinematographer
• Nate Watt, director
• James R. Webb, screenwriter
• Frank Welker, voice actor
• David White, actor
• Jeff Whiting, choreographer, theater director
• Rhoda Williams, actress
• Michael Winslow, actor, comedian §
• Freeman Wood, actor
• Polly Ann Young, actress

Gaming

• Patrick Chapin, trading card game player, writer

Journalism

• Adele Arakawa, news anchor #
• Asha Blake, news anchor #
• Marshall Bloom, editor, alternative press entrepreneur
• Shareen Blair Brysac, editor, non-fiction writer, documentary producer
• Caroline Nichols Churchill, newspaper publisher, feminist #
• Ted Conover, journalist, non-fiction writer §
• J. Campbell Cory, cartoonist
• Brian Crecente, reporter, gaming journalist
• Doug DeMuro, automotive columnist, reviewer, and author
• Terry Drinkwater, television reporter
• George F. Franklin, newspaper publisher #
• Amy Freeze, television meteorologist #
• Malcom Glenn, newspaper reporter, commentator
• Miriam Goldberg, newspaper publisher, editor
• Sharon Tyler Herbst, food journalist, culinary book author §
• Bill Hosokawa, newspaper reporter, editor #
• Jeremy Hubbard, news anchor #
• Bonnie Leman, founder and editor of Quilters' Newsletter Magazine #
• Amber Lyon, photojournalist
• Jack Murphy, sports columnist, editor
• Reynelda Muse, news anchor #
• Art Rascon, news anchor §
• Joy Ann Reid, political commentator, MSNBC anchor #
• T.R. Reid, reporter #
• Rick Reilly, sportswriter #
• Jon Scott, news anchor
• August Skamenca, radio correspondent §
• Harry Smith, television reporter, news anchor #
• Clara Sears Taylor, journalist, first woman appointed to the Washington DC rent commission
• Richard Two Elk, journalist, radio host, American Indian activist #
• David Von Drehle, reporter, editor

Literature

• Poe Ballantine, novelist, essayist
• Robin Blaser, poet, essayist
• Libbie Block, short story writer, novelist
• Catharine Savage Brosman, poet, essayist, French literature scholar
• Marilyn Brown, novelist, poet
• Neal Cassady, poet §
• Mary Chase, playwright
• Penny Colman, author, essayist
• J. V. Cunningham, poet, literary critic §
• Steven Dietz, playwright
• John Dolan, poet, essayist
• Bruce Ducker, novelist, poet #
• John Dunning, novelist #
• John Fante, novelist, screenwriter, short story writer
• Thomas Hornsby Ferril, poet, essayist
• Bill Finger, comics writer
• Thomas E. Gaddis, non-fiction writer
• Noah Eli Gordon, poet #
• Deatt Hudson, educator and writer
• Leigh Kennedy, novelist, short story writer
• Harry N. MacLean, true crime writer, novelist
• L. E. Modesitt Jr., novelist
• Elizabeth Robinson, poet
• L. Neil Smith, novelist, libertarian activist
• Suzi Q. Smith, poet
• Lenora Mattingly Weber, novelist, short story writer §
• Connie Willis, novelist, short story writer

