List of people from Aurora, Colorado
This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Aurora, Colorado.
Academia[]
- Robert Michael Pyle (1947- ), lepidopterist[1]
- Paul Stewart (1925-2015), historian[2]
Arts and entertainment[]
Film, television, and theatre[]
- 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[]
- Jon Shafer (1985- ), game designer, producer[17]
Journalism[]
- Stan Romanek (1962- ), author and UFO proponent
- David Von Drehle (1961- ), editor, reporter[18]
Literature[]
- Paul G. Tremblay (1971- ), editor, novelist, short story writer[19]
Music[]
- 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[]
- J. Scott Campbell (1973- ), comic book artist[23]
Business[]
- James C. Collins (1958- ), business consultant, author, and lecturer[24]
- Donald Fletcher (1849-1929), real estate tycoon, Aurora city co-founder[25]
Crime[]
- Gerald Foos, voyeur
- James Holmes (1987- ), mass murderer[26]
- David Lane (1938-2007), racketeer, white supremacist[27]
- Najibullah Zazi (1985- ), terrorist[28]
Law enforcement[]
Victims[]
- Elijah McClain (1995/1996-2019), massage therapist who died in police custody
Military[]
- Michelle J. Howard (1960- ), U.S. Navy Admiral[30]
Politics[]
National[]
- William L. Armstrong (1937- ), U.S. Senator from Colorado[31]
- Katherine Archuleta (1949- ), U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director[32]
- Michael D. Brown (1954- ), Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator[citation needed]
- Mike Coffman (1955- ), U.S. Representative from Colorado[33]
- John Kerry (1943- ), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 68th U.S. Secretary of State[34]
- Joe Neguse (1984- ), U.S. Representative from Colorado
State[]
- John Buckner (1947-2015), Colorado state legislator[35]
- Morgan Carroll (1971- ), Colorado state legislator[36]
- Rhonda Fields (1952- ), Colorado state legislator[37]
- Michael Garcia (1974- ), Colorado state legislator[38]
- Bob Hagedorn (1952- ), Colorado state legislator[39]
- Karen Middleton (1966- ), Colorado state legislator[40]
- Jane Norton (1954- ), 46th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado[citation needed]
- Bill Owens (1952- ), 40th Governor of Colorado[41]
- Bill Ritter (1956- ), 41st Governor of Colorado[42]
- Su Ryden (1945- ), Colorado state legislator[43]
- Frank Weddig (1944-2012), Colorado state legislator[44]
Local[]
- Steve Hogan (1948-2018), former Mayor of Aurora[45]
- Paul Tauer (1936- ), Mayor of Aurora[46]
Religion[]
- Daniel Kucera (1923- ), Roman Catholic bishop[citation needed]
Sports[]
American football[]
- Scott Bentley (1974- ), placekicker[47]
- Dwayne Carswell (1972- ), offensive lineman, tight end[48]
- Larry Coyer (1943- ), coach[49]
- T.J. Cunningham (1972-2019), safety[50]
- Freddy Glick (1937- ), safety[51]
- Craig Johnson (1960- ), coach[52]
- Brian Kelly (1976- ), cornerback[53]
- Derrick Martin (1985- ), safety[54]
- Aaron Moorehead (1980- ), wide receiver, coach[55]
- Sean Moran (1973- ), defensive end[56]
- Aaron Robbins (1983- ), linebacker[57]
- Paul Smith (1945-2000), defensive end[58]
- Billy Thompson (1946- ), defensive back[59]
- Sean Tufts (1982- ), linebacker[60]
- Chase Vaughn (1988- ), outside linebacker[61]
- Louis Wright (1953- ), cornerback[62]
Baseball[]
- Greg Bird (1992- ), 1st baseman[63]
- Brian Fisher (1962- ), pitcher[64]
- Brian Givens (1965- ), pitcher[65]
- Danny Jackson (1962- ), pitcher[66]
Boxing[]
- Frank Peña (1971-2000), featherweight[67]
- DaVarryl Williamson (1968- ), heavyweight[68]
Martial arts[]
- Michael Chiesa (1987- ), mixed martial arts fighter[69]
- Nate Marquardt (1979- ), mixed martial arts fighter[citation needed]
- Brendan Schaub (1983- ), mixed martial arts fighter[70]
- Tyler Toner (1983- ), mixed martial arts fighter[71]
- Michelle Waterson (1986- ), mixed martial arts fighter[72]
Soccer[]
- Davy Armstrong (1991- ), midfielder[73]
- Taylor Hunter (1993- ), defender[74]
- Jeff Jennings (1987- ), midfielder[75]
- Matt Jordan (1975- ), goalkeeper[76]
- Michelle Lomnicki (1987- ), defender[77]
- Brian Mullan (1978- ), midfielder[78]
- Aaron Pitchkolan (1983- ), defender, midfielder[79]
- Zac Portillos (1992- ), defender[80]
- Sterling Wescott (1972- ), midfielder[81]
- Kacey White (1984- ), midfielder[82]
Track and field[]
- Kevin Eastler (1977- ), race walker[83]
- Jack Greenwood (1926-2015), hurdler[84]
Other[]
- Mike Burke (1974- ), strongman[85]
- Eddie Gill (1978- ), basketball point guard[86]
- John Grahame (1975- ), ice hockey goaltender[citation needed]
- Hashim Khan (1914-2014), squash player[87]
- Jordan Mattern (1993- ), swimmer[88]
- Jordyn Poulter (1997- ), U.S. Olympic gold medalist volleyball player[89]
- Taylor Ritzel (1988- ), U.S. Olympic rower[90]
- Tiffany Vise (1986- ), ice skater[91]
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