List of people from Arizona

The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in the state of Arizona and/or the Arizona Territory.
Art, Literature, Journalism, and Poetry
Art
Max Cannon (born 1962) - alternative cartoonist
Eldridge Wayne Coleman (born 1943) - fine artist (real name of Superstar Billy Graham)
Paolo Soleri (1919-2013) - architect
Literature
Diana Gabaldon (born 1952) - novelist
Kevin Hearne (born 1970) - novelist
Stephenie Meyer (born 1973) - author, teen literature novelist, Twilight series
Barbara Park (1947 - 2013) - author of the Junie B. Jones series
Brady Udall (born 1971) - author
Journalism
Jonathan Rauch (born 1960) - author, journalist and activist
Poetry
Ai (1947-2010) - poet and educator
Jon Anderson (1940-2007) - poet and educator
Jayne Cortez (1934-2012) - poet, activist, small press publisher and spoken-word performance artist
Norman Dubie (born 1945) - poet, educator, Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University
Alberto Rios (born 1952) - poet, author, Arizona's first state poet laureate, Regents Professor and Katharine C. Turner Endowed Chair in English at Arizona State University
Richard Shelton (born 1933) - poet, writer, and emeritus Regents Professor of English at the University of Arizona
Jim Simmerman (1952-2006) - poet and editor
Luci Tapahonso (born 1953) - poet and educator
Ofelia Zepeda (born 1952) - poet and educator
Film and theater
Erika Alexander (born 1969) - actress
Steve Allen (1921-2000) - comedian, actor, composer, author, known as "The Father of TV Talk Shows"
Samaire Armstrong (born 1980) - actress, Juliet Darling on Dirty Sexy Money and Anna Stern on The O.C.
Jules Asner (born 1968) - actress and host of E!'s show Wild On!
Jaime Lyn Bauer (born 1949) - soap opera actress, played Lauralee Brooks on The Young and the Restless and Laura Spencer Horton on Days of Our Lives
Sandra Bernhard (born 1955) - actress, comedian
Michael Biehn (born 1956) - actor, The Terminator, Tombstone
Mika Boorem (born 1987) - actress, The Tom Show
Jordan Capri (born 1984) - model, actress
Lynda Carter (born 1951) - actress and singer, known for "Wonder Woman", 1972 Miss World U.S.A.
Brady Corbet (born 1988) - actor
Matt Dallas (born 1982) - actor, Kyle XY
Ted Danson (born 1947) - actor, Cheers, CSI
Rosemary DeCamp (1910-2001) - actress, Yankee Doodle Dandy, The Bob Cummings Show
Andy Devine (1905-1977) - actor, Stagecoach, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Charles Dudley (1883-1952) - stage and film actor, studio make-up artist
Barbara Eden (born 1934) - actress, I Dream of Jeannie
Gail Edwards (born 1952) - actress, known for her roles in It's a Living, Blossom, and Full House
Jack Elam (1918-2003) - actor
Michael Ensign (born 1944) - actor, Boston Legal
Pablo Francisco (born 1974) - stand-up comedian, actor
Sammi Hanratty (born 1995) - child actress, The Unit, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Alexa Havins (born 1980) - actress, All My Children, One Life to Live, Torchwood
Amelia Heinle (born 1973) - actress, Victoria Newman on The Young and the Restless; also played Mia Saunders on All My Children
David Henrie (born 1989) - actor, Wizards of Waverly Place, How I Met Your Mother, That's So Raven
Catherine Hicks (born 1951) - actress, 7th Heaven, Child's Play
Earl Hindman (1942-2003) - actor, Ryan's Hope, Home Improvement
Gregg Hoffman (1963-2005) - film producer
Michael Horse (born 1951) - artist, actor, Twin Peaks, Passenger 57
Dominic Janes (born 1994) - teen actor, ER, Out of Jimmy's Head, Dexter
Brad Johnson (born 1959) - actor
Tanner Maguire (born 1998) - child actor, Young Shawn Brady on Days of Our Lives
Taryn Manning (born 1978) - actress, fashion designer, singer/songwriter
Abigail Mavity (born 1993) - actress
