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Bob Denver (1935–2005), actor most famous for playing the title character of Gilligan's Island James W. Denver (1817–1892), American politician for whom the Colorado capital is named John Denver (1943–1997), American singer-songwriter and actor
John Denver (real name Henry Deutschendorf Jr.; lived in Aspen) – singer, guitarist, songwriter; winner of a Grammy Award (1997) and a posthumous Grammy Hall of Fame Award (1998); inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (1996); named the official Poet Laureate of the State of Colorado (1977), with his song "Rocky Mountain High", which was ...
Lorraine Granado (1948–2019), environmental, peace and social justice activist and organizer who co-founded the Colorado People's Environmental and Economic Network and Neighbors for a Toxic-Free Community in Denver; John E. Manders (1895–1973), 17th Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska [453] William McGaa (1824–1867), mountain man, co-founder of ...
In 1974, Denver was named poet laureate of the state. The Colorado state legislature also adopted "Rocky Mountain High" as one of its two state songs in 2007, and West Virginia did the same for "Take Me Home, Country Roads" in 2014. An avid pilot, Denver died at the age of 53 in 1997, in a single-fatality crash while piloting a recently ...
Rorke Thomas Denver (born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, author, and former United States Navy SEALs commander. Denver is most known for his role as Lieutenant Rorke in the 2012 film Act of Valor and for his appearance as a team leader in the Fox Television series, American Grit .
The actress reportedly has her famous smile insured for $30 million, according to People. While this is a massive insurance policy, Roberts has serious earning power as a top A-list actress.
This is a category of people who were born in, or spent a significant part of their lives in Denver, Colorado. Includes people who only resided in Denver as a child or grew up in Denver, but do not call Denver home.
Socialite, philanthropist, and activist who became famous due to her survival of the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic [39] Joy S. Burns (1927–2020) 2000 President of the Burnsley Hotel in Denver [40] Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850–1917) 2022 Champion of immigrants, the poor and the sick [14] Hendrika B. Cantwell (b. 1925) 1990