List of people from Aurora, Colorado
This is a list of some notable people who have lived in the City of Aurora, Colorado, United States.
Academia
[edit]- Robert Michael Pyle (1947– ), lepidopterist[1]
- Paul Stewart (1925–2015), historian[2]
Arts and entertainment
[edit]Film, television, and theatre
[edit]- Zachery Ty Bryan (1981– ), actor[3]
- Madhuri Dixit (1967– ), actress[4]
- Maggie Flecknoe (1983– ), voice actress, radio personality[5]
- Neil Hopkins (1977– ), actor[6]
- Chloe Johnson (1989– ), beauty queen[7]
- Jennifer Ketcham (1983– ), pornographic actress, blogger[8]
- Brandon Quinn (1977– ), actor[9]
- Bert V. Royal (1977– ), screenwriter[10]
- Nathan Dean Snyder (1984– ), actor[11]
- Dan Soder (1983– ), comedian[12]
- Bowen Yang (1990– ), comedian, cast member of Saturday Night Live[13][14][15][16]
Gaming
[edit]- Jon Shafer (1985– ), game designer, producer[17]
Journalism
[edit]- Stan Romanek (1962– ), author and UFO proponent
- David Von Drehle (1961– ), editor, reporter[18]
Literature
[edit]- Paul G. Tremblay (1971– ), editor, novelist, short story writer[19]
Music
[edit]- Foolish Things, Christian rock band[20]
- Tia Fuller (1976– ), saxophonist[21]
- Senim Silla (1977– ), rapper[citation needed]
- Tyler Ward (1988– ), singer-songwriter[22]
Other visual arts
[edit]- J. Scott Campbell (1973– ), comic book artist[23]
Business
[edit]- James C. Collins (1958– ), business consultant, author, and lecturer[24]
- Donald Fletcher (1849–1929), real estate tycoon, Aurora city co-founder[25]
- Caroline Glover, chef
Crime
[edit]- Gerald Foos, voyeur
- James Holmes (1987– ), mass murderer[26]
- David Lane (1938–2007), racketeer, white supremacist[27]
- Najibullah Zazi (1985– ), terrorist[28]
Law enforcement
[edit]Victims
[edit]- Elijah McClain (1996–2019), massage therapist who died in police custody
Military
[edit]- Michelle J. Howard (1960– ), U.S. Navy sdmiral[30]
Politics
[edit]National
[edit]- Katherine Archuleta (1949– ), U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director[31]
- William L. Armstrong (1937–2016), U.S. Senator from Colorado[32]
m* Lauren Boebert (1986– ), U.S. Representative for Colorado's 3rd congressional district[33]
- Michael D. Brown (1954– ), Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator[citation needed]
- Mike Coffman (1955– ), U.S. Representative from Colorado[34] and Mayor of Aurora
- John Kerry (1943– ), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 68th U.S. Secretary of State[35]
- Joe Neguse (1984– ), U.S. Representative from Colorado
State
[edit]- John Buckner (1947–2015), Colorado state legislator[36]
- Morgan Carroll (1971– ), Colorado state legislator[37]
- Rhonda Fields (1952– ), Colorado state legislator[38]
- Michael Garcia (1974– ), Colorado state legislator[39]
- Bob Hagedorn (1952– ), Colorado state legislator[40]
- Karen Middleton (1966– ), Colorado state legislator[41]
- Jane Norton (1954– ), 46th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado[citation needed]
- Bill Owens (1952– ), 40th Governor of Colorado[42]
- Bill Ritter (1956– ), 41st Governor of Colorado[43]
- Su Ryden (1945– ), Colorado state legislator[44]
- Frank Weddig (1944–2012), Colorado state legislator[45]
Local
[edit]- Steve Hogan (1948–2018), former Mayor of Aurora[46]
- Paul Tauer (1936–2022), former Mayor of Aurora[47]
Religion
[edit]- Daniel Kucera (1923–2017), Roman Catholic bishop[citation needed]
Sports
[edit]American football
[edit]- Scott Bentley (1974– ), placekicker[48]
- Dwayne Carswell (1972– ), offensive lineman, tight end[49]
- Larry Coyer (1943–2023), coach[50]
- T.J. Cunningham (1972–2019), safety[51]
- Freddy Glick (1937– ), safety[52]
- Craig Johnson (1960– ), coach[53]
- Brian Kelly (1976– ), cornerback[54]
- Derrick Martin (1985– ), safety[55]
- Aaron Moorehead (1980– ), wide receiver, coach[56]
- Sean Moran (1973– ), defensive end[57]
- Aaron Robbins (1983– ), linebacker[58]
- Paul Smith (1945–2000), defensive end[59]
- Billy Thompson (1946– ), defensive back[60]
- Sean Tufts (1982– ), linebacker[61]
- Chase Vaughn (1988– ), outside linebacker[62]
- Louis Wright (1953– ), cornerback[63]
Baseball
[edit]- Greg Bird (1992– ), first baseman[64]
- Brian Fisher (1962– ), pitcher[65]
- Brian Givens (1965– ), pitcher[66]
- Danny Jackson (1962– ), pitcher[67]
Basketball
[edit]- Colbey Ross (1998– ), point guard[68]
Boxing
[edit]- Frank Peña (1971–2000), featherweight[69]
- DaVarryl Williamson (1968– ), heavyweight[70]
Martial arts
[edit]- Michael Chiesa (1987– ), mixed martial arts fighter[71]
- Nate Marquardt (1979– ), mixed martial arts fighter[citation needed]
- Brendan Schaub (1983– ), mixed martial arts fighter[72]
- Tyler Toner (1983– ), mixed martial arts fighter[73]
- Michelle Waterson (1986– ), mixed martial arts fighter[74]
Soccer
[edit]- Davy Armstrong (1991– ), midfielder[75]
- Taylor Hunter (1993– ), defender[76]
- Jeff Jennings (1987– ), midfielder[77]
- Matt Jordan (1975– ), goalkeeper[78]
- Michelle Lomnicki (1987– ), defender[79]
- Brian Mullan (1978– ), midfielder[80]
- Aaron Pitchkolan (1983– ), defender, midfielder[81]
- Zac Portillos (1992– ), defender[82]
- Sterling Wescott (1972– ), midfielder[83]
- Kacey White (1984– ), midfielder[84]
Track and field
[edit]- Kevin Eastler (1977– ), race walker[85]
- Jack Greenwood (1926–2015), hurdler[86]
Other
[edit]- Mike Burke (1974– ), strongman[87]
- Eddie Gill (1978– ), basketball point guard[88]
- John Grahame (1975– ), ice hockey goaltender[citation needed]
- Hashim Khan (1914–2014), squash player[89]
- Jordan Mattern (1993– ), swimmer[90]
- Jordyn Poulter (1997– ), U.S. Olympic gold medalist volleyball player[91]
- Taylor Ritzel (1988– ), U.S. Olympic rower[92]
- Tiffany Vise (1986– ), ice skater[93]
See also
[edit]- List of people from Colorado
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
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