List of Famous people born in Colorado, United States of America
Aaron Moorehead
Aaron Matthew Moorehead is an American football coach and former player. He is the wide receivers coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a wide receiver at Illinois and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2003. Moorehead played his entire 5-year career with the Colts from 2003 to 2007 and was a member of their Super Bowl XLI winning team over the Chicago Bears. After his playing career ended, Moorehead began his coaching career and was the wide receivers coach for Virginia Tech, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt.
Ace Young
Brett "Ace" Young is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He gained national recognition while appearing on the fifth season of American Idol. Young is married to American Idol season-three runner-up Diana DeGarmo.
Kyle Freeland
Kyle Richard Freeland is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Evansville and was drafted by the Rockies with the eighth pick in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.
Wayne Carson
Wayne Carson, sometimes credited as Wayne Carson Thompson, was an American country musician, songwriter, and record producer. He played percussion, piano, guitar, and bass. His most famous songs as a writer include "The Letter", "Neon Rainbow", "Soul Deep", and "Always on My Mind".
JK Scott
John Kimball Scott III is an American football punter for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, and was selected by the Packers in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Rose Siggins
Rose Marie Homan, better known by her stage name Rose Siggins, was an American actress best known for her portrayal of Legless Suzi on American Horror Story: Freak Show.
Boris Berian
Boris Berian is an American middle distance runner. He was the 2016 National Champion and represented the United States at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 800 meters where he won the gold medal. He set his indoor best winning the world championships at 1:45.87, boldly front running a sub-50 first 400. Outdoors he set his personal best 1:43.34 at the 2015 Herculis meet. In his collegiate career, Berian ran for Adams State University, where he was coached by Damon Martin. Barely a year before the Hercules meet, Berian was working in a Colorado Springs McDonald's as a college dropout, still trying to train after working the morning shift.
Greg Bird
Gregory Paul Bird is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Colorado Rockies organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.
JJ Aldrich
JJ Ryan Mosses Aldrich is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. She is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and has fought for Invicta FC.
Alex Ferreira
Alex Ferreira is an American half-pipe skier. He competed in the 2019 Winter X Games XIX, placing first in the Men's Ski Superpipe.