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 (1921–2013), physicist Hal Anger (1920–2005), electrical engineer, biophysicist Lena Lovato Archuleta (1920–2011), administrator, librarian # John Arthur (1946–2007), philosopher Alfred Marshall Bailey (1894–1978), ornithologist # Jacques Bailly (1966– ), classics scholar, Scripps National Spelling Bee pronouncer Thomas Bopp (1949–2018), astronomer and co-discoverer of comet Hale-Bopp Jason Box (1970– ), climatologist, geographer Hendrika B. Cantwell (1925–2025), Dutch-American clinical professor of pediatrics, advocate for abused and neglected children Louis George Carpenter (1861–1935), engineer, mathematician # Katherine M. Cook (1876–1962), educator and government official who specialized in rural education John Cotton Dana (1856–1929), librarian, museum director # Gertrude Crotty Davenport (1866–1946), biologist, eugenicist David Brion Davis (1927–2019), 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 (1876–1957), educator, writer, toy designer Gabriel Finkelstein (1963– ), historian # Alan Fowler (1928– ), physicist Margaret Hayes Grazier (1916–1999), librarian, educator Margaret Storrs Grierson (1900–1997), archivist, philosophy professor John L. Hall (1934– ), physicist Donna Haraway (1944– ), feminist studies scholar, sociologist Orin Hargraves (1953– ), lexicographer Robert Heizer (1915–1979), archaeologist Arnold Kramish (1923–2010), nuclear physicistHoffman, Jascha. "Arnold Kramish, Expert on Nuclear Intelligence, Dies at 87" , The New York Times, July 15, 2010. Accessed July 15, 2010. Tony Laubach, meteorologist with the TWISTEX team Henry F. May (1915–2012), historian David Messerschmitt (1945– ), electrical engineer Seeley G. Mudd (1895–1968), physician, professor, philanthropist Rob Nelson (1979– ), biologist, documentary filmmaker John W. Olmsted (1903–1986), historian Renee Rabinowitz (1934–2020), psychologist and lawyer # Robert Reid (1924–2006), engineer Paul Romer (1955– ), economist Tim Samaras (1957–2013), engineer, meteorologist Ann Linnea Sandberg (1938–2009), immunologist§ John Searle (1932– ), philosopher Paul Stewart (1925–2015), historian # Willis M. Tate (1912–1989), university president Keith Uncapher (1922–2002), computer engineer Stanley M. Wagner (1932–2013), rabbi and academic # James Q. Wilson (1931–2012), political scientist Rod A. Wing (born 1957), plant geneticist Hannah Marie Wormington (1914–1994), archaeologist

Arts and entertainment Fashion Lauren Bush (1984– ), model, designer, philanthropist Mondo Guerra (1978– ), fashion designer, philanthropist

