Notable People
The following individuals are either notable current or former residents of Bozeman (R), were born or raised in Bozeman in their early years (B), or otherwise have a significant connection to the history of the Bozeman area (C).
- Sports personalities
- Dane Fletcher, linebacker for the New England Patriots B
- Ryan Jordan, a pioneer of the modern-day ultralight backpacking movement and founder of Backpacking Light Magazine R
- Alex Lowe, ice-climber and alpinist R
- Darren Main, yoga instructor R
- Mike McLeod, former National Football League safety B
- Heather McPhie, Freestyle skier, member of 2010 US Olympic Team B
- Phil Olsen, former National Football League lineman R
- Willie Saunders, Bozeman-born Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey, won U.S. Triple Crown B
- Tejay van Garderen, professional cyclist R
- Jan Stenerud, Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, AFL and NFL place-kicker for Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings. Winner in Super Bowl IV R
- Kevin Sweeney, former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys B
- Military and pioneers
- John Bozeman, pioneer and founder of the Bozeman Trail C
- Henry Comstock, a discoverer of the Comstock Lode died (suicide) in Bozeman on September 29, 1870 C
- Gustavus Cheyney Doane, member of Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition 1870 and buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman
- Nelson Story, prominent cattleman and merchant in Bozeman's early years R
- Lester S. Willson, prominent merchant in Bozeman's early years R
- Arts, culture and entertainment
- Brannon Braga, writer and producer of Star Trek television shows and films B
- Deborah Butterfield, sculptor known for use of horses in artwork R
- Gary Cooper, actor, attended Gallatin Valley High School in Bozeman R
- Daniella Deutscher, actress B
- Pablo Elvira, opera singer R
- Landon Jones, journalist and author R
- Donna Kelley, former CNN anchor and current KBZK anchor. R
- Jane Lawrence, actress and opera singer B
- Jason Lytle, lead singer of Modesto band, Grandaddy; solo artist R
- John Mayer, musician, currently resides in a home he purchased "in the Bozeman area" according to an interview on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" R
- Ben Mikaelsen, author R
- Albert, Alfred and Chris Schlechten multi-generation family of photographers noted for portraiture and images of Yellowstone National Park and the Gallatin Valley. R, R, B
- Christopher Parkening, guitarist, fly casting champion R
- David Quammen, long-time columnist for Outside magazine, and author R
- James Willard Schultz, author and Glacier National Park explorer lived in Bozeman during the winter of 1928-29 with his partner Jessica McDonald, a professor at Montana State University. R Schultz's papers and photographs are archived at the Montana State University Burlingame Special Collections Library.
- Julia Thorne, writer and ex-wife of 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry R
- Kathy Tyers, writer particularly known for her contribution to the Star Wars series R
- Peter Voulkos, ceramic artist B
- Sarah Vowell, author, regular on This American Life, and voiceover actress, most recognized from The Incredibles, B
- Dave Walker, musician R
- Science and academia
- Loren Acton, astronaut and physicist R
- Don G. Despain, botanist, ecologist, and fire behavior specialist R
- Diana L. Eck, Professor of Comparative Religion at Harvard University B
- Dr. James A. Henshall, 1st superintendent of the Bozeman Fish Technology Center C
- Jack Horner, preeminent paleontologist upon whom the main character, Dr. Alan Grant, in the book and film Jurassic Park was patterned R
- Dale W. Jorgenson, Harvard University professor and economist B
- Robert M. Pirsig, author and past instructor of English and rhetoric at Montana State University R
- Politics, government and business
- Les AuCoin, former U.S. congressman from Oregon R
- John Bohlinger, Lieutenant Governor of Montana B
- Dorothy Bradley, former state legislator, congressional candidate, and gubernatorial candidate R
- Will Brooke, former chief of staff of Conrad Burns R
- Steve Daines, entrepreneur, business leader and political candidate. B
- Zales Ecton, Republican politician in the 1930s B
- Charles S. Hartman, United States Congressman from Montana R
- Stan Jones, Libertarian Party candidate for Montana governor and United States Senator R
- Vanessa Kerry, daughter of politician John Kerry R
- Michael McFaul, current United States Ambassador to Russia R
- Scott Sales, former Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives R
- Sidney Runyan Thomas, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit B
- Ted Turner, entrepreneur (Ted's Montana Grill) and founder of cable television empires including CNN and TBS R
- Philanthropy
- Greg Mortenson, humanitarian and founder of the Central Asia Institute R
- Religion
- Elizabeth Clare Prophet, co-founder of Church Universal and Triumphant R
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