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List of people from Colorado 
 This is a list of people from the state of Colorado, whether they lived, were born, or were raised there.
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 Coloradans have been prominent in many fields, including literature, entertainment, art, music, politics, and business.
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 This list attempts to maintain biographical notability of significant Coloradans, and to organize historically important men and women hailing from Colorado.
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 Amy Adams (raised in Castle Rock, alumna of Douglas County High School) – actress, nominated five times for an Academy Award for performances in Junebug, Doubt, The Fighter, The Master and American Hustle
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 Tim Allen (born in Denver) – film and television actor, comedian, winner of a Golden Globe Award (1993, nominated six times); star of The Santa Clause and the television series Home Improvement and Last Man Standing
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 Baby Marie (real name Marie Osborne; born in Denver) – film actress and costumer, starred in numerous silent films as a child
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 Roseanne Barr (lived in Denver) – film and television actress, comedian; winner of a Golden Globe Award (1993, nominated five times), and a Primetime Emmy Award (1993, nominated four times); starred in Roseanne and was host of The Roseanne Show
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 Earl W. Bascom (cowboyed in Northwest Colorado) – film and television actor in Hollywood western The Lawless Rider and in television commercials with Roy Rogers
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 Kelly Bishop (born in Colorado Springs; raised in Denver) – film and television actress, played Emily Gilmore on Gilmore Girls
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 Michael Boatman (born in Colorado Springs) – film and television actor, co-starred in such TV shows as Spin City, China Beach, Arliss
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 Sierra Boggess (born in Denver) – actress and singer, a Laurence Olivier Award and Drama Desk Award nominated Broadway and West End soprano; originated parts of Christine Daae in Love Never Dies and Ariel in The Little Mermaid, starred in The Phantom of the Operas 25th anniversary performance
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 Jason Brooks (born in Colorado Springs) – film and television actor, played Sean Monroe on Baywatch Hawaii and Peter Blake on Days of Our Lives
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 Mary Jo Catlett (born in Denver) – film and television actress, played Pearl Gallagher, the housekeeper, on Diff'rent Strokes and does the voice of Mrs. Puff on SpongeBob SquarePants
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 Kristin Cavallari (born in Denver) – reality television personality and actress best known for appearing in MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County and The Hills
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 Don Cheadle (alumnus of East High School) – actor, Academy Award nominee and two-time Golden Globe Award winner, four-time Emmy Award nominee; known for films such as Boogie Nights, Hotel Rwanda, Ocean's Eleven, The Rat Pack and Iron Man 2
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 Ken Curtis (born in Las Animas, Colorado attended Colorado College in Colorado Springs) – actor, musician; starred in TV series Gunsmoke and western film The Searchers
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 Brian Dietzen (lived in Boulder; attended University of Colorado Boulder) – actor, co-star of NCIS as the young Dr. Jimmy Palmer
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 Thomas Doerr (lives in Boulder, Colorado) – architect, author, and educator at the University of Colorado Boulder
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 Ralph Edwards (born in Merino) – television host and producer known for This Is Your Life and Truth or Consequences
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 Chris Eigeman (born in Denver) – actor best known for Whit Stillman films Metropolitan, Barcelona, and The Last Days of Disco; starred in ABC's It's Like, You Know... and played Jason Stiles on Gilmore Girls
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 Douglas Fairbanks (born in Denver, attended East High School and the Colorado School of Mines) – film actor, first president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1927–1929), posthumous winner of an honorary Academy Award (1940) and star of numerous films during the 1910s and 1920s
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 Pam Grier (attended East High School in Denver) – actress, known for roles in Foxy Brown and Jackie Brown
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 Devon Gummersall (born in Durango) – film television actor, played Brian Kraków on ABC's teen drama My So-Called Life
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 Kelo Henderson (born in Pueblo) – co-starred in 1957–1959 syndicated western television series 26 Men, based on case files of Arizona Rangers law-enforcement team
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 Steve Howey (lived in Lakewood); attended Green Mountain High School – film and television actor, played Van on Reba television show and has been in various films, including Bride Wars
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 Brandy Ledford (born in Denver) – actress, model, former Penthouse Pet of the Year; played Dawn Masterton on Baywatch and Doyle on Andromeda.
