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Colorado
People
Every state of the Union has given birth to people who have left a lasting impression on our history and culture. The following native Coloradans have played distinctive roles.
Born in Colorado
| Famous Coloradans | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Born / Died | Place | ||||
| Timothy Allen Dick (Tim Allen)
Comedian, Actor |
Born: | June 13, 1953 | Denver | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Jerome C. Biffle
Long Jumper, Olympic Gold Medalist |
Born: | March 20, 1928 | Denver | |||
| Died: | September 4, 2002 | Denver | ||||
| Zachery Ty Bryan
Actor |
Born: | October 9, 1981 | Aurora | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Test pilot, Astronaut |
Born: | May 1, 1925 | Boulder | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Ralph Lawrence Carr
Lawyerm, Newspaper editor, Governor |
Born: | December 11, 1887 | Rosita | |||
| Died: | September 22, 1950 | Denver | ||||
| Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney
Actor |
Born: | April 1, 1883 | Colorado Springs | |||
| Died: | August 26, 1930 | California | ||||
| Mary McDonough Coyle Chase
Pulitzer Prize winning playwright / screenwriter |
Born: | February 25, 1907 | Denver | |||
| Died: | October 20, 1981 | Denver | ||||
| Chipeta (White Singing Bird)
Wife of Chief Ouray |
Born: | 1843 | Near Conejos | |||
| Died: | 1924 | Uintah Reservation, Utah | ||||
| William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey
Boxer |
Born: | June 24, 1895 | Manassa | |||
| Died: | May 31, 1983 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Ralph Livingstone Edwards
Television host, Producer |
Born: | June 13, 1913 | Merino | |||
| Died: | November 16, 2005 | Los Angeles | ||||
| Douglas Elton Ullman (Douglas Fairbanks)
Actor, Screenwriter, Director, Producer |
Born: | May 23, 1883 | Denver | |||
| Died: | December 12, 1939 | Santa Monica | ||||
| Thomas Hornsby Ferril
Poet, Writer |
Born: | 1896 | Denver | |||
| Died: | 1988 | Denver | ||||
| Eugene Fodor
Violinist |
Born: | Turkey Creek | March 5, 1950 | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Eugen Devlin (Gene Fowler)
Journalist, Author |
Born: | March 8, 1890 | Denver | |||
| Died: | July 2, 1960 | Los Angeles | ||||
| Lawrence Henry Gipson
Pulitzer Prize winning Historian |
Born: | 1880 | Greeley | |||
| Died: | September 26, 1971 | Bethlehem, Penn. | ||||
| Ruth Handler
Toy maker, Businesswoman |
Born: | November. 4, 1916 | Denver | |||
| Died: | April 27, 2002 | Los Angeles | ||||
| Erick Hawkins
Dancer, Choreographer |
Born: | April 23, 1909 | Trinidad | |||
| Died: | November 23, 1994 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Homer Lea
Chinese soldier, writer |
Born: | 1876 | Denver | |||
| Died: | November 1, 1912 | San Francisco | ||||
| William Edward Maguiness (Ted Mack)
Television host |
Born: | February 12, 1904 | Greeley | |||
| Died: | July 12, 1976 | North Tarrytown, N.Y. | ||||
| Helen Alice Myres ("Baby" Marie Osborne)
Actress, Child star |
Born: | November 5, 1911 | Denver | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| (Mary) Antoinette Perry
Actress, Director |
Born: | June 27, 1888 | Denver | |||
| Died: | June 28, 1946 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Cleo Parker Robinson
Dancer, Choreographer, Dance teacher |
Born: | 1948 | Denver | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Dr. Florence Rena Sabin
Physician, Research scientist |
Born: | November 9, 1871 | Central City | |||
| Died: | October 3, 1953 | Denver | ||||
| Robert J. Seiwald
Inventor |
Born: | March 26, 1925 | Fort Morgan | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| James Dalton Trumbo
Writer |
Born: | December 9, 1905 | Montrose | |||
| Died: | September 10, 1976 | Beverly Hills, Calif. | ||||
| Amy Van Dyken
Swimmer, Olympic Gold Medalist |
Born: | February 15, 1973 | Denver | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Wallace "Buddy" Jerold Werner
Alpine skier |
Born: | 1936 | Steamboat Springs | |||
| Died: | April 12, 1964 | Near St. Moritz, Switzerland | ||||
| Byron Raymond White
Football player, Supreme Court justice |
Born: | June 8, 1916 | Fort Collins | |||
| Died: | April 15, 2002 | Denver | ||||
| Paul Whiteman
Musician, Orchestra/Band Leader |
Born: | March 28, 1890 | Denver | |||
| Died: | December 29, 1967 | Doylestown, Penn. | ||||
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