List of people from Golden, Colorado

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

Academia

 * John C. Bailar, Jr. (1904–1991), chemist
 * Anthony R. Barringer (1925–2009), geophysicist
 * Edward L. Berthoud (1828–1908), engineer, historian, Mayor of Golden, Colorado state legislator
 * Vine Deloria, Jr. (1933–2005), American Indian activist, theologian
 * Dennis Robert Hoagland (1884–1949), botanist
 * Arthur Lakes (1844–1917), geologist
 * Robert W. Richardson (1910–2007), railroad historian

Film, television, and theatre

 * Greg Germann (1958– ), actor
 * Johnny Hines (1895–1970), actor
 * Shayla LaVeaux, adult film actress
 * Chick Morrison (1878–1924), early western movie actor, brother of Pete Morrison
 * Pete Morrison (1890–1973), early western movie actor

Journalism

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

Literature

 * Francine Mathews (1963– ), novelist

Music

 * Matt Pike (1972– ), guitarist, singer

Other visual arts

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

Business

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

 * Wendell Fertig (1900–1975), U.S. Army colonel, led resistance fighters in Philippines during World War II, author of They Fought Alone
 * Dale Gardner (1948–2014), U.S. Navy Captain, astronaut
 * Francis Moore (1841–1928), U.S. Army brig. general, as lieutenant was officer commanding 65th Regiment Infantry U.S. Colored Troops, as captain through major helped organize and command 9th Cavalry Regiment (United States) of Buffalo Soldiers

National

 * Silas W. Burt (1830–1912), Naval officer of Port of New York and Civil Service Commissioner of New York
 * Holly Coors (1920–2009), conservative political activist
 * Frederick Dent Grant (1850–1912), military governor of Pampanga and U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary
 * George E. Spencer (1836–1893), U.S. Senator from Alabama

State

 * Brian Boatright (1962– ), Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice
 * Alexander Cummings (1810–1879), 3rd governor of Colorado Territory
 * William L. Douglas (1845–1924), 42nd governor of Massachusetts
 * John Frullo (1962– ), Texas state legislator
 * Frank B. Morrison (1905–2004), 31st governor of Nebraska
 * George Alexander Parks (1883–1984), 5th governor of Alaska Territory
 * William Grover Smith (1857–1921), 6th lieutenant governor of Colorado
 * Robert Williamson Steele (1820–1901), Representative of Nebraska Territory, provisional governor of Jefferson Territory (extralegal)
 * John Charles Vivian (1887–1964), 30th governor of Colorado

Religion

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

Baseball

 * Ralph Glaze (1881–1968), multi-sport athlete, coach and athletic director
 * Roy Hartzell (1881–1961), infielder, outfielder
 * Cowboy Jones (1874–1958), pitcher
 * Keli McGregor (1963–2010), president of Colorado Rockies, football tight end
 * Mark Melancon (1985– ), pitcher
 * Steve Reed (1965– ), pitcher

Basketball

 * Jimmy Darden (1922–1994), player-coach and point guard Denver Nuggets (1948-50)

Football

 * Jack Colahan (1905–1973), tackle for New York Yankees (NFL)
 * Lloyd Madden (1918–2011), running back for Chicago Cardinals

Soccer

 * Tesho Akindele (1992– ), soccer forward FC Dallas, Orlando City SC
 * Mike Flater (1951– ), soccer forward North American Soccer League (1968-1984), football kicker
 * Lindsey Horan (1994– ), soccer forward, midfielder

Track and field

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

Other

 * Gudy Gaskill (1927–2016), mountaineer, developer of the Colorado Trail
 * Alex Howes (1988– ), cyclist
 * Elwood Romney (1911–1970), basketball forward, coach
 * Jarret Thomas (1981– ), U.S. Olympic snowboarder