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- Marisa Abegg (b. 1987), retired soccer defender
- Tui Alailefaleula (b. 1982), former NFL defensive tackle
- Ely Allen (b. 1986), soccer player
- Casey Bailey (b. 1991), AHL player for the Hershey Bears
- Ramona Barnes (1938–2003), politician
- Tony Barnette (b. 1983), MLB pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
- Isadore "Ike" Bayles (1876–1956), prominent early businessman, active in the first Jewish congregation in the area; brought the first Torah to Alaska in 1900
- Marty Beckerman, writer
- Irene Bedard (b. 1967), actress
- Mark Begich (b. 1962), former U.S. Senator
- Olga Bell (b. 1983), musician
- Amado Benito Jr. (b. 1992), martial artist
- Barbara Britch (b. 1951), two-time Olympic cross-country skier
- Fred Brown (1943–2014), attorney, electrical engineer, politician
- LaMark Brown (b. 1989), AFL wide receiver for the Atlantic City Blackjacks
- Alex Bryner (b. 1943), Chinese-born Russian American retired lawyer and jurist
- Seaborn Buckalew Jr. (1920–2017), judge
- Carmel Buckingham (b. 1998), lead singer of The House United
- Kira Buckland (b. 1987), actress
- Edith Bullock (1903–1994), businesswoman and politician active in Alaska during its territorial and early statehood eras
- Robert Bundtzen (b. 1949), dog musher, physician
- Sue Burns (1950–2009), former principal owner of the San Francisco Giants
- David Carle (b. 1989), ice hockey coach
- Matt Carle (b. 1984), former NHL defenseman
- Shawn Chacón (b. 1977), former MLB pitcher
- Mario Chalmers (b. 1986), basketball player
- Valentina Chepiga (b. 1962), bodybuilder
- Quinn Christopherson, singer-songwriter
- Callan Chythlook-Sifsof (b. 1989), snowboarder
- Sharon Cissna (b. 1942), politician
- Jordan Clarke (b. 1990), track and field shot putter
- Don Clary (b. 1957), long-distance runner
- Tyler Collins, actor
- Stan Cornelius (1941–2005), country musician, lawyer
- John Cowdery (1930–2013), Republican member of the Alaska Senate, representing the O District from 2001 through 2008
- Joey Crabb (b. 1983), former NHL winger
- Tristan Crawford (b. 1982), baseball pitcher
- Chancy Croft (b. 1937), attorney
- David Cuddy (b. 1952), businessman, Republican Party politician
- Aaron Cunningham (b. 1986), former MLB outfielder
- Erin Dagon-Mitchell (b. 1965), actress, screenwriter
- Grayson Davey (b. 2001), sport shooter, participated at the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships
- Mahala Ashley Dickerson (1912–2007), lawyer, activist
- Traci Dinwiddie (b. 1973), actress
- Pam Dreyer (b. 1981), ice hockey goaltender
- Brandon Dubinsky (b. 1986), NHL player for the Columbus Blue Jackets
- Kate Earl, singer-songwriter
- William A. Egan (1914–1984), first Governor of Alaska (1970–1974)
- Erik Ellington (b. 1977), skateboarder, entrepreneur, designer
- Johnny Ellis (b. 1960), politician
- Doug Evans (b. 1980), martial artist
- Dana Fabe (b. 1951), first female associate justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
- Jan Faiks (1945–2017), politician
- Rosey Fletcher (b. 1975), snowboarder
- Sue Forbes (b. 1961), cross-country skier
- Walt Furnace (b. 1943), politician
- Bryan Gates, assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves
- Robert Gillam (1946–2018), founder of McKinley Capital Management
- Scott Gomez (b. 1979), NHL coach; former NHL player
- James Gottstein, lawyer
- Mike Gravel (1930–2021), politician
- Perry Green (b. 1936), poker player
- Charlo Greene (b. 1988), businesswoman
- Kelsey Griffin (b. 1987), basketball player
- Clark Gruening (b. 1943), attorney
- Gene Guess (1932–1975), lawyer, politician
- Gretchen Guess (b. 1969), politician
- Andrew Halcro (b. 1964), independent politician
- Rosie Hamlin (1945–2017), singer-songwriter
- Daniel Hardy (b. 1987), former NFL Tight End
- Ramon Harris (b. 1988), basketball player