Film, television, and theatre

Tim Allen (1953– ), actor, comedian Michael J. Anderson (1953– ), actor Annaleigh Ashford (1985– ), actress, singer Barry Atwater (1918–1978), actor Phil Austin (1941–2015), comedian, writer Dian Bachar (1970– ), actor Roseanne Barr (1952– ), actress, comedian # Barbara Bates (1925–1969), actress, singer Madge Bellamy (1899–1990), actress § Matthew Berry (1969– ), screenwriter, producer, fantasy sports analyst Julie Bishop (1914–2001), actress Josh Blue (1978– ), comedian # Sierra Boggess (1982 – ), actress, singer Tom Bower (1938– ), actor Stan Brakhage (1933–2003), experimental filmmaker § Bobby Buntrock (1952–1974), actor Molly Burnett (1988-), actress Joseph Castanon (1997– ), actor Mary Jo Catlett (1938– ), actress Kristin Cavallari (1987– ), television personality, actress Adam Cayton-Holland (1980– ), comedian Don Cheadle (1964– ), actor § Marshall Colt (1948– ), actor, psychologist # Lillian Covillo (1921–2010), ballet dancer Richard C. Currier (1892–1984), film editor Ann B. Davis (1926–2014), actress # John Davis (1954– ), producer Ashly DelGrosso (1982– ), dancer Rubye De Remer (1892–1984), actress, dancer Scott Derrickson (1966– ), director, screenwriter Josephine Dillon (1884–1971), actress Madhuri Dixit (1967– ), actress # Jack Earle (1906–1952), actor, sideshow performer. Retrieved June 5, 2006. Chris Eigeman (1965– ), actor, director Richard Epcar (1955– ), voice actor Douglas Fairbanks (1883–1939), actor, director, producer, screenwriter David Fincher (1962– ), director, producer Kevin Fitzgerald (1951– ), veterinarian, comedian Nina Flowers (1974– ), drag queen, makeup artist, disc jockey # Emmett J. Flynn (1892–1937), director, screenwriter Rebecca Forstadt (1953– ), voice actress Gene Fowler (1890–1960), screenwriter, journalist Gene Fowler Jr. (1917–1998), film editor Gardiner Brothers (Michael 1995, Matthew 1999), professional Irish dancers Pam Grier (1949– ), actress § Naomi Grossman (1975– ), actress, screenwriter Texas Guinan (1884–1933), actress, club owner # Hanna R. Hall (1984– ), actress. Retrieved June 5, 2006. Maxine Elliott Hicks (1904–2000), actress Pat Hingle (1924–2009), actor Arthur Holch (1924–2010), documentary filmmaker § Olin Howland (1886–1959), actor Tommy Ivo (1936– ), actor, race car driver Bryce Johnson (1977– ), actor § Morgan Jones (1879–1951), actor Andy Juett (1977– ), comedian # Ameenah Kaplan (1974– ), actress, musician, choreographer Glenn Langan (1917–1991), actor Brandy Ledford (1969– ), actress, model Jack Lipson (1901–1947), actor Teala Loring (1922–2007), actress Shanti Lowry (1982- ), actress Justine Lupe (1989– ), actress John Carroll Lynch (1963– ), actor § Bernard McConville (1887–1961), screenwriter Merrill McCormick (1892–1953), actor Hattie McDaniel (1895–1952), actress, comedian, singer-songwriter § Robert A. McGowan (1901–1955), director, screenwriter T.J. Miller (1981– ), actor, comedian Gordon Mitchell (1923–2003), actor, bodybuilder Peg Murray (1924–2020), actress Adam Nix (1986– ), director, producer Evan Nix (1983– ), director, producer Danni Sue Nolan (1923–2002), actress Yvie Oddly (1993– ), drag queen, winner of the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race Marie Osborne (1911–2010), actress Mikki Padilla (1974– ), actress, model Debra Paget (1933– ), actress Trey Parker (1969– ), actor, animator, director, screenwriter James D. Parriott (1950– ), writer, director, and producer Val Paul (1886–1962), actor, director Lawrence Pech (1959– ), dancer, choreographer Antoinette Perry (1888–1946), actress, director Joseph C. Phillips (1962– ), actor, political commentator Jeffrey Pierce (1971– ), actor Willow Pill (1995– ), drag queen, winner of the fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race Ron Pinkard (1941– ), actor Talyah Polee (1988– ), beauty queen # Wayde Preston (1929–1992), actor Dean Reed (1938–1986), actor, singer-songwriter Kristen Renton (1982– ), actress AnnaSophia Robb (1993– ), actress Keith Roberts, dancer Mark Roberts (1921–2006), actor Gloria Romero (1933–2025), actress Shayna Rose (1983– ), actress, singer Karly Rothenberg (1962– ), actress Barbara Rush (1927– ), actress Walter Sande (1906–1971), actor Dia Sokol Savage (1976– ), producer Peter Scanavino (1980– ), actor Russell Scott (1921–2013), clown # Ethel Shannon (1898–1951), actress Charity Shea (1983– ), actress Marion Shilling (1910–2004), actress Bradley Snedeker (1977– ), actor Lincoln Stedman (1907–1948), actor Stephen Stohn (1948– ), television producer Ruth Stonehouse (1892–1941), actress Scott Takeda (1967– ), actor, television reporter # Lauren Taylor, actress and singer Irene Tedrow (1907–1995), actress Ann E. Todd (1931–2020), actress Lester Vail (1899–1959), actor Marilyn Van Derbur (1937– ), beauty queen, motivational speaker Jan-Michael Vincent (1944–2019), actor Vicki Vola (1916–1985), actress Joseph Walker (1892–1985), cinematographer Nate Watt (1889–1968), director Michele Weaver (2011– ), actress James R. Webb (1909–1974), screenwriter Frank Welker (1946– ), voice actor. Retrieved June 5, 2006. David White (1916–1990), actor Jeff Whiting (1972– ), choreographer, theater director Rhoda Williams (1930–2006), actress Michael Winslow (1958– ), actor, comedian § Freeman Wood (1896–1956), actor Polly Ann Young (1908–1997), actress