Music

• Ailee, singer, actress
• India Arie, singer-songwriter
• Philip Bailey, singer-songwriter
• Brandon Barnes, drummer
• Bill Barwick, singer-songwriter, guitarist, voiceover artist #
• Chuck Berghofer, bassist
• Tommy Bolin, guitarist #
• Antonia Brico, conductor, pianist #
• John Browning, pianist
• Wayne Carson, songwriter, country musician
• Eleanor Caulkins, opera patron #
• Robert N. Cavarra, composer, organist, harpsichordist, pianist and musicologist
• Judy Collins, singer-songwriter §
• John Common, singer-songwriter, guitarist #
• Walt Conley, folk singer, musician and actor
• Marty Cooper, singer-songwriter
• David Cornwall, composer
• Brad Corrigan, guitarist, singer
• Pearl G. Curran, composer, librettist
• Deuce Mob, rap duo
• Fannie Charles Dillon, pianist, composer
• Larry Dunn, keyboardist
• Shane Endsley, trumpeter
• Flobots, hip-hop band
• Mary Flower, guitarist, singer #
• Eugene Fodor, violinist
• Guy Forsyth, singer-songwriter, guitarist
• The Fray, rock band
• Harry Lawrence Freeman, composer, conductor #
• Bill Frisell, guitarist, composer §
• Frank Gagliardi, percussionist, composer
• Teri Gender Bender, singer, guitarist
• Ben Goldberg, clarinetist, composer
• John Grant, singer-songwriter §
• Corey Harris, guitarist, singer
• Keith Hoerig, bass guitarist §
• Peanuts Hucko, clarinetist, bandleader #
• Cory Kendrix, musician
• Little Fyodor, disc jockey, singer-songwriter #
• Jerry Livingston, songwriter, pianist
• The Lumineers, folk rock band
• Jimmie Lunceford, saxophonist, bandleader §
• Edwin McArthur, conductor, pianist, accompanist
• Ron Miles, trumpeter, cornetist §
• Todd Park Mohr, singer-songwriter, guitarist
• Robert Moran, composer
• Stephen L. Mosko, composer
• OneRepublic, pop rock band §
• Nick Perito, composer, arranger
• Pretty Lights, electronic musician, real name Derek Smith
• Dianne Reeves, singer §
• Reese Roper, singer-songwriter
• David Schmitt, musical artist of Breathe Carolina
• Isaac Slade, singer-songwriter, pianist
• Jill Sobule, singer-songwriter
• Tag Team, hip-hop group
• Donnette Thayer, singer-songwriter, guitarist §
• Tyler Ward, singer-songwriter
• John Warne, bassist #
• Kip Winger, singer, bassist, composer
• Ace Young, singer-songwriter

Other visual arts

• George Elbert Burr, painter, printmaker #
• Richard L. Crowther, architect #
• Tomory Dodge, painter
• Jess E. DuBois, painter, sculptor, glass artist
• Robert Heinecken, photographer
• Amal Kassir, spoken word poet
• Vance Kirkland, painter §
• Alvin Lustig, graphic designer
• Ron McQueeney, photographer
• Pat Oliphant, cartoonist '''§'''

Business

• Philip Anschutz, investment magnate, philanthropist #
• Norman R. Augustine, aerospace executive
• Anthony R. Barringer, geophysicist, inventor #
• Sheldon Beren, petroleum executive #
• Molly Brown, philanthropist, Titanic survivor #
• Luther A. Cole, milling entrepreneur #
• Barbara Davis, philanthropist #
• John Elitch, restaurateur, zookeeper #
• William Gray Evans, transportation executive #
• Oliver Parker Fritchle, chemist, energy entrepreneur #
• Jack J. Grynberg, oil and gas entrepreneur #
• Marie Guiraud, rancher #
• Frederic C. Hamilton, oil and gas entrepreneur #
• Ruth Handler, toy executive, Barbie creator
• Samuel Hartsel, rancher #
• Bela M. Hughes, railroad businessman
• Margaret Isely, peace activist and co-founder of WCPA and Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
• Philip Isely, peace activist, writer and co-founder of WCPA-GREN and Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
• Frances Wisebart Jacobs, philanthropist #
• Kayvan Khalatbari, marijuana entrepreneur, restaurateur #
• Luther Kountze, banker #
• William Larimer, Jr., land developer, co-founder of Denver #
• Bryan Leach, founder and CEO of Ibotta
• Daniel M. Lewin, mathematician, technology entrepreneur
• Gary Magness, investment executive, film producer #
• Tom Martino, consumer advocate, talk radio host
• James Smith McDonnell, engineer, aviation entrepreneur
• Helen M. McLoraine, philanthropist #
• Larry Mizel, real estate executive
• Albert Mooney, aircraft designer, aviation entrepreneur
• John Kernan Mullen, milling executive, philanthropist #
• Jack O'Neill, surfwear entrepreneur
• Daddy Bruce Randolph, barbecue pitmaster and philanthropist in Five Points
• Milton Schayer, stock and bond entrepreneur
• Caswell Silver, geologist, oil and gas entrepreneur #
• Robert F. Smith, investor and CEO, Vista Equity Partners
• Manick Sorcar, animator, lighting engineer #
• Russell Stover, candymaker #
• Harry Heye Tammen, co-owner of The Denver Times
• Kenneth D. Tuchman, call center entrepreneur #
• Madam C. J. Walker, beauty products entrepreneur #
• Bethuel M. Webster, lawyer and founder of Webster & Sheffield
• Jean Yancey, women's small business consultant, motivational speaker