Josh McDermitt (born 1978) - actor, comedian, Dr. Eugene Porter on The Walking Dead
Rachel Melvin (born 1985) - actress, Chelsea Brady on Days of Our Lives
Jenny Mollen (born 1979) - actress
Heather Morris (born 1987) - actress, Brittany Pierce on Glee
Tarah Paige (born 1982) - actress, dancer, gymnast, Make It or Break It
Mary Louise Parker (born 1964) - actress, Weeds, graduated from Marcos de Niza High School, Tempe
Valerie Perrine (born 1943) - actress, Superman, Lenny
Larry Pine (born 1945) - actor
Greg Proops (born 1959) - actor, comedian
Liz Renay (1926-2007) - actress
Terry Rhoads (born 1951) - actor
Jennifer Rubin (born 1962) - actress, model
Kylee Saunders (born 1994) - Japanese-American singer
Garry Shandling (born 1949) - actor, comedian, The Larry Sanders Show
David Spade (born 1965) - actor, comedian, Saturday Night Live, Tommy Boy, Just Shoot Me
Fay Spain (1932-1983) - actress
Chelsea Staub (born 1988) - actress, singer, Jonas L.A., Fish Hooks
Emma Stone (born 1988) - actress, The Help, Crazy, Stupid, Love., The Amazing Spider-Man
Janet Varney (born 1976) - actress, On the Lot
Kate Walsh (born 1967) - actress, Dr. Addison Montgomery on Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice
Scott William Winters (born 1965) - actor, Oz, NYPD Blue
Jason Zumwalt (born 1975) - actor, comedian, known as voice of Roman in Grand Theft Auto IV
Military and war
Ira Hayes (1923-1955) - United States Marine Corps, World War II, helped to raise United States flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima
Ralph S. Johnson (1906-2010) - aviator and former member of the Wyoming House of Representatives who retired to Scottsdale and Tempe
Frank Luke (1897-1918) - World War I fighter pilot, Medal of Honor Recipient
Lori Piestewa (1979-2003) - United States Army, first Native American woman from Arizona to be killed in war; Iraq War, Purple Heart and Prisoner of War Medal recipient
Pat Tillman (1976-2004) - United States Army, Afghanistan Silver Star recipient, college and NFL football player
Music
Jim Adkins (born 1975) - lead singer and guitarist for the band Jimmy Eat World
Rex Allen (1920-1999) - singer-songwriter, actor, known as "The Arizona Cowboy"
Ryan Avery - musician, comedian, performance artist
Chester Bennington (born 1976) - singer for the band Linkin Park
Dierks Bentley - country singer (Phoenix)
Derrick Bostrom (born 1960) - Meat Puppets drummer
Jess Bowen (born 1989) - alternative rock musician, drummer of The Summer Set
Michelle Branch (born 1983) - singer-songwriter, guitarist
Kennedy Brock (born 1989) - alternative rock musician, guitarist of The Maine
Glen Campbell - singer, musician and actor; inductee to Country Music Hall of Fame
Alice Cooper (born 1948) - rock and roll singer
Brian Dales (born 1989) - alternative rock musician, lead singer of The Summer Set
Duane Eddy - singer, inductee of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Linda Eder (born 1961) - singer, Broadway star and recording artist
Travis Edmonson (1932-2009) - singer-songwriter, part of folk duo Bud & Travis
David Ellefson (born 1964) - bass guitar player and co-founder of the metal band Megadeth
Dolan Ellis (born 1935) - singer-songwriter, official State Balladeer since 1966, original member of New Christy Minstrels
Esteban - musician
Frank Fafara - early 1960s pop singer, TV star of Wallace & Ladmo Show
Steve George - of the group Mr. Mister
John Gomez (born 1991) - alternative rock musician, guitarist of The Summer Set
Stephen Gomez (born 1988) - alternative rock musician, bassist of The Summer Set
Lalo Guerrero (1916-2005) - singer-songwriter, known as "The Father of Chicano Music," recipient of the National Medal of Arts
Waylon Jennings - singer; inductee to Country Music Hall of Fame
Joe Jonas - lead singer of the Jonas Brothers