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 Sheryl Lee (grew up in Boulder, alumna of Fairview High School) – film and television actress, played Laura Palmer and Maddy Ferguson on Twin Peaks and Dr. Sarah Church on L.A. Doctors
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 Jake Lloyd (born in Fort Collins) – film actor, played young Anakin Skywalker on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
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 Hattie McDaniel (lived in Fort Collins and Denver, attended East High School) – film and television actress, winner of an Academy Award (1940) for Gone with the Wind
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 T. J. Miller (born in Denver) – actor and stand-up comedian, voice of Tuffnut in How to Train Your Dragon and Ranger Jones in Yogi Bear, played Hud in Cloverfield
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 Bill Murray (attended Regis University in Denver) –  film and television actor, comedian, starred in Saturday Night Live, Ghostbusters, Caddyshack, Rushmore, and Lost in Translation
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 Tracey Needham (grew up in Denver) – film and television actress, appeared as Paige Thatcher on Life Goes On, Lt.
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 Cyrus Nowrasteh (born in Boulder) – screenwriter and director for theatrical films, television films and shows; notable works include the miniseries The Path to 9/11, the drama The Stoning of Soraya M., and the television film The Day Reagan Was Shot
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 Peter O'Fallon (born in Denver) – film and television director, created NBC sci-fi/drama series Mysterious Ways, directed such films as Suicide Kings and A Rumor of Angels
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 Trey Parker (born in Conifer, alumnus of Evergreen High School, attended University of Colorado Boulder) – actor, animator, director, producer, musician, screenwriter; nominated for an Academy Award (2000) and winner of two Emmy Awards (2005 and 2007, nominated seven times); co-creator of South Park
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 Antoinette Perry (born in Denver) – stage actress and director, co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, posthumous namesake of the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, better known as the Tony Awards
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 Amanda Peterson (born in 1971 in Greeley) – film and television actress, starred in Can't Buy Me Love
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 Cassandra Peterson (also known as Elvira; lived in Colorado Springs, alumna of Palmer High School) – film and television actress, starred in Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
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 Brandon Quinn (born in Aurora) – actor, starred as Tommy Dawkins in Big Wolf on Campus Kristen Renton (born in Denver) – actress, played Morgan Hollingsworth on Days of Our Lives AnnaSophia Robb (born and lives in Denver) – film and television actress, starred in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Bridge to Terabithia Mark Roberts (born in Denver) – actor who appeared in over 100 films
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 Kristen Schaal (born in Longmont) – actress and comedienne, played Mel on Flight of the Conchords and Louise on Bob's Burgers Charity Shea (born in Denver) – actress, starred as Samantha Best on teen drama The Best Years Matt Stone (lived in Denver and Littleton, alumnus of Heritage High School and the University of Colorado Boulder) – actor, musician, producer, writer; winner of two Emmy Awards (2005 and 2007, nominated seven times); co-creator of South Park Sherry Stringfield (born in Colorado Springs) – actress, starred in TV series ER Tom Tully (born in Durango) – film and television actor, nominated for an Academy Award in 1955, starred in CBS's police drama, The Lineup and co-starred in ABC's western TV series Shane in 1966
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 Jan-Michael Vincent (born in Denver) – film and television actor, played helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke on 1980s series Airwolf (1984–1986)
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 Robert Adams (lived in Colorado) – photographer of the western landscape; received two Guggenheim Fellowships, a MacArthur Fellowship; works are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York
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 Earl W. Bascom (lived in Colorado) – artist, sculptor, cousin of western artist Frederic Remington, lived and worked in Northwest Colorado during the late 1920s
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 John Fabian Carlson (lived in Colorado Springs) – painter, director and an instructor at the Broadmoor Academy, a precursor to the current Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and founder of the John F. Carlson School of Landscape Painting
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 Tomory Dodge (born in Denver; alumnus of South High School (Denver) – artist, paintings in public collections including The Whitney Museum of American Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum
