Boulder, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado ranks 876th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saint-Malo, Mechelen, and Ōita (city). Memorable people born in Boulder, Colorado include Edward Tatum, Kristin Davis, and Scott Carpenter. Memorable people who died in Boulder, Colorado include George Gamow, Harlow Shapley, and George Uhlenbeck. Boulder, Colorado has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many physicists, and astronomers. Boulder, Colorado is located in United States.
Boulder is a home rule city in Boulder County, Colorado, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 108,250 at the 2020 census, it is the most populous city in the county and the 12th-most populous city in Colorado. It is the principal city of the Boulder metropolitan statistical area, which had 330,758 residents in 2020 and is part of the Front Range Urban Corridor. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1901 and 2003, Boulder, Colorado was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Edward Tatum, Kristin Davis, and Scott Carpenter. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Boulder, Colorado including George Gamow, Harlow Shapley, and George Uhlenbeck.
People Born in Boulder, Colorado
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Edward Tatum
BIOLOGIST
1909 - 1975
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 12
Kristin Davis
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 15
Scott Carpenter
ASTRONAUT
1925 - 2013
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 9
John Carroll Lynch
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 8
Arleigh Burke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1996
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 11
Jello Biafra
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 16
JJ Feild
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 1
Harold Camping
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 2013
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 10
Davis Phinney
CYCLIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 5
Jesse Carmichael
MUSICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 18
John August
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 17
Jared Polis
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Boulder, Colorado
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George Gamow
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1968
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 6
Harlow Shapley
ASTRONOMER
1885 - 1972
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 8
George Uhlenbeck
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1988
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 3
Kenneth E. Boulding
ECONOMIST
1910 - 1993
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 4
Sydney Chapman
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1970
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 7
Edward Condon
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1974
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 2
Rose McConnell Long
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1970
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 5
Deborah S. Jin
PHYSICIST
1968 - 2016
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Boulder, Colorado were actors (4), athletes (3), cyclists (2), biologists (1), and astronauts (1), while most who died were physicists (4), astronomers (1), economists (1), mathematicians (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Boulder, Colorado, including Kristin Davis, John Carroll Lynch, and JJ Feild. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Boulder, Colorado, including Kristin Davis, John Carroll Lynch, and JJ Feild.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Boulder, Colorado since 1700.