- D'Angelo Harrison (b. 1993), basketball player
- Lorene Harrison (1905–2005), educator, singer, choir director, milliner
- Joe L. Hayes (1930–2018), civil engineer, lobbyist, politician, surveyor
- Barrett Heisten (b. 1980), former NHL forward
- Wally Hickel (1919–2010), industrialist, twice governor, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
- Augie Hiebert (1916–2007), television executive
- Caleb Holley (b. 1990), CFL wide receiver
- Lindsey Holmes (b. 1973), Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 26th District since 2006
- Lydia Jacoby (b. 2004), olympic swimmer[1][2]
- Jessica Jaymes (1979–2019), pornographic actress
- Ruth Jefford (1914–2007), air taxi pilot, violinist
- Acacia Johnson (b. 1990), polar photographer
- Justin Johnson (b. 1981), ice hockey forward
- Keith Johnson (b. 1980), Paralympic soccer player
- Michelle Johnson (b. 1965), actress
- Andy Jones (b. 1985), high diver
- Andy Josephson (b. 1964), politician
- Kenny Kaos (b. 1970), former wrestler
- Wendell P. Kay (1913–1986), lawyer
- Tim Kelly (1944–2009), banker, Republican politician
- Bruce B. Kendall (1919–2012), politician
- Joan Arend Kickbush (1926–2006), artist
- Tyler Kornfield (b. 1991), cross-country skier
- Chris Kuper (b. 1982), former NFL offensive guard
- Randy Kutcher (b. 1960), former MLB outfielder
- Trajan Langdon (b. 1976), basketball player
- Michael Lardie (b. 1958), musician, member of the band Great White
- Peter Lash (b. 1959), handball player
- Osia Lewis (1962–2020), former AFL linebacker
- Sammy Lilly (b. 1965), former NFL defensive back
- Karen L. Loeffler (b. 1957), politician
- Scott Loucks (b. 1956), former MLB outfielder
- Margie Mahoney (b. 1952), cross-country skier
- Rosie Mancari (b. 1994), snowboarder
- Andre Marrou (b. 1938), third Libertarian to be elected to a U.S. state legislature; graduate of MIT
- Gina Mazany (b. 1988), female MMA fighter under UFC promotion
- Steve McAlpine (b. 1949), lawyer
- Lane McCray (b. 1962), singer, songwriter, rapper, entertainer; best known for fronting '90s group La Bouche
- Carl McCunn (1946–1981), photographer; became stranded in the Alaskan wilderness and eventually committed suicide when he ran out of supplies
- Linious "Mac" McGee (1897–1988), aviation pioneer and founder of McGee Airways, which, through a long series of mergers and acquisitions became Alaska Airlines
- Lesil McGuire (b. 1971), Republican member of the Alaska Senate from 2007 until 2017
- Keegan Messing (b. 1992), figure skater
- Jake Metcalfe (b. 1958), attorney
- Dan Mintz (b. 1981), voice actor, comedian; best known for his voice acting role as Bob's oldest daughter Tina Belcher on the animated show Bob's Burgers
- Tommy Moe (b. 1970), alpine ski racer
- James Morrison (b. 1954), actor
- Lauren Murphy (b. 1983), mixed martial artist
- Delvin Myles (b. 1972), former CFL player
- Buell A. Nesbett (1910–1993), soldier, lawyer, businessman, and the first chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
- Daishen Nix (b. 2002), basketball player
- Diana Olson (b. 1969), rower
- Jeff Overbaugh (b. 1993), football long snapper
- Jeff Pain (b. 1970), skeleton racer
- John Paragon (1954–2021), actor, writer, director; best known for his work on the television series Pee-wee's Playhouse, where he portrayed Jambi the Genie
- Annie Parisse (b. 1975), actress
- Sean Parnell (b. 1962), tenth governor of Alaska and served until 2014; member of the Republican Party
- Alan Paul (b. 1966), journalist, author, musician, blogger
- Drue Pearce (b. 1951), Deputy Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
- Jordan Pearce (b. 1986), former ice hockey goaltender
- Josh Phelps (b. 1978), former MLB first basemen
- Kathryn Poland (1919–2010), businesswoman
- Harold Pruett (1969–2002), actor
- Lance Pruitt (b. 1981), Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 27th district
