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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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 Ríos (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

Military and war

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[1]
  • 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[2]
  • 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

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[4]
  • Julia Robinson - mathematician

Sports

Max Aaron
Jeremy Affeldt
Ike Davis
Na'il Diggs
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Channing Frye
J. J. Hardy
Ian Kinsler
Curt Schilling

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[5]
  • 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

  1. ↑ "Alve Self". Archived from the original on October 21, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
  2. ↑ "The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers ." Archived from the original on November 8, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Denison Kitchel, 94; Ran Goldwater's Presidential Bid, October 24, 2002". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Chosön, the Land of the Morning Calm; a Sketch of Korea". World Digital Library. 1888. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  5. ↑ ""DogTown's John Garcia Shares His Story," December 2008". Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
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