Maynard James Keenan - actor, frontman for Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer
Patrick Kirch (born 1990) - alternative rock musician, drummer of The Maine
Cris Kirkwood (born 1960) - guitar and vocals for the Meat Puppets
Katie Lee - folk singer
Charles Mingus (1922-1979) - jazz bassist, composer and bandleader
Josh Montgomery (born 1988) - alternative rock musician, guitarist of The Summer Set
Dave Mustaine (born 1961) - frontman and founder of the metal band Megadeth
Jason Newsted - former bassist of heavy metal band Metallica
Wayne Newton (born 1942) - singer, known as "Mr. Las Vegas"
Stevie Nicks (born 1948) - Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, known for solo work and as lead singer with Fleetwood Mac
Buck Owens - country singer and musician; inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame (Mesa)
Richard Page - of the group Mr. Mister
CeCe Peniston - pop singer
Marty Robbins (1925-1982) - country music singer
Linda Ronstadt (born 1946) - singer and songwriter, 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee
Nate Ruess (born 1982) - lead singer of Fun. and formerly of The Format
Alvie Self - 1960s musician and singer
Bob Shane (born 1934) - singer, founding member of The Kingston Trio
Jordin Sparks (born 1989) - singer, winner of American Idol Season 6
Tanya Tucker (born 1958) - country singer
Brooke White (born 1983) - indie pop, folk-pop singer
Old West era
Apache Kid (1860-1896?) - outlaw, reported killer of three Arizona lawmen 1889-1890
Cochise (1812-1874) - chief of the Chiricahua Apache
Geronimo (1829-1909) - leader of Chiricahua Apache who fought against encroachment of European settlers on Native American lands; hero of Native American fight for respect and independence
James Reavis (1843-1914) - self-styled "Baron of Arizona," claimed to have owned much of Arizona
Politics
Thad Allen (born 1949) - retired U.S. Coast Guard admiral; National Incident Commander under President Barack Obama
Joe Arpaio - Maricopa County Sheriff
Bruce Babbitt (born 1938) - former Governor of Arizona (1978-1987), and Secretary of the Interior in the Clinton Administration (1993-2001)
Harriet C. Babbitt (born 1947) - First Lady of Arizona (1978-1987), U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States (1993-1997), and Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (1997-2001)
William Docker Browning (1931-2008) - federal judge
Dean Burch - former chairman of the Republican National Committee
Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) - labor union leader
Dennis DeConcini - (born 1937) retired U.S. Senator (1977-1994)
Gabrielle Giffords - (born 1970) - U.S. Representative, wounded in the 2011 Tucson shooting
Barry M. Goldwater (1909-1998) - U.S. Senator
Carl Hayden (1877-1972) - U.S. Senator, holds the record for the longest service in the U.S. Congress
Don Lorenzo Hubbell - Arizona State Senator
John C. Keegan - judge, legislator, Mayor of Peoria
Lisa Keegan - legislator, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Denison Kitchel (1908-2002) - Scottsdale lawyer and the Goldwater presidential national campaign manager in 1964
Rex E. Lee (1935-1996) - United States Solicitor General during the Reagan Administration
John McCain (born 1936) - U.S. Senator, former Navy Officer and Vietnam POW
Sandra Day O'Connor (born 1930) - first female Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Mary Peters (born 1948) - United States Secretary of Transportation under President George W. Bush
William Rehnquist (1924-2005) - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
John Shadegg (born 1949) - former U.S. representative from Phoenix
Stephen Shadegg (1909-1990) - political consultant associated with Barry Goldwater
John G.F. Speiden (1900-1970) Rancher and political insider. Various state boards.
