2008 Inaugural Inductees – Inducted September 18, 2008
- Marilyn Van Derbur Atler, 1955 – Miss America, motivational speaker
- Norman R. Augustine, 1953 – Aerospace Engineer and CEO of Martin Marietta
- Philip Bailey, 1969 – Lead Singer with Earth, Wind and Fire
- Elvin Caldwell, 1937 – Civic Leader, first African-American City Councilman in Denver
- Don Cheadle, 1982 – Actor
- Judy Collins, 1957 – Recording Artist and Social Activist
- Alice Eastwood, 1879 – Botanist
- Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.*, 1901 – Actor and Movie Producer
- Thomas Hornsby Ferril, 1914 – Poet Laureate of Colorado
- Miriam Harris Goldberg, 1934 – Newspaper Publisher, Intermountain Jewish News
- Pam Grier, 1967 – Film and Television Actress
- General Irving Hale, 1877 – Brigadier General, United States Army
- Allegra “Happy” Haynes, 1971 – Denver City Councilwoman, Political Leader
- Barry Hirschfeld, 1960 – Businessman and Philanthropist
- Dr. Abraham Judah Kauvar, 1931 – Physician and Humanitarian
- Harold Lloyd*, 1911 – Actor, silent films
- Jenne & Ethel Magafan, 1933 – Artists, Depression-era Muralists (twin sisters)
- Hattie McDaniel*, 1910 – Actress, first African-American Oscar Winner
- Anthony Ortega, 1976 – Artist, Muralist
- Maurice Pate, 1911 – Humanitarian, co-founder of UNICEF
- Antoinette Perry Fruehaff, 1906 – Actress, Tony Awards founder
- General Maurice Rose, 1915 – Major General, United States Army
- Sidney Sheldon, 1934 – Writer
- Dr. George Gaylord Simpson, 1918 – Paleontologist
- Justice Robert W. Steele, Sr., 1877 – Chief Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
- John L. “Jack” Swigert, 1949 – Astronaut, Apollo 13
- Dr. Hannah Marie Wormington Volk, 1931 – Archeologist
- George Hebard Williamson, 1893 – Architect, designed East High School
- Jean Joliffe Yancey, 1932 – Businesswoman
- *Left East High prior to graduation.
2010 Inductees – Inducted September 30, 2010
- R. Stephen Berry, 1948 – Chemistry Professor, MacArthur Fellow
- Jerome Cousins Biffle, 1946 – Olympic champion, educator
- Joan Packard Birkland, 1946 – Women’s athletics advocate
- Joseph B. Blake, 1954 – Civic leader and Colorado State University Chancellor
- Edward Arcenio Chavez, 1935 – New Deal muralist
- George E. Cranmer, 1903 – Denver City Parks planner
- Harlon L. Dalton, 1965 – Yale University law professor
- John P. Dikeou, 1953 – Denver developer and baseball team owner
- Edwina Hume Fallis, 1895 – Educator, author, and toy designer
- Peter C. Groff, 1981 – President, Colorado State Senate and educator
- Frances Melrose, 1939 – Journalist and historian
- Ron Miles, 1981 – Jazz musician and educator
- Seraphine Eppstein Pisko, 1877 – National Jewish Hospital Executive
- Philip Van Cise, 1903 – Denver District Attorney, KKK prosecutor
- Jerry Cox Vasconsells, 1911 – World War I ace pilot
2013 Inductees – Inducted September 19, 2013
- Robert T. Bate, 1949 — Physicist, Father of Nanoelectronics
- Leslie Friedman Davis, 1940 — Businesswoman, Banker, Civic Leader
- Bill Frisell, 1969 — Jazz musician, Composer, Recording Artist
- General Robert T. Herres, 1950 — U. S. Army Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Daniel Walker Howe, Ph.D, 1955 — History Professor, Author
- Reverend Leon Kelly, 1971 — Community Activist and Anti-Gang Advocate
- Kenneth Kendal King, 1918 — Banker, Philanthropist
- Louise Lamphere, Ph.D, 1958 — Anthropologist, Author
- William R. Pace, 1964 — International Human Rights Activist
- Ralph B. Peck, 1930 — Civil Engineer
- Opalanga (Donna) Pugh, 1970 — Actor, Historian, Story Teller
- Jane Silverstein Ries, 1927 — Landscape Architect
- Richard “Dick” Robinson, 1947 — Businessman, Philanthropist
- Edward “Eddie” Robinson, 1950 — Businessman, Philanthropist
- Robert F. Smith, 1981 — International Businessman, Philanthropist
- Peter Teets, 1959 — Aeronautical Engineer, CEO, Undersecretary of Air Force
2016 Inductees – Inducted September 20, 2016
- Louisa Ward Arps (1901-1984), 1919 — Author/Historian
- Lawrence Atler, 1953 — Attorney/Civic Leader
- James Neal Blue, 1953 — Aviation Executive
- Linden Stanley Blue, 1954 — Aviation Executive
- Reverend Malcolm Boyd (1923-2015), 1940 — Episcopal Priest/Social Activist
- Edward Prentiss Costigan (1874-1939), 1892 — United States Senator
- Mabel Cory Costigan (1873-1951), 1892 — Women’s Rights Leader
- Larry Dunn, 1971 — Recording Artist, Songwriter
- Phillip Brewster Gilliam (1907-1975), 1926 — Denver Juvenile Court Judge
- Ruth Mosko Handler (1916-2002), 1934 — CEO, Barbie Doll Inventor
- Christopher Hart, 1965 — Exec. Dir., Nat. Transportation Safety Board
- John Lounsbery (1911-1976), 1930 — Artist/ Walt Disney Animator
- Dr. Jerry Northern, 1958 — Audiologist/Humanitarian
- Purnell Steen, 1959 — Jazz Pianist/Civil Rights Activist
- David Stern, 1965 — CEO/Software Innovator
- Dr. Spencer Titley, 1946 — Mining Geologist, Professor