List of people from Scottsdale, Arizona
This is a list of notable past and present residents of the U.S. city of Scottsdale, Arizona.
Athletics
- Max Aaron – 2013 National Champion at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships
- Muhammad Ali – heavyweight champion boxer[1]
- Brian Bannister – professional baseball pitcher
- Charles Barkley – basketball player for Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, and the Houston Rockets, also TV commentator
- Chad Beyer – professional cyclist[2]
- Amanda Blumenherst – professional golfer[3]
- Pat Burrell – professional baseball player[4]
- Danny Curzon – pairs figure skater[5]
- Robelyn Garcia – professional basketball player, professor[6]
- Luis Gonzalez – professional baseball player
- Mark Grace – professional baseball player
- Chelsi Guillen – pairs figure skater[5]
- Helen Hull Jacobs – champion tennis player
- Ruth Jessen – professional golfer[7]
- Paul Konerko – professional baseball player[8]
- Tom Lehman – professional golfer[9]
- Meadowlark Lemon – basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters
- Kevin Long – professional baseball coach[10]
- Auston Matthews – professional ice hockey player[11]
- Jim Palmer – professional baseball pitcher, member MLB Hall of Fame
- Mike Pollak – professional football player
- Jeremy Roenick – professional hockey player
- Brady Tkachuk – professional hockey player
- Matthew Tkachuk – professional hockey player
- Mike Tyson – world-champion boxer
Movies/television/media
- Erika Alexander – actress
- Rex Allen – actor, singer and songwriter
- Jules Asner – actress, model
- Sandra Bernhard – actress, comedian[12]
- Lynda Carter – actress, title role on Wonder Woman
- Joan Ganz Cooney – producer, founder of Children's Television Workshop
- Brady Corbet – actor[12]
- Andy Devine – actor
- Barbara Eden – actress[12]
- Dennis Farina – actor[13]
- Gregg Groothuis – professional wrestler
- Sammi Hanratty – actress[12]
- Barbara Harris – actress
- Dale Hellestrae – professional football player[14]
- Catherine Hicks – actress[12]
- Kalani Hilliker – dancer, reality television personality, Dance Moms, Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition
- Earl Hindman – actor
- Jenna Jameson – porn star
- Brad Johnson – actor, model
- Tanner Maguire – actor
- Frankie Muniz – actor
- David Spade – actor
- Steven Spielberg – Oscar-winning film director
- Emma Stone – Oscar-winning actress
- Dick Van Dyke – actor, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Mary Poppins
Music
- Dierks Bentley – singer
- David Ellefson – musician
- Joseph Adam Jonas – singer, part of the Jonas Brothers
- Nils Lofgren – musician, songwriter[15]
- Bret Michaels – singer/songwriter, musician, member of Poison[15]
- Stevie Nicks – singer[15]
- Jerry Riopelle – musician, record producer[15]
- The Summer Set – pop rock band
- The Tubes – rock band
Literature
- Diana Gabaldon – author of the Outlander series[16]
- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross – author[17]
- Stephenie Meyer – author of the Twilight series[18]
- Barbara Park – author of children's books[19]
Politics
- Cesar Estrada Chavez – political activist
- Barry Goldwater – former U.S. Senator and 1964 presidential candidate
- G. Gordon Liddy – Watergate Scandal, chief operationist[20]
- John McCain – former U.S. Senator and 2000 and 2008 presidential candidate
- Sandra Day O'Connor – U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Miscellaneous
- Ron Evans – astronaut
- Frank Luke – fighter ace of World War I
- Bob Parsons – entrepreneur, founder of Go Daddy[21]
- Frank Lloyd Wright – architect
References
- ^ "Brother: Muhammad Ali's health failing". UPI. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ "Chad Beyer Bio". Chad Beyer. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ "Amanda Blumenherst Bio". Duke University. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ "Slugger Pat Burrell Lists Scottsdale Pad". Realtor.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ a b "Pairs: Chelsea Guillen, Danny Curzon". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
- ^ "Evelyn Garcia". National Necrotizing Fasciitis Foundation. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Where Are They Now? Ruth Jessen, former LPGA standout". SeattlePi.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Magruder, Jack (October 21, 2005). "Chaparral's Konerko hoping to win World Series". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
- ^ "Tom Lehman Bio". Lehman Design Group. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
- ^ "Kevin Long #54". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
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- ^ a b c d e "List of Famous People from Arizona". The Free Resource. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Moore, Frazier (July 22, 2013). "Actor Dennis Farina dies in Scottsdale, Ariz". AZ Family.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ^ "Arizona Rattlers". Cox 7. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d Leatherman, Benjamin (August 6, 2014). "The 15 Biggest Rock Stars Who Live in Arizona". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Bio". Diana Gabaldon. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ^ "Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Obituary". The Arizona Republic. September 1, 2004. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Graham, Caroline (November 14, 2009). "Twilight life of Stephenie Meyer, the world's biggest author". Daily Mail. Archived from the original on April 20, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Maughan, Shannon (November 17, 2013). "Junie B. Jones Creator Barbara Park Dies at 66". Publisher's Weekly. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ^ "Son of Watergate". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on June 12, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- ^ Sloan, Paul (February 28, 2007). "Who's Your Go Daddy?". CNN. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2014.