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 Susan Marie Frontczak (lives in Boulder) – writer, actor and storyteller; known for her one-woman shows, including on Marie Curie
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 William Henry Jackson (lived in Denver) – photographer for the United States Geological Survey and Union Pacific Railroad, created one of the largest and most expansive western photographic collections in the world
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 Barry Kooser (born in Wheat Ridge; alumnus of Arvada West High School) – Disney artist, fine art painter and CCO of Worker Studio
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 David Burroughs Mattingly (born in Fort Collins) – illustrator and painter known for book covers of science fiction and fantasy literature
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 Amanda Marie Ploegsma, known as Amanda Marie (born in the Netherlands, lives in Colorado) – artist, exhibits across the United States and Europe, alumna of Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, stencilist of storybook imagery in contemporary murals and paintings
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 Robert Reid (lived in Colorado Springs) – painter, instructor at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Cooper Union, and the Broadmoor Academy
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 John E. Blaha (born 1942) – pilot of STS-29 and STS-33; commander of STS-43 and STS-58; Mission Specialist on STS-79 and STS-81 with four-month flight aboard Mir space station (1996–1997)
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 Vance D. Brand (born 1931) – Mercury astronaut; Apollo docking module pilot on the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project; commander of STS-5, STS-41-B, and STS-35
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 Roy D. Bridges, Jr. (born 1943) – pilot of STS-51-F; director of the Kennedy Space Center (1997–2003); director of Langley Research Center (2003–2005)
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 Curtis Brown (born 1956) – pilot of STS-47, STS-66, and STS-77; commander of STS-85, STS-95, and STS-103
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 Scott Carpenter (1925–2013) – pilot of Mercury-Atlas 7 (Aurora 7); fourth human to orbit the Earth (1962)
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 Kalpana Chawla (1961–2003) – mission specialist on STS-87 and STS-107; killed on February 1, 2003, on the reentry of the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-107
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 Susan J. Helms (born 1958) – mission specialist on STS-54, STS-64, STS-78, STS-101, STS-102, and STS-105; flight engineer of International Space Station Expedition 2 (2001)
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 Thomas D. Jones (born 1955) – mission specialist on STS-59, STS-80, and STS-98; payload commander on STS-68
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 Donald R. McMonagle (born 1952) – mission specialist on STS-39; pilot of STS-54; commander of STS-66
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 Ellison Onizuka (1946–1986) – mission specialist on STS-51-C and STS-51-L; killed on January 28, 1986, on the ascent of the Space Shuttle Challenger during STS-51-L
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 Scott E. Parazynski (born 1961) – payload specialist on STS-66; mission specialist on STS-86, STS-95, STS-100, and STS-120
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 Charles J. Precourt (born 1955) – mission specialist on STS-55; pilot of STS-71; commander of STS-84 and STS-91
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 Stuart Roosa (1933–1994) – command module pilot on Apollo 14; eleventh human to orbit the moon (1971)
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 Steven Swanson (born 1960) – mission specialist on STS-117 and STS-119, International Space Station expeditions 39 and 40
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 Jack Swigert (1931–1982) – command module pilot on the imperiled Apollo 13 mission; ninth human to orbit the moon (1971); recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom; elected to the United States Congress, but died before taking office
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 James Voss (born 1949) – mission specialist on STS-44, STS-53, STS-69, STS-101, STS-102, and STS-105; flight engineer of International Space Station Expedition 2 (2001)
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 David Aardsma (lived in Greenwood Village; alumnus of Cherry Creek High School) – Major League Baseball pitcher
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 Louis Amundson (raised in Boulder, alumnus of Monarch High School) – NBA power forward/center for the Indiana Pacers
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 Tom Ashworth (born in Denver, alumnus of Cherry Creek High School and University of Colorado Boulder) – NFL player, member of three NFL Super Bowl champion teams (Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII and XXXIX, all with the New England Patriots)
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 Josh Bard (born in Ithaca, New York, moved to Greenwood Village; alumnus of Cherry Creek High School) – catcher for the Seattle Mariners
