List of some notable people who have lived in the City of Aspen, Colorado, United States.
This is a list of some notable people who have lived in the
City of Aspen ,
Colorado ,
United States . It is organized by field of primary notability, then by last name within each section.
Aspen is the
home rule municipality that is the
county seat of
Pitkin County, Colorado , United States.
[1] Its population was 6,658 at the
2010 United States Census . Aspen is in a remote area of the
Rocky Mountains '
Sawatch Range and
Elk Mountains , along the
Roaring Fork River at an elevation just below 8,000 feet (2,400 m) above sea level on the
Western Slope , 11 miles (18 km) west of the
Continental Divide .
Arts
Robert Baer (born 1952), author, political commentator, and former CIA case officer
[2]
John Denver (1943–1997), singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, activist, and humanitarian
[3]
Ethel Fortner (1907–1987), poet, critic, and editor
[4]
Goldie Hawn (born 1945), actress
Don Johnson (born 1949), actor
Jack Nicholson (born 1937), actor
Bob Rafelson (1933–2022), film director, writer and producer
[5]
Kurt Russell (born 1951), actor
Maria Semple (born 1964), novelist and screenwriter
[6]
Paul Soldner (1921–2011),
ceramic artist known for experimenting with Japanese
raku technique
[7]
Robert Spano (born 1961), conductor and pianist, music director of the
Aspen Music Festival and School
[8]
Jill St. John (born 1940), actress
Robert Wagner (born 1930), actor
Business
Thomas H. Bailey (born 1936 or 1937), financier who founded
Janus Capital Group
[9]
Harley Baldwin (1945–2005), developer and art dealer
[10]
Harry W. Bass Jr. (1927–1998), businessman and philanthropist
[11]
Whip Jones (1909–2001), ski industry pioneer and original operator of the
Aspen Highlands ski area
[12]
Julie Macklowe , founder and spokesperson of skincare brand
vbeauté
[13]
Klaus Obermeyer (born 1919), founder of Sport Obermeyer
[14]
Walter Paepcke (1896–1960), industrialist, founder of the
Aspen Institute ,
Aspen Skiing Company and
Aspen Music Festival and School
[15]
Mortimer Zuckerman (born 1937), Canadian-American billionaire
media proprietor and investor
[16]
Crime
Journalism
Philanthropy
Politics
Science
Sports
Jeremy Abbott (born 1985), professional
figure skater , bronze medallist at the
2014 Winter Olympics
[32]
Susie Berning (born 1941), retired professional
golfer , winner of four
major women's championships
[33]
Gretchen Bleiler (born 1981), former professional
halfpipe
snowboarder
[34]
Andrew Ernemann (born 1976), former alpine ski racer
[35]
Alex Ferreira (born 1994), professional
half-pipe skier , silver medallist at the
2018 Winter Olympics
[36]
Alexi Grewal (born 1960), retired professional
road racing cyclist , gold medallist at the
1984 Summer Olympics
[37]
Noah Hoffman (born 1989), American Olympic
cross-country skier
[38]
Chris Klug (born 1972), professional
alpine snowboarder , bronze medallist at the
2002 Winter Olympics
[39]
Beth Madsen (born 1964), former professional
alpine skier , competed in the
1988 Winter Olympics
[40]
Wiley Maple (born 1990), alpine skier in the
downhill and
super-G disciplines, competed in the
2018 Winter Olympics
[41]
Max Marolt (1936–2003), alpine skier, competed in the
1960 Winter Olympics
[42]
Andrea Mead Lawrence (1932–2009), first American alpine skier to win two Olympic gold medals
[43]
Jere Michael (born 1977), former competitive figure skater, later coach
[44]
Abigail Mickey (born 1990), former professional
racing cyclist
[45]
Andy Mill (born 1953), former alpine ski racer, competed in the
1976 and
1980 Winter Olympics
[46]
Alec Parker (born 1974), former
rugby union
lock
[47]
Monique Pelletier (born 1969), former alpine skier, competed in the
1992 and
1994 Winter Olympics
[48]
Jessica Phillips (born 1978), competitive road cyclist
[49]
Janelle Smiley (born 1981),
ski mountaineer and
mountain climber
[50]
Alex Wubbels (born 1976), nurse and former alpine skier, competed in the
1998 and
2002 Winter Olympics
[51]
Torin Yater-Wallace (born 1995),
freestyle skier , competed in the
2014 and
2018 Winter Olympics
[52]
Miscellaneous
See also
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