Crime

• Alice Maud Hartley, killed Nevada State Senator Murray D. Foley by gunshot in 1894; lived in Denver in the early 1900s
• Canada Bill Jones, card sharp, con artist
• L. H. Musgrove, thief, alleged murderer
• Katherine Ann Power, bank robber
• Terry Peder Rasmussen, serial killer
• Soapy Smith, con artist, gangster #
• Anna Blythe Speas, alleged accessory to murder '''#'''

Law enforcement

• Duane "Dog" Chapman, bounty hunter
• Leland Chapman, bounty hunter §
• Lyssa Chapman, bounty hunter
• David J. Cook, lawman, Denver city marshal #
• Bat Masterson, gunfighter, journalist, lawman '''#'''

Medicine

• Jenette H. Bolles, osteopath, Board of Medical Examiners, publisher #
• Sean Colgan, medical researcher
• Lisa Damour, clinical psychologist, author, national news regular and co-host of Ask Lisa podcast
• Justina Ford, gynecologist, obstetrician, pediatrician #
• Frances McConnell-Mills, forensic pathologist, toxicologist #
• Carl Rüedi, pulmonologist '''#'''

Military

• Charles Adams, Colorado Militia brigadier general, Indian agent #
• Gerald P. Carr, U.S. Marine Corps colonel, astronaut
• John Chivington, U.S. Army colonel, leader of the Sand Creek massacre #
• Carol Rymer Davis, U.S. Army Reserve colonel, balloonist
• Elmer E. Fryar, U.S. Army private, Medal of Honor recipient
• Irving Hale, brigadier general of the United States §
• Clayton P. Kerr, U.S. Army major general
• Victor H. Krulak, U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general
• John Mosley, U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, one of the Tuskegee Airmen
• Fitzroy Newsum, U.S. Air Force colonel, one of the Tuskegee Airmen #
• Daniel Noce, U.S. Army lieutenant general
• Ronald A. Route, U.S. Navy vice admiral
• Donald Schmuck, U.S. Marine Corps brigadier general §
• August Schomburg, U.S. Army lieutenant general
• Silas Soule, U.S. Army brevet major, remembered for disobeying orders to take part in the Sand Creek Massacre #
• Jack Swigert, U.S. Air Force captain, astronaut
• Kenneth Walker, U.S. Army brigadier general, Medal of Honor recipient, Killed in action during World War II §
• Keith L. Ware, U.S. Army major general, Medal of Honor recipient, Killed in action during the Vietnam War
• J. Hunter Wickersham, U.S. Army 2nd lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient #
• Edward W. Wynkoop, U.S. Army brevet lieutenant colonel, Indian agent, Denver co-founder '''#'''

