Famous People

Irene Bedard (1967 - ) Irene Bedard is a famous American actress. Irene has acted in a lot of Hollywood flicks and was voted by People Magazine, as one of the top 50 beautiful people in 1995. She is best known as the voice for the main character in the animated Disney film Pocahontas. Born in Anchorage, AK (763)

Benny Benson (1913 - 1972) Designed state flag at age 13. Born in Chignik, AK (17)

Shawn Chacón (1977 - ) He last played in the Majors for the Houston Astros. He throws an 88-92 mph sinker, a big curveball, a slider, and a changeup. Born in Anchorage, AK (760)

Daryn Colledge (1982 - ) Daryn Colledge (born February 11, 1982 in Fairbanks Alaska) is an American football offensive guard for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. Born in Fairbanks, AK (761)

Rosey Fletcher (1975 - ) 2006 Olympic bronze medalist in the women's Snowboarding Parallel Giant Slalom. Born in Anchorage, AK (741)

Scott Carlos Gomez (1979 - ) Scott Carlos Gomez is an American professional ice hockey center of both Mexican and Colombian descent, currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Born in Anchorage, AK (765)

Randy Scott Kutcher (1960 - ) Anchorage, Alaska was a Major League Baseball utility outfielder for the San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox from 1986 through 1990. Born in , AK (762)

Hilary Lindh (1969 - ) Lindh is a five - time US National Champion downhill skier. She also won the silver medal in women's downhill skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Born in Juneau, AK (743)

Elizabeth W. Peratrovich (1911 - 1958) Elizabeth W. Peratrovich was an important Alaska civil rights activist, working on behalf of equality for Alaska native peoples. She was the single driving force behind the passage of the state's Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945, the first anti-discrimination law in the United States. Born in Petersburg, AK (764)