Gaming Patrick Chapin (1980– ), trading card game player, writer

Journalism

Adele Arakawa (1958– ), news anchor # Asha Blake (1961– ), news anchor # Marshall Bloom (1944–1969), editor, alternative press entrepreneur Shareen Blair Brysac (1939– ), editor, non-fiction writer, documentary producer Caroline Nichols Churchill (1833–1926), newspaper publisher, feminist # Ted Conover (1958– ), journalist, non-fiction writer § J. Campbell Cory (1867–1925), cartoonist (Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Times) Brian Crecente (1970– ), reporter, gaming journalist Doug DeMuro (1988– ), automotive columnist, reviewer, and author Terry Drinkwater (1936–1989), television reporter George F. Franklin (1852–1901), newspaper publisher # Amy Freeze (1974– ), television meteorologist # Malcom Glenn (1987– ), newspaper reporter, commentator Miriam Goldberg (1916–2017), newspaper publisher, editor Sharon Tyler Herbst (1942–2007), food journalist, culinary book author § Bill Hosokawa (1915–2007), newspaper reporter, editor # Jeremy Hubbard (1972– ), news anchor # Bonnie Leman (1926–2010), founder and editor of Quilters' Newsletter Magazine # Amber Lyon (1982– ), photojournalist Jack Murphy (1923–1980), sports columnist, editor Reynelda Muse (1946– ), news anchor # Art Rascon (1962– ), news anchor § Joy Ann Reid (1968– ), political commentator, MSNBC anchor # T.R. Reid (1943– ), reporter # Rick Reilly (1958– ), sportswriter # Jon Scott (1958– ), news anchor August Skamenca (1981– ), radio correspondent § Harry Smith (1951– ), television reporter, news anchor # Clara Sears Taylor (1876–after 1938), journalist, first woman appointed to the Washington DC rent commission Richard Two Elk (1952– ), journalist, radio host, American Indian activist # David Von Drehle (1961– ), reporter, editor

Literature

Poe Ballantine (1955– ), novelist, essayist Robin Blaser (1925–2009), poet, essayist Libbie Block (1910–1972), short story writer, novelist Catharine Savage Brosman (1934– ), poet, essayist, French literature scholar Marilyn Brown (1938– ), novelist, poet Neal Cassady (1926–1968), poet § Mary Chase (1906–1981), playwright Penny Colman (1944– ), author, essayist J. V. Cunningham (1911–1985), poet, literary critic § Steven Dietz (1958– ), playwright John Dolan (1955– ), poet, essayist Dolan's entry at the New Zealand Book Council's directory Bruce Ducker (1938– ), novelist, poet # John Dunning (1942–2023), novelist # John Fante (1909–1983), novelist, screenwriter, short story writer Thomas Hornsby Ferril (1896–1988), poet, essayist Bill Finger (1914–1974), comics writer Thomas E. Gaddis (1908–1984), non-fiction writer Noah Eli Gordon (1975– ), poet # Deatt Hudson (1931–1988), educator and writer Sallie M. Mills Johnson (1862-1927), American author and poet Leigh Kennedy (1951– ), novelist, short story writer Harry N. MacLean (1943– ), true crime writer, novelist L. E. Modesitt Jr. (1943– ), novelist Elizabeth Robinson (1961– ), poet L. Neil Smith (1946–2021), novelist, libertarian activist Suzi Q. Smith (1979– ), poet Lenora Mattingly Weber (1895–1971), novelist, short story writer § Connie Willis (1945– ), novelist, short story writer

Music

Ailee (1989– ), singer, actress India Arie (1975– ), singer-songwriter Philip Bailey (1951– ), singer-songwriter Brandon Barnes (1972– ), drummer Bill Barwick, singer-songwriter, guitarist, voiceover artist # Chuck Berghofer (1937– ), bassist Tommy Bolin (1951–1976), guitarist # Antonia Brico (1902–1989), conductor, pianist #