Politics

National

• Madeleine Albright, 64th U.S. Secretary of State §
• Israel Amter, Communist Party USA founding member, activist
• Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, son of Anwar al-Awlaki
• Jim Bates, U.S. Representative from California
• Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator from Colorado #
• Don Bonker, U.S. Representative from Washington
• Emily Gibson Braerton, vice president of Daughters of the American Revolution #
• Charles F. Brannan, 14th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
• Henry P. H. Bromwell, U.S. Representative from Illinois #
• Hank Brown, U.S. Senator from Colorado
• Anne Gorsuch Burford, 4th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency §
• Richard Girnt Butler, white supremacist, Aryan Nations founder
• Kat Cammack, representative for Florida
• Yadira Caraveo, U.S. representative for Colorado
• John A. Carroll, U.S. senator from Colorado
• Arnold A. Chacón, U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala
• Jerome B. Chaffee, U.S. Senator from Colorado, co-founder of Denver #
• Oscar L. Chapman, 34th U.S. Secretary of the Interior #
• Edward P. Costigan, U.S. Senator from Colorado #
• William C. Cramer, U.S. Representative From Florida
• Diana DeGette, U.S. Representative from Colorado §
• Peter H. Dominick, U.S. Senator from Colorado #
• John Eisenhower, 45th U.S. Ambassador to Belgium
• Mamie Eisenhower, 36th First Lady of the United States §
• Gladstone Ferrie, Canadian Member of Parliament from Saskatchewan
• Sherman Glenn Finesilver, U.S. federal judge
• Robert Stephen Ford, U.S. Ambassador to Syria
• Frank Freyer, 14th Naval Governor of Guam #
• Stephen Gaskin, countercultural activist, writer
• Rodolfo Gonzales, Chicano Movement activist
• Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• Ken Hamblin, conservative talk radio host #
• Dorothy Ray Healey, Communist Party USA activist
• Nathaniel P. Hill, U.S. Senator from Colorado #
• Edwin C. Johnson, U.S. Senator from Colorado, 26th and 34th governor of Colorado #
• Charles West Kendall, U.S. Representative from Nevada #
• John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State since 2013, former long-time U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, and 2004 Democratic nominee for president
• Carlotta Walls LaNier, one of the Little Rock Nine #
• Homer Lea, geopolitical strategist, adviser to Sun Yat-sen
• Rodger McFarlane, gay rights activist #
• Golda Meir, 4th Prime Minister of Israel §
• George Moose, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations §
• Michael R. Murphy, U.S. federal judge
• Jackson Orr, U.S. Representative from Iowa #
• Thomas M. Patterson, U.S. Senator from Colorado #
• Federico Peña, 12th U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 8th U.S. Secretary of Energy #
• Dana Perino, White House Press Secretary §
• Lawrence C. Phipps, U.S. Senator from Colorado #
• John Carbone Porfilio, U.S. federal judge
• Condoleezza Rice, 66th U.S. Secretary of State #
• Josephine Roche, U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury #
• Andrew J. Rogers, U.S. Representative from New Jersey #
• Karl Rove, Deputy White House Chief of Staff
• Nicholas Sarwark, Libertarian Party politician
• Brad Schneider, U.S. Representative from Illinois
• Patricia Schroeder, U.S. Representative from Colorado #
• Alan K. Simpson, U.S. Senator from Wyoming
• Horace Tabor, U.S. Senator from Colorado, 2nd lieutenant governor of Colorado #
• Tom Tancredo, U.S. Representative from Colorado
• William L. Tierney, U.S. Representative from Connecticut #
• Aleta Arthur Trauger, U.S. federal judge
• Timothy Tymkovich, U.S. federal judge
• Byron White, U.S. Supreme Court justice #
• Edward O. Wolcott, U.S. Senator from Colorado '''#'''

State

• Robert E. Allen, Colorado state legislator #
• Teller Ammons, 28th governor of Colorado
• Matt Bevin, 62nd governor of Kentucky
• Kermit Brown, Wyoming state legislator
• William Byers, Nebraska territorial legislator #
• Job Adams Cooper, 6th governor of Colorado #
• Lois Court, Colorado state legislator
• Mat Erpelding, Idaho state legislator
• Mark Ferrandino, Colorado state legislator #
• Frank Frantz, 7th governor of Oklahoma Territory #
• Don Friedman, Colorado state legislator, talk radio host
• John Frullo, Texas state legislator #
• Peter Groff, Colorado state legislator #
• Lucía Guzmán, Colorado state legislator #
• John Hickenlooper, 42nd governor of Colorado, U.S. Senator from Colorado #
• Bela M. Hughes, Territorial councillor
• Gloria Johnson, Tennessee state legislator
• Joel Judd, Colorado state legislator
• Wayne Knox, Colorado state legislator
• Jeanne Labuda, Colorado state legislator #
• Alma V. Lafferty, served two terms in Colorado House of Representatives 1908-1912
• Beth McCann, Colorado state legislator #
• Stephen L.R. McNichols, 35th governor of Colorado
• Helen Milliken, former First Lady of Michigan
• Mary Mullarkey, Colorado Supreme Court chief justice #
• Sue Mullins, Iowa state legislator
• Dan Pabon, Colorado state legislator
• George Alexander Parks, 5th governor of Alaska Territory
• Josh Penry, Colorado state legislator
• Dianne Primavera, Colorado state legislator
• Jim Riesberg, Colorado state legislator
• Bill Ritter, 41st governor of Colorado #
• Andrew Romanoff, Colorado state legislator #
• Chris Romer, Colorado state legislator
• Brandon Shaffer, Colorado state legislator
• Pat Steadman, Colorado state legislator #
• Ken Summers, Colorado state legislator
• William Ellery Sweet, 23rd governor of Colorado #
• Gloria Tanner, Colorado state legislator #
• Russell T. Thane, North Dakota state legislator
• Fred Van Valkenburg, Montana state legislator
• Michael Webert, Virginia state legislator
• Angela Williams, Colorado state legislator #
• Mariko Yamada, California state legislator