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 Earl W. Bascom (lived in Colorado) – rodeo champion and Hall of Famer, invented and made rodeo's first hornless bronc saddle and rodeo's first one-hand bareback rigging, called the "Father of Modern Rodeo," lived on the White Bear Ranch in Northwest Colorado in the late 1920s, married a cousin of Jack Dempsey
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 Chauncey Billups (born and raised in Denver, alumnus of George Washington High School and the University of Colorado Boulder) – NBA player for the Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers and NBA Finals champion Detroit Pistons team (2004); selected as MVP of NBA Finals (2004) and three-time NBA All-Star (2006, 2007 and 2008)
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 Greg Bird (raised in Aurora; alumnus of Grandview High School) – First baseman for the New York Yankees
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 Jeremy Bloom (born in Loveland; alumnus of Loveland High School and the University of Colorado Boulder) – Olympic and world champion freestyle moguls skier, played football for the University of Colorado and in the NFL
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 Tony Boselli (raised in Boulder, Colorado; alumnus of Fairview High School in Boulder – NFL All Pro offensive tackle
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 Ronnie Bradford (lived in Commerce City; alumnus of Adams City High School and the University of Colorado at Boulder) – NFL player (1993–2002) for the Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings; special teams coach of the Broncos
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 Calais Campbell (born and raised in Denver, alumnus of South High School in Denver, Colorado) – defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals
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 Joe Barry Carroll (raised in Denver, alumnus of East High School in Denver) – NBA center and All Star
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 E.H. "Dutch" Clark (born in Fowler); alumnus of Pueblo Central High School and Colorado College) – Colorado's first All-American football player; player and coach for the Detroit Lions in the 1930s; charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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 Jon Cooper (born in Fort Collins; alumnus of Fort Collins High School) – center for the Minnesota Vikings
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 Jesse Crain (lived in Boulder; alumnus of Fairview High School) – relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
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 Joe DeCamillis (born in Arvada) – Special Teams coach for the Denver Broncos who previously worked with the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears
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 Jack Dempsey (born in Manassa) – professional boxer, nicknamed "the Manassa Mauler", regarded as boxing's World Heavyweight Champion from 1919 to 1926 Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (1990); author of two books relating to hand-to-hand combat
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 Reed Doughty (born in Greeley; alumnus of Theodore Roosevelt High School in Johnstown, Colorado) – safety for the Washington Redskins
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 Joel Dreessen (lived in Fort Morgan; alumnus of Fort Morgan High School) – Current free agent tight end who has played for the Houston Texans and most recently the Denver Broncos
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 John Elway (lives in Englewood) – quarterback in the National Football League (1984–1999) for the Denver Broncos, member of two NFL Super Bowl champion teams (Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII), selected as NFL MVP (1987), MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII, twice as UPI AFC Offensive Player of the Year (1987 and 1993), five times for the AP NFL All-Pro team, and nine times for the NFL Pro Bowl; inducted into the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame (1999), College Football Hall of Fame (2000), and Pro Football Hall of Fame (2004), vice president and general manager of Broncos
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 Alex English (lived in Denver) – NBA player (1976–1991) with Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks, assistant coach with Toronto Raptors, seven-time NBA All-Star, inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame (1997)
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 Brian Fisher (born in Denver, lives in Aurora) – Major League Baseball pitcher with the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates
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 Missy Franklin (resides in Centennial) – four-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming, attended Regis Jesuit High School, and swam collegiality at the University of California, Los Angeles
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 Kevin Gausman (born in Centennial; alumnus of Grandview High School in Aurora) – Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
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 Arielle Gold (born and lives in Steamboat Springs) – snowboarder; Olympian, Junior World Champion, and World Champion
