List of personalities of the city of Phoenix (Arizona)
The list of personalities of the city of Phoenix (Arizona) includes the American US in the town of Phoenix ( Arizona ), born and deceased persons and those who have worked in Phoenix, but were doing elsewhere born. The list does not claim to be complete.
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Sons and Daughters of the City of Phoenix
The following personalities were born in Phoenix. They are listed chronologically according to the year of birth.
19th century
- Sidney Preston Osborn (1884–1948), politician and governor of the state of Arizona from 1941 to 1948
- Frank Luke (1897-1918), military pilot
20th century
1901-1940
- Barry Goldwater (1909–1998), politician and co-founder of the modern conservative movement in the United States
- Jerry Pettis (1916–1975), politician
- Maureen Dragone (1920–2013), journalist and author
- William Wasson (1923–2006), Roman Catholic priest and founder of the Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos Children's Fund
- Bobby Ball (1925–1954), racing car driver
- Emmett W. Chappelle (1925–2019), scientist in medicine, biology and nutritional science
- Jimmy Bryan (1926–1960), racing driver
- Bob Stump (1927–2003), member of the House of Representatives
- Halsey Royden (1928–1993), mathematician
- Howard Roberts (1929–1992), modern jazz guitarist, studio musician and guitar teacher
- Chalmers Johnson (1931–2010), advisor to the CIA and expert on Asia
- George Follmer (* 1934), automobile racing driver
- Norman D. Shumway (born 1934), politician
- Wayne Weiler (1934-2005), racing car driver
- Farid Abraham (* 1937), physicist
- Patrizia von Brandenstein (* 1939), American film architect and costume designer of Russian descent
- Bobby Hart (* 1939), pop musician and songwriter
- Charles Owens (* 1939), jazz musician
- Charles Robb (* 1939), politician and governor of the state of Virginia from 1982 to 1986 and later senator
- Harry Mitchell (born 1940), Member of the United States House of Representatives
1941-1960
- Nancy Farmer (* 1941), writer
- Jody Miller (born 1941), country singer
- Floyd I. Clarke (born 1942), government official and director of the FBI in 1993
- Jessi Colter (born 1943), country singer
- Billy Graham (born 1943), wrestler
- Garrett List (1943–2019), trombonist and composer
- Betsey Bayless (born 1944), politician
- Gerald Richard Barnes (* 1945), Roman Catholic Bishop of San Bernardino
- Nellie Bellflower (born 1946), actress, voice actress and film producer
- Michael McCollum (* 1946), science fiction author and aeronautical engineer
- Roslyn O. Silver (* 1946), lawyer and federal judge
- Charles Hickcox (1947-2010), swimmer and Olympic champion
- Stevie Nicks (born 1948), singer
- Mary Peters (* 1948), politician and Secretary of Transportation of the United States from 2006 to 2009
- John Shadegg (born 1949), member of the House of Representatives
- Lynda Carter (* 1951), actress, singer and beauty queen
- Vince Welnick (1951-2006), keyboardist
- Stanley N. Williams (* 1951), volcanologist
- Kirby Dick (* 1952), film director, film producer and screenwriter
- Pat Hennen (* 1953), motorcycle racer
- Richard Grove (born 1955), actor and voice actor
- Allan Chase (* 1956), jazz saxophonist
- Greg Proops (born 1956), actor
- Lissa Wales (1957-2005), photographer
- Eddie Cheever (* 1958), racing car driver
- Dwayne Evans (born 1958), sprinter
- Lewis Nash (* 1958), jazz drummer
- Steven Lee Smith (born 1958), astronaut
- Mare Winningham (born 1959), actress
- Jonathan Rauch (* 1960), author and journalist
- Jeannette Walls (* 1960), journalist and writer
1961-1980
- Gabrielle Carteris (born 1961), actress
- Ken Cheuvront (born 1961), politician
- Joanna Johnson (born 1961), actress and screenwriter
