List of people from Arizona
Appearance
The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Arizona.
Art/Literature/Journalism
- Erma Bombeck (1927-1996), author, newspaper columnist and humorist
- Zane Grey (1872-1939), author and novelist
- Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), prominent architect of the 20th century
Business
- John Sperling (1921-), billionaire, founder of the University of Phoenix
Film/Theater
- Erika Alexander (1969-), actress
- Steve Allen (1921-2000), comedian, actor, composer, author, known as The Father of TV Talk Shows."
- Jules Asner (1968-), actress and host of E!'s show Wild On!
- Lynda Carter (1951-), actress, best known for "Wonder Woman" also won Miss World U.S.A. 1972
- Ted Danson (1947-), actor
- Barbara Eden (1934-), actress
- Catherine Hicks (1951-), actress
- Valerie Perrine (1943-), actress
- Greg Proops, (1959-), actor, comedian
- Liz Renay (1926-), actress
- David Spade (1964-), actor, comedian
- Steven Spielberg (1946-), film director and producer
Military/War
- Frank Luke (1897-1918), World War I fighter pilot, Medal of Honor Recipient
- Pat Tillman (1976-2004), United States Army, Afganistan Silver Star Recipient
- Lori Ann Piestewa United States Army, First Native American from Arizona to be killed
Music
- Jim Adkins (1975-) lead singer and guitarist for the band Jimmy Eat World
- Rex Allen (1920-1999), singer-songwriter, actor, known as "The Arizona Cowboy"
- Chester Bennington (1976-) singer for the band Linkin Park
- Michelle Branch (1983-), singer-songwriter, guitarist
- Alice Cooper (1948-), rock and roll singer
- Travis Edmonson (1932-) singer-songwriter/guitarist/humorist, Greatest fame achieved with the folk duo, Bud & Travis, 1958 through 1965; renowned for his work in introducing Anglo Americans to the beautiful music of Mexico
- Dolan Ellis (1935-) singer-songwriter/guitarist/photographer/humorist, Arizona's first and only Official State Balladeer (first appointment in 1966, now appointed by 10 governors); original member of the Grammy-winning New Christy Minstrels
- Lalo Guerrero (1916-2005) singer-songwriter/humorist/guitarist, Known as The Father of Chicano Music and recipient of the National Medal of Arts
- Brodie Foster Hubbard (1978-), singer
- Katie Lee, folksinger
- Charles Mingus (1922-1979), jazz bassist, composer and bandleader
- Lisa Morales, one of the Sisters Morales
- Roberta Morales, one of the Sisters Morales
- Dave Mustaine(1961-), frontman and founder of the metal band Megadeth
- Wayne Newton (1942-), singer, known as "Mr. Las Vegas"
- Stevie Nicks (1948-), singer with the group Fleetwood Mac
- Richard Page and Steve George of the group Mr. Mister
- Marty Robbins (1925-1982), country music singer
- Linda Ronstadt (1946-), singer-songwriter
- Nigel Sixsmith (1957-). composer, synthesist
- Tanya Tucker (1958-), country music singer
Old West Era
- Apache Kid (1860-1896?), outlaw-reported killer of three Arizona lawmen 1889-1890 [[1]]
- Cochise (1812-1874), chief of the Chiricahua Apache
- Geronimo (1829-1909), Leader of the Chiricahua Apache who fought against the encroachment of European Settlers on Native American Lands. Hero of the Native American Fight for respect and independence.
- Doc Holliday (1851-1887), gambler and gunfighter, known for his participation in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
- James Reavis (1843-1914), self-styled "Baron of Arizoniac", claimed to have owned all of Arizona
Playboy Playmates
Poetry
- Jon Anderson (1936-), poet
- William "Bill" Campana, performance poet
- Jayne Cortez, poet
- Barbara Cully (1946-), poet
- Corbet Dean, performance poet
- Alison Hawthorne Deming, poet
- Norman Dubie (1945-), poet
- Christopher Fox Graham (1979-), performance poet
- Christopher Lane (1973-), performance poet
- Rita Maria Magdaleno, poet
- Demetria Martínez, poet
- Jane Miller, poet
- Steve Orlen, poet
- Alberto Ríos, (1952-), poet
- Richard Shelton, poet
- Luci Tapahonso (1953-), poet
- Ofelia Zepeda, poet
Politics
- Glenn Spencer, advocate against illegal immigration
- Dennis DeConcini , 3 term Arizona US Senator
- Joe Arpaio - Maricopa County Sheriff
- Bruce Babbitt (1938-), former governor of Arizona and Secretary of the Interior in the Clinton Administration
- César Chávez (1927-1993), labor union leader
- Barry Goldwater (1909-1998), U.S. Senator
- Carl T. Hayden (1877-1972), U.S. Senator, holds the record for the longest service in the U.S. Congress
- Don Lorenzo Hubbell, Arizona State Senator
- Rex E. Lee (1935-1996), United States Solicitor General during the Reagan Administration
- John McCain (1936-), U.S. Senator, former Navy Officer and Vietnam POW
- Sandra Day O'Connor (1930-), first woman Justice of the Supreme Court
- William Rehnquist (1924-2005), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- 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
- Morris "Mo" Udall (1922-1998), U.S. Congressman and former pro-basketball player
- Stewart Udall (1920-), U.S. Congressman and Secretary of the Interior during the JFK and LBJ administrations
Science/Medicine
- Percival Lowell (1855-1916), astronomer and founder of the Lowell Observatory
- Robert Haag, buys and sells meteorites, lives in the Tucson, Arizona area.
Sports
- Mike Bibby, basketball
- Michael Carbajal (1967-), boxing champion
- Sean Elliott (1968-), basketball player
- "Superstar" Billy Graham (1943-), wrestler
- Misty Hyman, swimmer
- Phil Mickelson (1970-), pro-golfer
- Stratton Hickcox (1984-), beer pong
- Curt Schilling, baseball
- Kerri Strug (1977-), gymnast, 1996 Olympic gold medalist
- Darren Woodson (1969-), pro-football player
- Pat Tillman, former pro-football player killed in Afganistan
TV/Radio
- Joan Ganz Cooney (1929-), TV producer of Sesame Street
- Dan Hicks (1962-), sportscaster for NBC
See also