List of people from Lakewood, Colorado

The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Lakewood, Colorado.

Academia

• Irving Friedman (1920-2005), geochemist^[1]
• Carl J. Johnson (1929-1988), epidemiologist, anti-nuclear activist^[2]
• Sol Katz (1947-1999), software engineer^[3]
• Charles Repenning (1922-2005), paleontologist^[4]
• Tim Samaras (1957-2013), engineer, storm chaser^[5]
• Robert Zubrin (1952- ), aerospace engineer, author^[6]

Arts and entertainment

Film, television, and theatre

• Hayden Byerly (2000- ), actor^[7]
• Derek Cianfrance (1974- ), film director, screenwriter^[8]
• Ami Cusack (1973- ), model, game show contestant^[9]
• Gregg Henry (1952- ), actor^[10]
• Katie Leclerc (1986- ), actress^[11]
• Chez Starbuck (1982- ), actor^[12]

Music

• Chris Broderick (1970- ), guitarist^[13]

Business

• William A. H. Loveland (1826-1894), railroad entrepreneur, city founder^[14]

Crime

• Dylan Klebold (1981-1999), mass murderer^[15]

Military

• Elmer E. Fryar (1914-1944), U.S. Army Private, Medal of Honor recipient^[16]

Politics

National

• Robert E. Blackburn (1950- ), U.S. federal judge^[17]
• Daniel B. Sparr (1931-2006), U.S. federal judge^[18]

State

• Betty Boyd (1943- ), Colorado state legislator^[19]
• Andy Kerr (1968- ), Colorado state legislator^[20]
• Brittany Pettersen, Colorado state legislator^[21]
• Max Tyler (1947- ), Colorado state legislator^[22]

Local

• Steve Burkholder, Mayor of Lakewood^[23]

Sports

American football

• John McCormick (1937-2013), quarterback, punter^[24]
• Joe Romig (1941- ), guard^[25]
• Marc Schiechl (1987- ), linebacker^[26]
• Jeremiah Sirles (1991- ), offensive tackle^[27]

Baseball

• Bill Hubbell (1897-1980), pitcher^[28]
• Marty Lang (1905-1968), pitcher^[29]
• Tim Lollar (1956- ), pitcher^[30]

Ice hockey

• Mat Clark (1990- ), defence^[31]
• Tyler Ruegsegger (1988- ), center^[32]

Soccer

• Jordan Angeli (1986- ), defender, forward^[33]
• Jeb Brovsky (1988- ), defender^[34]
• Aleisha Cramer (1982- ), midfielder^[35]
• Marian Dougherty (1984- ), defender^[36]
• Isaiah Schafer (1990- ), defender^[37]

Other

• Chris Camozzi (1986- ), mixed martial artist^[38]
• Jeff Fosnes (1954- ), basketball small forward^[39]
• Scott Gaylord (1958- ), race car driver^[40]
• Alina Popa (1978- ), bodybuilder^[41]
• Mel Proctor (1951- ), sports announcer^[42]
• Steve Williams (1960-2009), pro wrestler^[43]

References

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2. Heller Anderson, Susan (1988-12-30). "Dr. Carl J. Johnson Is Dead at 58; Opposed Nuclear Weapons Tests". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
3. "Sol Katz Award for Geospatial Free and Open Source Software". OSGeo. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
4. "Thornton man pleads guilty in paleontologist's murder". The Denver Post. 2005-08-06. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
5. "Tim Samaras". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
6. "'It's Where The Future Is' – Mars Society Plans For Trip To Red Plant". CBS Denver. 2015-05-16. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
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13. Marshall, Brandon (2012-02-22). "Chris Broderick of Megadeth: "There was definitely a metal scene in Denver back in 1988"". Westword. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
14. Haarer, Ryan (2015-06-30). "Historic Lakewood home saved from fire". KUSA. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
15. "Dylan Klebold Biography". Biography.com. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
16. "Elmer E Fryar". Colorado Freedom Memorial. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
17. "Blackburn, Robert E.". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
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19. "Betty Boyd's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
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26. "Marc Schiechl". Arenafan. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
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30. "EP. 69: TIM LOLLAR – FORMER MLB PITCHER AND CURRENT COUNTRY CLUB PRO". Jon of All Trades. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
31. "Mat Clark". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
32. "Tyler Ruegsegger". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
33. "Jordan Angeli". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
34. "Jeb Brovsky". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
35. "Aleisha Cramer Rose". Brigham Young University. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
36. "Marian Dougherty". Thorns FC. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
37. "Isaiah Schafer". Pittsburgh Hounds. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
38. "Chris Camozzi". UFC.com. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
39. "Jeff Fosnes". The Draft Review. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
40. "Scott Gaylord". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
41. Sharpe, Davi (2015-09-08). "Alina Popa IFBB Pro bodybuilder Profile". The Iron Den. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
42. Moss, Irv (2012-02-21). "Colorado Classics: Broadcaster Mel Proctor would love for his voice to carry him back home to Denver". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
43. Groke, Nick (2009-12-30). ""Dr. Death" Steve Williams, famed wrestler, dies in Denver". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2016-04-15.