#1Famous people · Denver
Performers stand out among the 34 famous people born in Denver
The best known is the American film director David Fincher, with articles in 71 languages. The American physicist John L. Hall ranks second, ahead of Douglas Fairbanks. Births since 1970 account for 12 of the names. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 18 in all.
Born here
34
notable people
Best known
David Fincher
in 71 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Douglas Fairbanks
Youngest
2001
Jalen Williams
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
13 people
Also called it home
14
notable residents
What stands out about Denver’s famous people
A town of performers13 of the 34 people born here are performers, 4× the usual share.Known worldwideDavid Fincher has an article in 71 languages, more than anyone else from here.Still making namesSince 1950, 18 of them have been born here, the latest in 2001.A chosen home14 more notable people chose to live here, Golda Meir among them.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Denver is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Denver
David Fincher has articles in 71 languages, John L. Hall in 66 and Douglas Fairbanks in 61.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Douglas Fairbanks
1883–1939American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
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Through the years
When Denver’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 6 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Denver
31 more names, born between 1901 and 2001.
Donna Haraway
born 1944American philosopher, scholar in the field of science and technology studies
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Neil Gorsuch
born 1967Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2017
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Denver home
14 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Golda Meir the best known.
Margaret Brown
1867–1932Survivor of the sinking of the Titanic (1867–1932), women's rights activist, philanthropist
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
James Ellroy
born 1948American novelist, short story writer, essayist, memoirist
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Anna Mae Aquash
1945–1975First Nations activist focused on education, resistance, and police brutality against urban Indigenous peoples and Mi'kmaq tribal member from Nova Scotia, Canada
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Aurora lists the most people: 48.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Denver and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (21)
- David Fincher: Elen Nivrae from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Hall: NIST, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Fairbanks: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- AnnaSophia Robb: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Searle: FranksValli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul M. Romer: The original uploader was Doerrb at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Welker: StartHereMarketing, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Handler: Originally published by the Los Angeles Times. Photographer unknown. Restored by Adam Cuerden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Swigert: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chauncey Billups: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Haraway: Rusten Hogness, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Golda Meir: Talmoryair after Marion S. Trikosko, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Candice King: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Brown: Bain News Service; quick cleanup by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Benoist: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peyton Manning: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Kerry: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Lynch: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Van Dyken: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Broderick: commons: Lilly M pl.wiki: Lilly M real name: Małgorzata Miłaszewska, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominick Moreno: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons