Discover the notable alumni of University Of Colorado At Boulder. The list includes people like Dick Cheney, Trey Parker, Townes Van Zandt, Matt Stone & Dalton Trumbo. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as film & theater personalities, scientists, musicians, engineers and miscellaneous etc.

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Birthdate: October 19, 1969

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Conifer, Colorado, United States

Trey Parker is an American animator, writer, composer, filmmaker, actor, and voice actor. Parker is credited with co-creating one of the most popular animated sitcoms of all time, South Park. He is also credited with co-developing The Book of Mormon along with Matt Stone.

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Kalpana Chawla

(Indian-Born American Astronaut Who Was the First Woman of Indian Origin to Go to Space)

Birthdate: March 17, 1962

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Karnal, Haryana, India

Died: February 1, 2003

Astronaut Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian-origin woman to go to space in the 1997 STS-87 mission. She and the other crew members of the Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 mission died when the shuttle exploded before reaching Earth. The Indian weather satellite MetSat-1 was renamed Kalpana-1 in her honor.

Birthdate: November 14, 1977

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Barrington, Illinois, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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Birthdate: October 14, 1900

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Sioux City

Died: December 20, 1993

Born to a lawyer, William Edwards Deming grew up to become a renowned mathematical physicist and later taught statistics at the New York University. His research focused on the application of statistical methods to improve quality control in various industries. His ideas were later widely used by Japanese corporates.

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Birthdate: May 7, 1939

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Known for his independent work on ribonucleic acid (RNA), molecular biologist Sidney Altman co-won the 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering that RNA, which was thought to be a passive carrier of genetic codes, is also capable of taking up active enzymatic functions. The discovery is significant in that it forced scientists to reexamine traditional theories on cellular functions.  

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Ellison Onizuka

(Astronaut, engineer, and USAF test pilot from Kealakekua, Hawaii, who successfully flew into space with the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51-C)

Birthdate: June 24, 1946

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Kealakekua, Hawaii, United States

Died: January 28, 1986

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Bryan Fogel

(Director)

Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States

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Dave Grusin

(Composer)

Birthdate: June 26, 1934

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Littleton, Colorado, United States

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Kabiné Komara

(10th Prime Minister of Guinea)

Birthdate: 1950 AD

Birthplace: Guinea