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

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
 * Nathan Dean Snyder (1984– ), actor
 * Dan Soder (1983– ), comedian
 * Bowen Yang (1990– ), comedian, cast member of Saturday Night Live

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

 * Michelle J. Howard (1960– ), U.S. Navy sdmiral

National
m* Lauren Boebert (1986– ), U.S. Representative for Colorado's 3rd congressional district
 * Katherine Archuleta (1949– ), U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director
 * William L. Armstrong (1937–2016), U.S. Senator from Colorado
 * Michael D. Brown (1954– ), Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator
 * Mike Coffman (1955– ), U.S. Representative from Colorado and Mayor of Aurora
 * John Kerry (1943– ), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 68th U.S. Secretary of State
 * Joe Neguse (1984– ), U.S. Representative from Colorado

State

 * John Buckner (1947–2015), Colorado state legislator
 * Morgan Carroll (1971– ), 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

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

Baseball

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

Basketball

 * 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
 * Taylor Hunter (1993– ), defender
 * Jeff Jennings (1987– ), midfielder
 * 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
 * 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