- Kikkan Randall (b. 1982), Olympic gold medalist (cross-country skiing)
- Sean Rash (b. 1982), professional bowler and 2011–12 PBA Player of the Year
- Fran Reed (1943–2008), artist
- Robert Campbell Reeve (1902–1980), founder of Reeve Aleutian Airways
- Shirley Reilly (b. 1985), wheelchair racer
- Libby Roderick (b. 1958), singer-songwriter
- Norm Rokeberg (b. 1943), served in the Alaska House of Representatives and was a Republican
- Mark Rosen, Volleyball head coach at the University of Michigan
- Robert Rozier (b. 1955), former NFL defensive end, convicted for writing fraudulent checks; born in Alaska but raised in California
- James Ryan (b. 1974), co-founder of Litmus Logic
- Jason Ryznar (b. 1983), former NHL winger
- Ralph Samuels (b. 1961), businessman and a member of the Republican Party and candidate for Governor of Alaska
- Larry Sanger (b. 1968), co-founded the online encyclopedia Wikipedia along with Jimmy Wales, for which Sanger coined the name and wrote much of its original governing policy; when he was seven years old, his family moved to Anchorage, Alaska, where he grew up
- Curt Schilling (b. 1966), former MLB pitcher
- Daniel Schlereth (b. 1986), baseball pitcher
- Mark Schlereth (b. 1966), sportscaster; former NFL guard
- James Schoppert (1947–1992), artist
- Jessica Schultz (b. 1985), curler
- Martin Sensmeier (b. 1985), actor
- Susan Joy Share, artist
- Marcus Shelby (b. 1966), bass player
- Don Simpson (1943–1996), actor and screenwriter
- Jamie Sinclair (b. 1992), curler
- Steve Smith (b. 1985), former NFL wide receiver
- Todd Snyder (b. 1965), former racing driver
- Joe Spenard (1879–1934), early settler of Anchorage, Alaska; Lake Spenard, Spenard Road, and the city of Spenard, Alaska (now incorporated into the Municipality of Anchorage) bear his name
- Lynn Spencer-Galanes (b. 1954), cross-country skier
- Bill Spencer (b. 1956), cross-country skier
- Steve Staggs (b. 1951), former MLB second basemen
- Ryan Stassel (b. 1992), snowboarder
- Rachel Steer (b. 1978), biathlete
- Margaret Stock (b. 1961), former Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Reserve; Independent candidate in the 2016 Senate election in Alaska
- Khleo Thomas (b. 1989), actor, rapper, entertainer
- Lowell Thomas Jr. (1923–2016), 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
- Nate Thompson (b. 1984), NHL center currently playing for the Winnipeg Jets
- Kristen Thorsness (b. 1960), rower
- Damian Vaughn (b. 1975), former NFL tight end
- Liz Vazquez, Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives, serving from 2015 until 2017
- David Veikune (b. 1985), NFL defensive end
- Sydne Vogel (b. 1979), figure skater
- Brian Voss (b. 1958), professional bowler and PBA/USBC Hall of Famer
- Bill Walker (b. 1951), 11th Governor of Alaska
- Tim Wallace (1984), former NHL center
- Eric Walsky (b. 1984), NLA right winger currently playing for HC Lugano
- Jerry Ward (b. 1948), Republican politician
- Bob Wells (b. 1955), vandweller[3]
- Nathan West (b. 1978), actor, musician, singer
- Mr. Whitekeys, musician
- Bill Wielechowski (b. 1967), politician
- Lael Wilcox, ultra-endurance bicycle racer
- David Williams (b. 1979), former MLB pitcher
- Roger L. Worsley (b. 1937), educator; vice-chancellor University of Alaska Anchorage, 1978 to 1985
- B.J. Young (1977–2005), former NHL right winger
See also
References
- ^ Helminiak, Jeff (November 22, 2020). “Improving through challenging times: Seward junior swimmer Jacoby wins national title at U.S. Open“. Peninsula Clarion. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ OlympicTalk (June 15, 2021). "For the first time, an Alaskan is in line to swim at the Olympics". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ Green, Penelope (January 31, 2018) "The Real Burning Man", The New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2021.