This is a list of some notable people who have lived in the City of Golden, Colorado, United States.

Academia

John C. Bailar, Jr. John Christian Bailar Jr. (May 27, 1904 – October 17, 1991) was a professor of inorganic chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his B.A. at the University of Colorado and his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. ...

(1904–1991), chemist *

Anthony R. Barringer Anthony R. "Tony" Barringer (October 20, 1925 – August 15, 2009) was a Canadian geophysicist. He made numerous contributions to mineral exploration technology. His most famous work was the development of the INPUT airborne electromagnetic syst ...

(1925–2009), geophysicist *

Edward L. Berthoud Captain Edward Louis Berthoud was a military officer, statesman and engineer in the western United States during the late 19th century. He is primarily known as the chief engineer and secretary of the Colorado Central Railroad during its expansion ...

(1828–1908), engineer, historian, Mayor of Golden, Colorado state legislator *

Vine Deloria, Jr. Vine Victor Deloria Jr. (March 26, 1933 – November 13, 2005, Standing Rock Sioux) was an author, theologian, historian, and activist for Native American rights. He was widely known for his book '' Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto ...

(1933–2005), American Indian activist, theologian * Dennis Robert Hoagland (1884–1949), botanist *

Arthur Lakes Arthur Lakes (December 21, 1844—November 21, 1917) was an American geologist, artist, writer, teacher and Episcopalian minister. He captured much of his geological and palaeontological field work in sketches and watercolours. Lakes is credited ...

(1844–1917), geologist * Robert W. Richardson (1910–2007), railroad historian

Arts and entertainment

Film, television, and theatre

Johnny Hines John F. Hines (July 25, 1895 – October 24, 1970) was an American actor who had numerous film roles during the silent era, including many starring ones. He appeared in more than 50 films and numerous film shorts. But he did not succeed in tran ...

(1895–1970), actor *

Shayla LaVeaux Shayla LaVeaux (born December 27, 1969) is an American pornographic actress and exotic dancer. Early life LaVeaux was born in Golden, Colorado. She graduated from Wheat Ridge High School. Career At 18 years old, LaVeaux began stripping at Shotg ...

, adult film actress *

Pete Morrison George D. "Pete" Morrison (August 8, 1890 – February 5, 1973) was an American silent western film actor born in Westminster, Colorado. During his childhood he lived in Morrison, Colorado (named for his grandfather George Morrison) and Idaho S ...

(1890–1973), actor * Greg Germann (1958– ), actor

Journalism

* Edgar Watson Howe (1853–1937), newspaper editor, novelist

Literature

Francine Mathews Francine Barron Mathews (born May 23, 1963) is an American writer of mystery and spy fiction who also writes historical mysteries under the name Stephanie Barron. She features in ''Great Women Mystery Writers'' (2007).page 161-164, ''Great Women M ...

(1963– ), novelist

Music

Matt Pike Matt may refer to: *Matt (name), people with the given name ''Matt'' or Matthew, meaning "gift from God", or the surname Matt *In British English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish, see gloss (material appearance) *Matt, Switzerland, a mu ...

(1972– ), guitarist, singer

Other visual arts

Gertrude Käsebier Gertrude Käsebier (née Stanton; May 18, 1852 – October 12, 1934) was an American photographer. She was known for her images of motherhood, her portraits of Native Americans, and her promotion of photography as a career for women. Biography ...

(1852–1934), photographer * David Uhl (1961– ), painter

Business

Adolph Coors Adolph Herman Joseph Coors Sr. (February 4, 1847 – June 5, 1929) was a German American brewer who founded the Adolph Coors Company in Golden, Colorado, in 1873. Early years Adolph Hermann Joseph Kuhrs was born in Barmen in Rhenish Pruss ...

(1847–1929), brewer * Adolph Coors II (1884–1970), brewing executive *

Joseph Coors Joseph Coors, Sr. (November 12, 1917 – March 15, 2003), was the grandson of brewer Adolph Coors and president of Coors Brewing Company. Birth and education Coors was born in 1917 to Alice May Kistler (1885–1970) and Adolph Coors II. His sibl ...

(1917–2003), brewing executive * Pete Coors (1946– ), brewing executive * Bill Harmsen (1912–2002), candy maker * Dorothy Harmsen (1914–2006), candy maker * William A. H. Loveland (1826–1894), railroad entrepreneur * Bill Phillips (1964– ), fitness entrepreneur, bodybuilder * George Pullman (1831–1897), engineer, rail car manufacturer * Samuel M. Reed (1901–1996), drive-in speaker entrepreneur

Military

Dale Gardner Dale Allan Gardner (November 8, 1948 – February 19, 2014) was a NASA astronaut, and naval flight officer who flew two Space Shuttle missions during the mid 1980s. Personal information Born on November 8, 1948, in Fairmont, Minnesota, Gardn ...

