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 Robert Michael Pyle (1947– ), lepidopterist Paul Stewart (1925–2015), historian

Arts and entertainment Film, television, and theatre

Zachery Ty Bryan (1981– ), actor Madhuri Dixit (1967– ), actress Maggie Flecknoe (1983– ), voice actress, radio personality Neil Hopkins (1977– ), actor Chloe Johnson (1989– ), beauty queen Jennifer Ketcham (1983– ), pornographic actress, blogger Brandon Quinn (1977– ), actor Bert V. Royal (1977– ), screenwriter Britt Stewart (2008– ), actress, choreographer, dancer Dan Soder (1983– ), comedian Bowen Yang (1990– ), comedian, cast member of Saturday Night Live Connor Storrie (2000– ), actor

Gaming Jon Shafer (1985– ), game designer, producer

Journalism Stan Romanek (1962– ), author and UFO proponent David Von Drehle (1961– ), editor, reporter

Literature Paul G. Tremblay (1971– ), editor, novelist, short story writer

Music Foolish Things, Christian rock band Tia Fuller (1976– ), saxophonist Senim Silla (1977– ), rapper Tyler Ward (1988– ), singer-songwriter

Other visual arts J. Scott Campbell (1973– ), comic book artist

Business James C. Collins (1958– ), business consultant, author, and lecturer Donald Fletcher (1849–1929), real estate tycoon, Aurora city co-founder Caroline Glover, chef

Crime Gerald Foos, voyeur James Holmes (1987– ), mass murderer David Lane (1938–2007), racketeer, white supremacist Najibullah Zazi (1985– ), terrorist

Law enforcement Dan Oates (1955– ), police chief

Victims

Elijah McClain (1996–2019), massage therapist who died in police custody

Military Danny Dietz (1980–2005), U.S. Navy SEAL slain in Operation Red Wings and recipient of the Navy Cross and Purple Heart awards Michelle J. Howard (1960– ), U.S. Navy admiral

Politics National Katherine Archuleta (1949– ), U.S. Office of Personnel Management director William L. Armstrong (1937–2016), U.S. senator from Colorado Lauren Boebert (1986– ), U.S. representative for Colorado's 3rd congressional district Michael D. Brown (1954– ), Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Mike Coffman (1955– ), U.S. representative from Colorado and mayor of Aurora Jason Crow (1979–), U.S. representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district Gabe Evans (1986– ), U.S. representative for Colorado John Kerry (1943– ), U.S. senator from Massachusetts, 68th U.S. Secretary of State Joe Neguse (1984– ), U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district

State John Buckner (1947–2015), Colorado state legislator Morgan Carroll (1971– ), Colorado state legislator Michael Carter, Colorado state legislator Rhonda Fields (1952– ), Colorado state legislator Michael Garcia (1974– ), Colorado state legislator Bob Hagedorn (1952– ), Colorado state legislator Karen Middleton (1966– ), Colorado state legislator Jane Norton (1954– ), 46th lieutenant governor of Colorado Bill Owens (1952– ), 40th governor of Colorado Bill Ritter (1956– ), 41st governor of Colorado Su Ryden (1945– ), Colorado state legislator Frank Weddig (1944–2012), Colorado state legislator

Local Steve Hogan (1948–2018), former mayor of Aurora Paul Tauer (1936–2022), former mayor of Aurora

Religion Daniel Kucera (1923–2017), Roman Catholic bishop

Sports American football

Scott Bentley (1974– ), placekicker Dwayne Carswell (1972– ), offensive lineman, tight end Larry Coyer (1943–2023), coach T.J. Cunningham (1972–2019), safety Freddy Glick (1937– ), safety Craig Johnson (1960– ), coach Brian Kelly (1976– ), cornerback Derrick Martin (1985– ), safety Aaron Moorehead (1980– ), wide receiver, coach Sean Moran (1973– ), defensive end Aaron Robbins (1983– ), linebacker Paul Smith (1945–2000), defensive end Billy Thompson (1946– ), defensive back Sean Tufts (1982– ), linebacker Chase Vaughn (1988– ), outside linebacker Louis Wright (1953– ), cornerback Mike McDaniel (1983– ), coach

Baseball Greg Bird (1992– ), first baseman Brian Fisher (1962– ), pitcher Brian Givens (1965– ), pitcher Danny Jackson (1962– ), pitcher

Basketball Michaela Onyenwere (1999– ), forward Colbey Ross (1998– ), point guard

Boxing Frank Peña (1971–2000), featherweight DaVarryl Williamson (1968– ), heavyweight

Martial arts Michael Chiesa (1987– ), mixed martial arts fighter Nate Marquardt (1979– ), mixed martial arts fighter Brendan Schaub (1983– ), mixed martial arts fighter Tyler Toner (1983– ), mixed martial arts fighter Michelle Waterson (1986– ), mixed martial arts fighter

Soccer Davy Armstrong (1991– ), midfielder Ian Cerro (1996– ), midfielder Taylor Hunter (1993– ), defender Matt Jordan (1975– ), goalkeeper Michelle Lomnicki (1987– ), defender Brian Mullan (1978– ), midfielder Aaron Pitchkolan (1983– ), defender, midfielder Zac Portillos (1992– ), defender Sterling Wescott (1972– ), midfielder Kacey White (1984– ), midfielder

Track and field Kevin Eastler (1977– ), race walker Jack Greenwood (1926–2015), hurdler

Other Mike Burke (1974– ), strongman Ethen Frank (b. 1998), ice hockey player Eddie Gill (1978– ), basketball point guard John Grahame (1975– ), ice hockey goaltender Hashim Khan (1914–2014), squash player Jordan Mattern (1993– ), swimmer Jordyn Poulter (1997– ), U.S. Olympic gold medalist volleyball player Taylor Ritzel (1988– ), U.S. Olympic rower Tiffany Vise (1986– ), ice skater

List of people from Aurora, Colorado

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