USA Famous People of Colorado

Colorado (CO) 

bullet Tim Allen (1953 - ) Actor, His films include The Santa Clause (1994) and the voice of Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story (1995); born in Denver.
bullet Scott Carpenter (1925 - ) One of the original seven U.S. astronauts and second American to orbit the earth; born in Boulder.
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Ben Nighthorse Campbell (1933 - ) First Native American to serve in the U.S. Senate (1992).

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Adolph Coors (1847-1919) Founder of the Adolph Coors Company in Golden

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Lon Chaney (1883 - 1930) Actor made famous for his “thousand faces,” starred in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera; born in Colorado Springs.

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Jack Dempsey (1895 - 1983) Boxer, world heavyweight champion from 1919-26; born in Manassa.

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John Elway (1960 - ) Famous Denver Broncos quarterback.

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Douglas Fairbanks (1883 - 1939) Actor and founder of United Artists with Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin; born in Denver.

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Eugene Fodor (1950 - ) World-renowned violin soloist.

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Willard Libby (1908 - 1980) Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, discovered radio-carbon dating; born in Grand Valley.

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Ouray (1833 - 1880) Ute chief.

bullet Florence R. Sabin (1871 - 1953) First woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences; born in Central City.
bullet Paul Whiteman (1890 - 1967) Famous Jazz conductor.

More Famous Coloradoans:

bullet Zachery Ty Bryan actor, Aurora
bullet Ralph Edwards entertainer, Merino
bullet Gene Fowler writer
bullet Lawrence H. Gipson historian, Greeley
bullet Ruth Handler toy maker, Denver
bullet Erick Hawkins choreographer
bullet Homer Lea soldier, writer
bullet Ted Mack TV host, Greeley
bullet Ouray Ute Indian chief, Colorado Territory
bullet Robert J. Seiwald inventor, Fort Morgan
bullet Byron Raymond White jurist, Fort Collins
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