Local

• Lorraine Granado, environmental, peace and social justice activist and organizer who co-founded the Colorado People's Environmental and Economic Network and Neighbors for a Toxic-Free Community in Denver
• John E. Manders, 17th Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska
• William McGaa, mountain man, co-founder of Denver #
• Rachel Noel, Denver politician, civil rights activist #
• Wellington Webb, 42nd mayor of Denver '''#'''

Religion

• Robert S. Bilheimer, Presbyterian theologian
• Nadia Bolz-Weber, Lutheran minister, comedian
• Bill Carmody, Roman Catholic priest, anti-abortion activist
• George Roche Evans, Roman Catholic bishop
• Julia Greeley, Roman Catholic Servant of God, ex-slave
• J. Edward Guinan, the former Paulist priest who founded the Community for Creative Non-Violence when he was Chaplain of George Washington University
• Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen, Roman Catholic bishop
• Danan Henry, Zen roshi
• Sheldon Jackson, Presbyterian missionary #
• Charles E. H. Kauvar, Conservative rabbi
• Abraham Klausner, Reform rabbi §
• Jerry Lamb, Episcopal bishop
• Harold B. Lee, Denver mission leader and later president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Reed Lessing, Lutheran pastor, theologian
• Donald Montrose, Roman Catholic bishop
• Hubert Newell, Roman Catholic bishop
• R. Walker Nickless, Roman Catholic bishop
• Alysa Stanton, Reform rabbi §
• Mary Luke Tobin, Roman Catholic nun

Sports

American football

• Tom Ashworth, offensive tackle
• Dave Baldwin, coach
• David Bowens, linebacker
• C. J. Brewer, wide receiver §
• Chris Brewer, running back
• Patrick Cain, center, guard
• Calais Campbell, defensive end
• Dyshod Carter, cornerback
• Ryan Clement, quarterback
• Eric Coleman, cornerback
• Mark Cooney, linebacker
• Adrian Cooper, tight end
• Jason Craft, cornerback
• Brian Daniels, guard
• James Darling, linebacker
• Drew Davis, wide receiver
• John Denney, long snapper
• Ryan Denney, defensive end
• Ron Dickerson, Jr., running back, wide receiver, coach
• Ben Dreith, referee
• John Elway, Hall of Fame quarterback, manager #
• Keith English, punter
• Tom Erlandson, linebacker
• Bill Frank, offensive tackle
• Trent Gamble, safety
• Fred Gayles, linebacker, wide receiver
• Joe Germaine, quarterback
• Pat Haggerty, referee
• Herman Heard, running back
• Ryan Hewitt, tight end
• Marcus Houston, tailback
• Mike Johnson, cornerback
• Ray Johnson, defensive back
• Greg Jones, linebacker
• Brandon Kaufman, wide receiver
• Jimmie Kaylor, punter
• Joe Klopfenstein, tight end
• Steve Korte, center, offensive guard
• Terry Kunz, running back
• Zach Latimer, linebacker
• DeWayne Lewis, cornerback §
• Jody Littleton, long snapper
• John Lynch, strong safety #
• Peyton Manning, quarterback #
• Kevin McDougal, running back
• Donald McKillip, coach
• Ostell Miles, running back
• Mark Mullaney, defensive end
• Mike Perez, quarterback
• Vince Phason, defensive back
• Tyler Polumbus, offensive tackle
• Mike Price, coach
• Greg Primus, wide receiver
• Gary Richard, defensive back
• Derrick Richardson, safety
• Cory Ross, running back, coach
• Chris Sanders, wide receiver
• Bo Scaife, tight end
• Mark Schlereth, guard, sports commentator #
• Brian Schottenheimer, coach
• J. K. Scott, punter
• Shannon Sharpe, tight end, sports commentator #
• Nate Solder, offensive tackle
• Ben Steele, tight end
• Freddie Joe Steinmark, safety
• Red Stephens, guard
• Andre Strode, defensive back
• Kasey Studdard, offensive guard
• David Tate, safety
• Marvin Washington, defensive end
• Allen Webb, quarterback
• Jack Weil, punter
• LenDale White, running back
• Andre Woolfolk, cornerback

