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Famous People from Colorado State

Colorado Prominent Citizens

• The state of Colorado is well known for its rich heritage and is one of the most important states in the United States of America both historically and culturally. The state has got this recognition and rich culture through the efforts of its citizens who have strived hard to make the state a better place to live. Some of the most Prominent Citizens ofColorado are as follows:

Gerald Rudolph Ford

• Gerald Ford was the former President of United States of America after Richard Nixon resigned from the post of the President. Gerald Ford was born on 14th of July 1913 and he was originally named Leslie Lynch King, Junior. He passed away in the year 2006, 26th December at the age of 93.

• Gerald Ford served as a representative to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Michigan's 5th congressional district for nearly 25 years. During his tenure as President of the country, he tried to ease the strained relations that were a cause of concern during the Cold War. Thus, he is one of the most prominent citizens ofColorado.

Condoleezza Rice

• Condoleezza Rice was the 66th United States Secretary of State during the presidential tenure of George W. Bush. She was the 1st and only African American woman to serve at the post of Secretary of State and 2nd African American succeeding Colin Powell to serve at that post which puts her on the list of prominent citizens ofColorado.

• Condoleezza Rice taught at Stanford University as a professor of Political Science and was the senior academic administrator there. She was the National Security Advisor to George W. Bush before she became the Secretary of State and was also an advisor to the President on matters regarding affairs of Soviet and East Europe.

• Her role as a Secretary of State has had a great deal of influence on the world politics and for her service to the nation. She is regarded as one of the most prominent citizens ofColorado.

Byron White

• Byron White was born in the year 1917 on the 8th of June and has served as the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States of America. He was appointed by the former President of United States John F. Kennedy in the year 1962 and he retired in the year 1993.

• Fort Collins in Colorado is his birth place and he grew up in Wellington with his parents. He graduated from high school in 1930. He passed away in the year 1993, 15th of April in Denver when he was 84 years old due to health issues related to Pneumonia. Due to his service to the Supreme Court and to the nation, he is considered as a prominent citizen ofColorado.

Randolph Severn Parker III

• Randolph Severn Parker III is better known by the name Trey Parker. He is an award winning director, actor, producer, animator and also a screen writer. He is known for co creating the famous animated sitcom called South Park along with Matt Stone.

• Denver in Colorado is his birth place and he was born in the year 1969 on the 19th of October. He studied in Berklee College of Music and has majored in Music from University of Colorado.

• In the year 2000 he was nominated for the Academy awards and in the year 2005 and 2007 he won the Emmy awards. His sitcom South Park has got nominations at the Emmy Awards and at many other awards ceremonies more than 10 times.

• He is regarded as one of the most prominent citizens of Colorado due to his work in the entertainment industry.

Jessica Claire Biel

• Jessica Claire Biel is a famous Hollywood actress and a model who came into the lime light for her role in a family drama called 7th Heaven in which she played the character of Mary Camden. She was born inMinnesota but she grew up in Boulder, Colorado.

• She has worked in many Hollywood movies with many famous actors. Her movies include The A-Team, The Illusionist, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.

She received the Young Artist Award, Best Performance and Supporting Young Actress awards in 1998 for her role in Ulee's Gold. In 2007 she got the Rising-Star Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

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