- List of people from Denver, Colorado
This is a list of famous people who were born in or who have lived in or are commonly associated with Denver,
Colorado .Denver natives
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Tim Allen - actor [cite web | author = Soylent Communications| title = Tim Allen| url = http://www.nndb.com/people/279/000025204/ | accessdate = June 5 | accessyear = 2006 ]
*Victor Amaya , pro-tennis player [cite web | author = ATP Tennis| title = Victor Amaya| url = http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofiles/default2.asp?playernumber=A044| accessdate = June 5 | accessyear = 2006 ]
*India.Arie - Neo-Soul singer [cite web | author = America Online| title = India Arie| url = http://music.aol.com/artist/indiaarie/475170/main| accessdate = June 5 | accessyear = 2006 ]
*Philip Bailey - R&B lead singer withEarth, Wind & Fire
*Chauncey Billups - startingpoint guard and team captain for the NBA'sDetroit Pistons
*Sierra Boggess - stage actress
*Joseph Castanon - actor
*Duane Chapman - bounty hunter [cite web | author = Internet Movie Database| title = Duane Chapman| url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1738062/| accessdate = June 5 | accessyear = 2006 ]
*Mary Coyle Chase - playwright, author ofHarvey
*Ashly DelGrosso - professional dancer who appeared on Dancing with the Stars Seasons 1, 2, and 3
*John Desmond - architect [ [http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/17120296.html 2theadvocate.com | News | Architect Desmond dies — Baton Rouge, LA ] ]
* John Dolan - writer [ [http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/dolanjohn.html] Dolan's entry at the New Zealand Book Council's directory]
*Jack Earle - known for his massive height and tall stature [cite web | author = Internet Movie Database| title = Jack Earle| url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247325/| accessdate = June 5 | accessyear = 2006 ]
*John Eisenhower - Son ofDwight D. Eisenhower
*Douglas Fairbanks -actor ,screenwriter , director and producer
*David Fincher - music video andfilm director
*John Grahame - NHL Goaltender for theCarolina Hurricanes
*Rodolfo Gonzales -Chicano Movement activist [now deceased]
*Hanna R. Hall - actress [cite web | author = Internet Movie Database| title = Hanna R. Hall| url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0355632/| accessdate = June 5 | accessyear = 2006 ]
*Roy Halladay -Major League Baseball starting pitcher for theToronto Blue Jays
*Pat Hingle - actor
*Joe Klopfenstein -NFL tight end for theSt. Louis Rams
*Kevin Lucero Less - actor and artist (Move Me)Sundance Film Festival 2007 [cite web | author = Mile High Newspapers| title = Native's film debuts at Sundance Festival| url = http://www.milehighnews.com/Articles-i-2007-02-01-185307.112112-Natives_film_debuts_at_Sundance_Festival.html| accessdate = July 20 | accessyear = 2008 ]
*Daniel M. Lewin -mathematician andentrepreneur who died onAmerican Airlines Flight 11 during theSeptember 11, 2001 attacks
*Jacqueline Madera -Miss Colorado USA 2006
*Tom Martino - consumer advocate and syndicatedtalk radio host
*James D. Parriott – Writer, director, & producer
*Joseph C. Phillips - actor and political commentator
*Dean Reed - actor, singer and songwriter
*AnnaSophia Robb - actress
*Jerry Robertson ,NASCAR driver
*Reese Roper - singer and songwriter
*Karl Rove - formerDeputy White House Chief of Staff toGeorge W. Bush
*Michael Ruffin - pro-basketball player in the NBA
*2 Cold Scorpio - professional wrestler
*Alan K. Simpson - Republican politician who served from 1979 to 1997 as aUnited States Senator fromWyoming .
*Isaac Slade - member of the band,The Fray (band)
*Jill Sobule -singer-songwriter
*Stephen Stohn - Canadian television producer ("Degrassi ")
*Tom Tancredo - Republicancongressman in theU.S. House of Representatives
*The Fray - Rock band
*Eve Torres - actor and model
*Jan-Michael Vincent - actor
*Frank Welker , famed cartoon voice actor [cite web | author = Internet Movie Database| title = Frank Welker | url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0919798/| accessdate = June 5 | accessyear = 2006 ]
*LenDale White - NFL running back, played for theUniversity of Southern California
*Ace Young - pop-music singer-songwriter, American Idol finalist [cite web | author = FOX Network | title = Ace Young | url = http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/ace_young/ | accessdate = June 2 | accessyear = 2006 ]Born elsewhere, raised in Denver
These people were raised in Denver in their childhood years but were born elsewhere.
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Joe Guese - Guitarist of The Click Five, born inOmaha, Nebraska .