Baseball

• David Aardsma, relief pitcher
• Darrel Akerfelds, pitcher, bullpen coach
• Bubbles Anderson, infielder
• Ty Blach, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
• Cory Blaser, umpire
• Nick Capra, outfielder
• Idona Crigler, infielder
• Mona Denton, pitcher
• Bruce Egloff, pitcher
• Johnny Frederick, outfielder
• Kyle Freeland, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
• Ralph Glaze, pitcher
• Buddy Gremp, 1st baseman
• Roy Halladay, starting pitcher
• Ron Herbel, pitcher
• Jason Hirsh, starting pitcher #
• Luke Hochevar, pitcher
• Brian Holman, pitcher
• Bob Howsam, manager, sports entrepreneur
• Virgil Jester, pitcher
• Pierce Johnson, pitcher
• Mark Knudson, pitcher
• Bruce Konopka, 1st baseman
• Dud Lee, shortstop
• Mike Madden, pitcher
• Frank Martin, 3rd baseman
• Gabe Molina, pitcher
• Buzz Murphy, outfielder
• George Myatt, 2nd baseman, coach, manager
• Travis Schlichting, pitcher
• John Stearns, catcher, manager, scout
• Joe Strain, 2nd baseman, shortstop
• Mike Wegener, pitcher
• Charlie Williams, umpire
• Clint Zavaras, pitcher

Basketball

• Tom Asbury, coach
• J. B. Bickerstaff, coach
• Chauncey Billups, point guard, shooting guard
• Rodney Billups, guard, coach
• Kevin Bromley, coach
• Joe Barry Carroll, center §
• Alysha Clark, American-Israeli forward
• Pam DeCosta, coach
• Kaniel Dickens, small forward
• Rick Fisher, power forward
• Kevin Fletcher, center, power forward
• Ronnie Harrell, basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Shae Kelley, forward
• Darrick Martin, point guard
• Eric McWilliams, power forward
• Paul Millsap power forward
• Shelly Pennefather, forward
• Josh Perkins, point guard
• Micheal Ray Richardson, point guard, shooting guard, coach §
• Michael Ruffin, center, power forward
• Eric Schraeder, forward
• Ronnie Shavlik, forward
• Brendan Winters, shooting guard

Boxing

• Eddie Eagan, U.S. Olympic boxer, U.S. Olympic bobsledder
• John David Jackson, middleweight boxer
• Stevie Johnston, lightweight boxer
• Ron Lyle, heavyweight boxer §
• Louis Monaco, heavyweight boxer
• Terri Moss, strawweight boxer

Cycling

• Richard Ball, U.S. Olympic cyclist
• Gregory Daniel, cyclist
• Alison Dunlap, cyclist
• Greg Herbold, cyclist
• Ron Kiefel, cyclist
• Jonathan Vaughters, cyclist, manager

Golf

• Tommy Armour III, golfer
• Shane Bertsch, golfer
• Joan Birkland, state women's amateur golf champion
• Matt Gogel, golfer
• Tommy Jacobs, golfer
• Jonathan Kaye, golfer
• Bill Loeffler, golfer
• Jill McGill, golfer
• Leif Olson, golfer
• Hollis Stacy, golfer #
• Craig Stadler, golfer #
• Derek Tolan, golfer
• Mark Wiebe, golfer '''#'''