Glenn Spencer - advocate against illegal immigration
Jack Taylor - mayor of Mesa from 1966 to 1972; member of both houses, consecutively, of the Arizona legislature
David King Udall - Arizona Territorial Legislature
Don Taylor Udall - Arizona State Legislature
Jesse Addison Udall - Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
John Hunt Udall - Mayor of Phoenix
Levi Stewart Udall - Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
Nick Udall - Mayor of Phoenix
Mark Udall - Senator from Colorado
Morris "Mo" Udall (1922-1998) - U.S. Congressman and former pro-basketball player
Stewart Udall (born 1920) - U.S. Congressman and Secretary of the Interior during the JFK and LBJ administrations
Science and medicine
Russell Merle Genet - research scholar and astronomer
Joseph Hilbe (born 1944) - statistician - professor, and author
Craig D. Idso - founder and chairman of the board of the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change
Percival Lowell (1855-1916) - astronomer and founder of the Lowell Observatory
Julia Robinson - mathematician
Sports
Max Aaron (born 1992) - 2013 U.S. national champion figure skater
Jeremy Affeldt (born 1979) - relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
Prince Amukamara (born 1989) - cornerback for the New York Giants
Brian Anderson (born 1982) - outfielder for the Kansas City Royals
Dave Baldwin (born 1938) - Major League Baseball player
Brian Bannister (born 1981) - starting pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
Danny Batten (born 1987) - linebacker for the Buffalo Bills
Jerryd Bayless (born 1988) - player for the Toronto Raptors
John Beck (born 1981) - quarterback for the Washington Redskins
Rich Beem (born 1970) - professional golfer
Charlie Beljan (born 1984) - professional golfer
Mike Bell (born 1983) - running back for the New Orleans Saints
Mike Bibby (born 1978) - retired NBA point guard
Eddie Bonine (born 1981) - relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
Dallas Braden (born 1983) - starting pitcher for the Oakland A's
Debbie Bramwell-Washington (born 1966) - IFBB professional bodybuilder
Brian Broderick (born 1986) - pitcher for the Sugar Land Skeeters
Keith Brown (born 1964) - pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
Mike Budenholzer - head coach for the Atlanta Hawks
Kole Calhoun (born 1987) - outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels
Michael Carbajal (born 1967) - boxing champion
Ka'Deem Carey (born 1992) - running back for the Chicago Bears
D. J. Carrasco (born 1977) - MLB pitcher
Henry Cejudo - 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medal winner in wrestling
Steve Colter (born 1962) - retired NBA point guard
Manuel Contreras (born 1993) - left fielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Bryce Cotton (born 1992) - point guard for the San Antonio Spurs
Billy Cundiff (born 1980) - placekicker for the Baltimore Ravens
Ike Davis (born 1987) - first baseman for the Oakland A's
Chris DeGeare (born 1987) - offensive guard for the Minnesota Vikings
Na'il Diggs (born 1978) - linebacker for the San Diego Chargers
Shelley Duncan (born 1979) - former MLB left fielder
Sean Elliott (born 1968) - basketball player
Andre Ethier (born 1982) - outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Nick Evans (born 1986) - player for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Jeff Feagles - NFL punter
Carrick Felix (born 1990) - player for the Utah Jazz
Ryan Fitzpatrick (born 1982) - NFL quarterback
Channing Frye (born 1983) - center and power forward for the Phoenix Suns
Brianna & Nicole Garcia (born 1983) - professional wrestling twins, WWE from 2007 to 2012
David Gossett (born 1979) - professional golfer
Superstar Billy Graham (born 1943) - professional wrestler
Everson Griffen (born 1987) - defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings
Eric Hagg (born 1989) - safety for the Cleveland Browns
Scott Hairston (born 1980) - left fielder for the San Diego Padres
Max Hall (born 1985) - quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals
J. J. Hardy (born 1982) - shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles
Billy Hatcher (born 1960) - MLB player and coach
Mickey Hatcher (born 1955) - MLB player and coach
Todd Heap (born 1980) - tight end for the Baltimore Ravens
Misty Hyman (born 1979) - 2000 Olympics gold medalist swimmer
Reggie Jackson - professional baseball player, Hall of Famer
Helen Jacobs (1908-1997) - tennis player, member of International Tennis Hall of Fame
Robert James (born 1983) - linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons
