List of people from Denver
This is a list of some notable people who have lived in the City and County of Denver, Colorado, United States.
People born elsewhere but raised in Denver are marked with a §. People born and raised elsewhere who have lived in Denver as adults are marked with a #.
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 '''#'''