Ice hockey

• Ben Bishop, goaltender
• Austin Block, center and forward
• B. J. Crombeen, right wing
• Parris Duffus, goaltender
• Mike Eaves, center
• John Grahame, goaltender
• Seth Jones, defenseman §
• Brendan Lemieux, left wing
• Joe Noris, center
• Joe Sakic, center, manager #
• Drew Shore, center
• Nick Shore, center
• Jaccob Slavin, defenseman
• Troy Terry, right wing
• Sean Zimmerman, defenseman

Martial arts

• JJ Aldrich, strawweight MMA fighter
• Donald Cerrone, welterweight MMA fighter
• Duane Ludwig, middleweight kickboxer, lightweight MMA fighter
• Ryan Reser, U.S. Olympic judo fighter
• Lumumba Sayers, middleweight MMA fighter
• Lacey Schuckman, strawweight MMA fighter
• Brandon Thatch, welterweight MMA fighter
• Matt Wiman, lightweight MMA fighter
• Trevor Wittman, MMA trainer

Pro wrestling

• Jake Carter, pro wrestler
• Bison Smith, pro wrestler
• Eve Torres, pro wrestler, actress, model §
• 2 Cold Scorpio, professional wrestler

Racing

• Keith Andrews, racecar driver
• Buzz Calkins, Indy car driver
• Tanner Foust, racecar driver, stunt driver
• Tom Frantz, racecar driver
• Robb Holland, racecar driver
• Mel Kenealy, Indy car driver
• Jaques Lazier, racecar driver
• Johnny Mauro, racecar driver
• Willard Prentiss, racecar driver
• Jerry Robertson, NASCAR driver

Skiing

• John Jarrett, U.S. Olympic skier
• Arturo Kinch, U.S. Olympic skier #
• Dolores LaChapelle, skier, mountain climber, ecologist
• Jonathan Lujan, Paralympic alpine skier
• Kerry Lynch, Nordic combined skier
• Michelle Roark, U.S. Olympic freestyle skier #
• Katy Rodolph, U.S. Olympic skier
• Keith R. Wegeman, ski jumper
• Todd Wilson, U.S. Olympic skier
• Emilia Wint, skier

Soccer

• Chad Ashton, midfielder, coach
• David Bulow, midfielder, coach
• Rick Davis, midfielder
• Marian Dougherty, defender
• Roger Espinoza, defensive midfielder, wing back §
• Brendan Hines-Ike, defender
• Regina Holan, striker
• Katie Hultin, goalkeeper, coach
• Siri Mullinix, goalkeeper, coach
• Evelyn Shores, defender, midfielder
• Chelsea Stewart, defender

Track and field

• Karen Anderson, U.S. Olympic javelin thrower
• Scott Bauhs, distance runner
• Dior Hall, hurdler
• Ellen Hart Peña, distance runner #
• Eddie Tolan, U.S. Olympic sprinter

Other

• Victor Amaya, professional tennis player
• Heather Armbrust, bodybuilder #
• Tom Bowen, athletic director
• Gary Conelly, U.S. Olympic swimmer
• Edith Connor, bodybuilder
• Janet Culp, U.S. Olympic swimmer
• Lindsey Durlacher, Greco-Roman wrestler #
• Zach Fenoglio, rugby hooker
• Lauren Gardner, sportscaster
• Brian Ginsberg, gymnast, two-time US junior national gymnastics champion
• Adeline Gray, sport wrestler
• Haley Johnson, biathlete
• Janet Mae Johnson mountaineer
• Wendy Lucero, U.S. Olympic diver
• David McKienzie, U.S. Olympic volleyball player
• Alina Popa, bodybuilder #
• Meredeth Quick, pro squash player
• Jason Regier, Paralympic rugby player
• Britney Simpson, figure skater
• Chris Steinfeld, U.S. Olympic sailor
• Paul Wylie, U.S. Olympic figure skater §
• Michael Young, bobsledder '''#'''