Richard Jefferson (born 1980) - small forward for the Dallas Mavericks
Brian Jennings (born 1976) - long snapper and tight end for the San Francisco 49ers
Elliot Johnson (born 1984) -utility player for the Cleveland Indians
Nick Johnson (born 1992) - player for the Houston Rockets
Levi Jones (born 1979) - offensive tackle for the Washington Redskins
Cameron Jordan (born 1989) - defensive end for the New Orleans Saints
Ryan Kalil (born 1985) - center for the Carolina Panthers
Devon Kennard (born 1991) - linebacker for the New York Giants
Ian Kinsler (born 1982) - second baseman for the Los Angeles Angels
Paul Konerko (born 1976) - first baseman for the Chicago White Sox
Kyle Kosier (born 1978) - guard for the Dallas Cowboys
Frank Kush (born 1925) - head football coach for Arizona State and NFL's Baltimore Colts
Spencer Larsen (born 1984) - NFL fullback
Kevin Long (born 1966) - hitting coach for the New York Mets
Lou Marson (born 1986) - catcher for the Cleveland Indians
Doug Mathis (born 1983) - relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers
Billy Mayfair (born 1966) - professional golfer
Mickey McConnell (born 1989) - player for the Texas Legends
Phil Mickelson (born 1970) - professional golfer
Zach Miller (born 1985) - tight end for the Seattle Seahawks
Brad Mills (born 1985) - relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
Bryce Molder (born 1979) - professional golfer
Arte Moreno (born 1946) - owner of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Trent Murphy (born 1990) - linebacker for the Washington Redskins
Bart Oates (born 1958) - center for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers
Larry Owens (born 1983) - player for the Iowa Energy
Jim Palmer (born 1945) - starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles and Baseball Hall of Famer
Danica Patrick - auto racing driver competing in the Indy Racing League and NASCAR
Rodney Peete (born 1966) - USC and NFL quarterback
Pat Perez (born 1976) - professional golfer
Scott Pinckney (born 1989) - professional golfer
Mike Pollak (born 1985) - guard for the Cincinnati Bengals
Don Pooley (born 1951) - professional golfer
Ted Purdy (born 1973) - professional golfer
Brooks Reed (born 1987) - outside linebacker for the Houston Texans
Chaz Schilens (born 1985) - wide receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Curt Schilling (born 1966) - professional baseball pitcher and broadcaster
Tyler Schmitt (born 1986) - NFL long snapper
Lyle Sendlein (born 1984) - center for the Arizona Cardinals
Paul Silas (born 1943) - NBA player and coach
Shelley Smith (born 1987) - guard for the Houston Texans
Eric Sogard (born 1986) - second baseman for the Oakland Athletics
Ken Stabler (1945-2015) - Four-time Pro Bowl NFL quarterback, primarily with the Oakland Raiders
Kerri Strug (born 1977) - gymnast - 1996 Olympic gold medalist
Marcus Thomas (born 1984) - NFL running back
Michael Thompson (born 1985) - professional golfer
Pat Tillman - college and pro football player killed in Afghanistan
Tim Toone (born 1985) - wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons
Howard Twitty (born 1949) - professional golfer
Bobby Wade (born 1981) - wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs
Ken Westerfield (born 1947) - disc sports (Frisbee) pioneer
Markus Wheaton (born 1991) - wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Danny White - professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys
Tom Wilhelmsen - relief pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
Dot Wilkinson - Hall of Fame inductee for bowling and softball
Darren Woodson (born 1969) - professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys
Television and radio
Rich Buhler (1946-2012) - radio talk show host, evangelical Christian author
Rachel Campos-Duffy (born 1971) - TV personality, The Real World: San Francisco, The View
Cheryl Casone (born 1970) - anchor for the Fox Business Network and business correspondent for Fox News
Joan Ganz Cooney (born 1929) - TV producer of Sesame Street
John Garcia - National Geographic Channel's DogTown series star, Guinness World Record holder
Savannah Guthrie (born 1971) - White House correspondent for NBC News, co-host of NBC's Today Show Dan Hicks (born 1962) - sportscaster for NBC
Pat Hughes (born 1955) - play-by-play voice of the Chicago Cubs for WGN radio
Don Imus (born 1940) - nationally syndicated talk radio host, Imus in the Morning Jenni Pulos - Jeff Lewis's assistant on Bravo's Flipping Out''
Others
Roger L. Worsley - educator
References
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