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 Richard "Goose" Gossage (born in Colorado Springs, lives in Highlands Ranch) – Major League Baseball pitcher (1972–1994) for the Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, and Seattle Mariners, member of the MLB World Series champion Yankees team in 1978, twelve-time All-Star, inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (2008)
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 Roy Halladay (born in Denver, raised in Arvada) – MLB starting pitcher, won AL Cy Young Award in 2003, NL Cy Young Award in 2010; eight-time All-Star
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 Matt Hasselbeck (born in Boulder) – NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, selected three times to the Pro Bowl
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 Chase Headley (born in Fountain, Colorado; alumnus of Fountain-Fort Carson High School) – third baseman for the New York Yankees
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 Taryn Hemmings (born in Greeley) – professional soccer player for the Chicago Red Stars after two seasons with the Boston Breakers, played internationally in Japan for the Tepco Mareeze and in Australia for Canberra United, all-time leading Division 1 scorer for the University of Denver
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 Lamarr Houston (raised in Colorado Springs; attended Thomas B. Doherty High School) – defensive end for the Oakland Raiders
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 Reggie Jackson (lived in Colorado Springs; attended Palmer High School) – point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder
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 Vincent Jackson (born and raised in Colorado Springs; attended Widefield High School and the University of Northern Colorado) – wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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 Ryan Jensen (born in Rangely and reared in Fort Morgan; attended Fort Morgan High School and Colorado State University-Pueblo) –  offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, sixth-round pick of 2013 NFL Draft
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 Dirk Johnson (raised in Montrose, graduate of Montrose High School and the University of Northern Colorado), NFL punter
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 Mark Knudson (born in Denver, alumnus of Colorado State University), Major League Baseball pitcher, first Colorado native to play for the Colorado Rockies
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 Kevin Kouzmanoff (lived in Evergreen, alumnus of Evergreen High School) – Major League Baseball player for the Colorado Rockies
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 Buddy Lazier (born in Vail) – auto racing driver, winner of Indy Racing League championship (2000) and Indianapolis 500 (1996), awarded Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Scott Brayton Trophy (2003)
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 Brad Lidge (attended Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village and lives in Englewood) – relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros
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 Phil Loadholt (lived in Fountain; alumnus of Fountain-Fort Carson High School) – offensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings
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 Dave Logan (attended Wheat Ridge High School and University of Colorado) – drafted to three professional sports (football, basketball and baseball); wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos; radio personality on KOA; coached high school football teams for Arvada West High School, Chatfield Senior High School, and Mullen High School to state championships
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 Brandon McCarthy (lived in Colorado Springs, attended Cheyenne Mountain High School) – MLB starting pitcher
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 Scot McCloughan (raised in Loveland; attended Loveland High School) – general manager of the Washington Redskins
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 Darnell McDonald (born in Fort Collins) – attended Cherry Creek High School) – outfielder for the Boston Red Sox
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 Mark Melancon (born in Wheat Ridge, attended Golden High School) – relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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 Bill Musgrave (raised in Grand Junction), graduate of Grand Junction High School, football player for Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49'ers and Denver Broncos, offensive coordinator for Minnesota Vikings
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 Jesse Nading (born in Highlands Ranch; alumnus of ThunderRidge High School) – defensive end for the Houston Texans
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 Michael Ray Richardson (raised in Denver, alumnus of Manual High School in Denver) – NBA All Star point guard
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 Ryan Max Riley (raised in Winter Park and Steamboat Springs, alumnus of the Lowell Whiteman School in Steamboat Springs) – national champion mogul skier on the US Ski Team