(1948–2014), U.S. Navy Captain, astronaut

Politics

National

* Holly Coors (1920–2009), conservative political activist * George E. Spencer (1836–1893),

U.S. Senator The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powe ...

from Alabama

State

* Brian Boatright (1962– ), Colorado Supreme Court justice * Alexander Cummings (1810–1879), 3rd Governor of Colorado Territory *

William L. Douglas William Lewis Douglas (August 22, 1845 – September 17, 1924) was an American businessman and politician from Massachusetts. He served as the 42nd Governor of Massachusetts from 1905 until 1906. He also founded and oversaw the growth of the W. ...

(1845–1924), 42nd Governor of Massachusetts *

John Frullo John Michael Frullo (born August 27, 1962) is a Republican politician who represents district 84 in the Texas House of Representatives. Personal life John M. Frullo was born on August 27, 1962, and graduated in 1984 with a degree in accounting fr ...

(1962– ), Texas state legislator *

Frank B. Morrison Frank Brenner Morrison (May 20, 1905 – April 19, 2004) was an American politician and attorney who served as the 31st governor of Nebraska from 1961 to 1967, representing the Democratic Party. Early life and education Morrison was born in G ...

(1905–2004), 31st Governor of Nebraska * William Grover Smith (1857–1921), 6th

Lieutenant Governor of Colorado The lieutenant governor of Colorado is the second-highest-ranking member of the executive department of the Government of Colorado, United States, below the governor of Colorado. The lieutenant governor of Colorado, who acts as governor of Colorad ...

John Charles Vivian John Charles Vivian (June 30, 1887 – February 10, 1964) was an American Lawyer, attorney, journalist, and Republican party (United States), Republican politician who served as the List of governors of Colorado, 30th governor of the Colorado, ...

(1887–1964), 30th Governor of Colorado

Religion

* Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850–1917), Catholic missionary and saint * George Randall (1810–1873),

Episcopal Episcopal may refer to: *Of or relating to a bishop, an overseer in the Christian church *Episcopate, the see of a bishop – a diocese *Episcopal Church (disambiguation), any church with "Episcopal" in its name ** Episcopal Church (United State ...

Bishop

Sports

Baseball

* Roy Hartzell (1881–1961), infielder, outfielder * Cowboy Jones (1874–1958), pitcher *

Keli McGregor Keli Scott McGregor (January 23, 1963 – April 20, 2010) was a professional football player in the NFL and was president of the Colorado Rockies from 2001 until his death. School sport McGregor was a multi-sport athlete at Lakewood High Sc ...

(1963–2010), president of

Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The team plays its home baseball games at Coors Fie ...

, football tight end *

Mark Melancon Mark David Melancon ( ; born March 28, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pi ...

(1985– ), pitcher * Steve Reed (1965– ), pitcher

Track and field

Brianne Nelson Brianne Nelson (born October 27, 1980) is an American long-distance runner active from 2011-2018. Nelson competed at the 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships where she placed 28th, and participated in the US Olympic Marathon trials. She rep ...

(1980– ), distance runner * Tyler Pennel (1987– ), distance runner

Other

Gudy Gaskill Gudrun "Gudy" Gaskill (1927 – July 14, 2016) was an American mountaineer who is regarded as the driving force behind the creation of the Colorado Trail, a hiking, biking, and horseback riding path between Denver and Durango, Colorado. Beginnin ...

(1927–2016), mountaineer, developer of the

Colorado Trail The Colorado Trail is a long-distance trail running for from the mouth of Waterton Canyon southwest of Denver to Durango in Colorado, United States. Its highest point is above sea level, and most of the trail is above . Despite its high elevat ...

* Lindsey Horan (1994– ), soccer forward, midfielder * Alex Howes (1988– ), cyclist *

Elwood Romney Elwood Snow "Woody" Romney (May 28, 1911 – August 24, 1970) was an American basketball player and coach. He was an All-American at Brigham Young University (BYU) and later played semi-professionally. After his playing days, Romney coached at ...

(1911–1970), basketball forward, coach *

Jarret Thomas Jarret John "JJ" Thomas (born April 6, 1981) is an American snowboard coach for the US half pipe team References FIS-Ski.com- FIS Competition Results * 1981 births Living people American male snowboarders Snowboarders at the 2002 Winte ...

(1981– ), U.S. Olympic snowboarder

References

External links

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