*Neal Cassady - the beat generation icon was born inSalt Lake City, Utah , and raised in Denver.
*Leland Chapman - was in a gang in Denver during teenage years. (born inGroom, Texas )
*Don Cheadle - born inKansas City, Missouri , graduated from East High School
*Ted Conover - journalist and author, born inOkinawa ,Japan , and raised in Denver.
*Judy Collins - folk singer, born inSeattle, Washington , graduated fromEast High School
*Madhuri Dixit - Indian actress married to Dr. Sriram Nene, a heart surgeon, born inMumbai ,India
*Bill Frisell -jazz guitar ist and composer, born inBaltimore, Maryland and spent most of his youth in Denver.
*Pam Grier - born inWinston-Salem, North Carolina , attended East High School in Denver.
*Vance Kirkland - artist, born inOhio
*Hattie McDaniel - actress, born inWichita, Kansas and raised in Denver.
*Pat Oliphant - editorial cartoonist, born inAdelaide ,Australia
*Mamie Eisenhower - Former First Lady, born inBoone, Iowa .
*Golda Meir - Former Prime Minister ofIsrael , lived in Denver for a time as a teenager. Born inKiev, Ukraine .
*Dianne Reeves -Jazz vocalist, winner of 4 Grammy awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album, graduated from George Washington High School. Born inDetroit, Michigan .
*Matt Stone - creator ofSouth Park , born inHouston, Texas , raised in Littleton (south of Denver).
*Lenora Mattingly Weber - writer, born inMissouri , raised in Denver.
*Mary Van DeBur- SurvivorFact|date=March 2008Denver transplants
These people lived in Denver as an adult, and were born and raised elsewhere.
* Charles Adams,
United States military officer and foreign ministercite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | date = 1963]
*Carmelo Anthony - pro-basketball player forDenver Nuggets , formerly ofSyracuse University , born inNew York City .
*Anthony R. Barringer - Geophysicist and inventor
*Molly Brown - famous survivor of Titanic accident. Born inHannibal, Missouri .
*George Elbert Burr - Early 20th century American artist, became famous for his landscapes of the Rocky Mountains.
*Jerome B. Chaffee - Colorado Senator, born inCambria, New York , raised inAdrian, Michigan , founded Denver.
*Madhuri Dixit -India n actress married to Dr. Sriram Nene, a heart surgeon. Dixit was born inMumbai, India .
*John Elway - Hall of Fame quarterback for theDenver Broncos , 1983 - 1998 NFL seasons, owner of theColorado Crush ,Arena Football League . Born inPort Angeles, Washington .
*John Hickenlooper - current mayor of Denver, born inNarberth, Pennsylvania
*Frances Wisebart Jacobs - philanthropist, born inHarrodsburg, Kentucky and raised inCincinnati, Ohio , moved to Denver in later life and founded a number of charities based in Denver.
*William Larimer, Jr. - founder of Denver. Born inWestmoreland County, Pennsylvania .
*Thomas MacDonald Patterson - U.S. politician, born inCounty Carlow ,Ireland , raised inNew York City andCrawfordsville, Indiana .
*Federico Peña , Denver attorney andMayor 1983 -91. He went on to serve asSecretary of Transportation and Energy in PresidentBill Clinton 'sPresidential Cabinet (1993 -1997 ) Born inLaredo, Texas .
*Wellington Webb - former mayor of Denver
*Condoleezza Rice - USSecretary of State 2005-, born inBirmingham, Alabama
*Andrew J. Rogers (1828-1900) - represented ushr|New Jersey|4 in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1863-1867, and served as Denver's police commissioner after moving here in 1892. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000387 Andrew Jackson Rogers] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress ". AccessedSeptember 2 ,2007 .]
*Joe Sakic -National Hockey League centre for theColorado Avalanche . Born inBurnaby, British Columbia .
*Shannon Sharpe - Former Pro-NFL player for theDenver Broncos , sports commentator,CBS , born inChicago, Illinois .
*Mark Schlereth - FormerPro Bowl offensive guard for the Denver Broncos.
*Soapy Smith - Famous Denver crime boss from 1885 to 1896. [ cite web | author = The Soapy Smith Preservation Trust | title = Soapy in Denver| url = http://www.soapysmith.net/page2.html/ | accessdate = June 29 | access year = 2006 ] born inCoweta County, Georgia
*John Warne -bassist of theChristian rock bandRelient K
*Roseanne Barr - Moved to Denver after high school, worked as a waitress, and got her start doing stand-up at comedy clubs in Denver.Other people associated with Denver
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John Denver -Singer /Songwriter fromAspen, Colorado Fictional Denverites
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Mike Teavee in the2005 movie,Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ee also
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*Music in Denver References
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