- Michael Abels (* 1962), composer, arranger and music teacher
- Gary Donnelly (born 1962), tennis player
- Mark Miller (* 1962), enduro athlete and marathon rally driver
- Michele Mitchell (* 1962), water diver and Olympic medalist
- Jennifer Rubin (born 1962), actress
- Joey Sellers (* 1962), trombonist, composer and arranger of modern jazz
- Bernard Thompson (born 1962), basketball player
- Gregg Hoffman (1963-2005), film producer
- Chad A. Mirkin (* 1963), chemist
- Randall McDaniel (born 1964), American football player
- Robert Simonds (* 1964), film producer
- Richey Reneberg (born 1965), tennis player
- Matt Shaw (born 1965), ice hockey player
- Steven Tenenbom (* 1965), violist and music teacher
- Billy Mayfair (born 1966), professional golfer
- Michael Carbajal (* 1967), light flyweight boxer
- Darren Woodson (born 1969), American football player
- Rich Beem (* 1970), professional golfer on the PGA Tour
- Dustin O'Halloran (* 1971), pianist and composer
- Allison DuBois (* 1972), medium
- Steven Gätjen (* 1972), German television presenter
- Angelica Sanchez (* 1972), jazz pianist
- Andy Gätjen (* 1973), actor
- Stephenie Meyer (* 1973), writer
- Amber Valletta (* 1974), model and actress
- Dierks Bentley (* 1975), country musician
- Chester Bennington (1976-2017), lead singer in Linkin Park
- Buddy Rice (* 1976), automobile racing driver
- Casey McKee (born 1976), artist
- Bill Heck (* 1978), actor
- Josh McDermitt (* 1978), actor and comedian
- Amy Davidson (born 1979), actress
- Jenny Mollen (* 1979), actress
1981-2000
- Mandy Bruno (* 1981), actress
- Elena Reid (* 1981), professional boxer
- Ashley Roberts (* 1981), singer, dancer, actress, designer and model
- Matt Dallas (born 1982), actor
- Paris Dennard (* 1982), Republican political advisor and commentator
- Marcos Hernández (* 1982), singer
- Klete Keller (* 1982), freestyle swimmer and Olympic champion
- Nate Ruess (* 1982), singer, songwriter
- Dallas Braden (born 1983), baseball player
- Nate Adams (* 1984), motocross rider
- Meghan McCain (* 1984), publicist, blogger, author and the eldest daughter of John McCain
- Michael McDowell (* 1984), racing driver
- Melody Thornton (* 1984), singer
- Shannon Woodward (born 1984), actress
- Brad Evans (born 1985), football player
- Robbie Findley (born 1985), soccer player
- Alex Meraz (born 1985), actor
- Lucas Pino (* ≈1985), jazz musician
- Mike Zaher (* 1985), soccer player
- Karlie Montana (* 1986), porn actress
- Jerryd Bayless (* 1988), NBA basketball player
- Chelsea Kane (born 1988), actress
- Jessica McDonald (* 1988), soccer player
- Kimiko Glenn (* 1989), actress
- Zola Jesus (* 1989), singer-songwriter and music producer
- Jordin Sparks (born 1989), singer
- Alexandra Shipp (* 1991), actress and singer
- Ventura Alvarado (born 1992), football player
- Sean Couturier (born 1992), ice hockey player
- Julie Ertz (* 1992), national soccer player
- Lorenzo James Henrie (* 1993), actor
- Kaitlyn Dever (born 1996), actress
- Sarah Sponcil (* 1996), beach volleyball player
- Days Thompson (born 1997), ice hockey player
- Brandon McNulty (* 1998), cyclist
- Kevin Knox (* 1999), basketball player
- Jade Carey (* 2000), artistic gymnast
Personalities who have worked in the city
- John Richard Williams (1909–1998), politician and governor of the state of Arizona from 1967 to 1975
- Alvan Adams (born 1954), basketball player (1975–1988: Phoenix Suns )
- Cindy Hensley McCain (born 1954), entrepreneur and wife of Senator John McCain ; grew up in Phoenix
Personalities who died in Phoenix
- 1898: Benjamin Joseph Franklin (1839–1898), politician and governor of the Arizona Territory
- 1908: Myron McCord (1840–1908), politician and governor of the state of Arizona
- 1932: William Wrigley Jr. (1861-1932), chewing gum maker
- 1934: George WP Hunt (1859–1934), the first governor of the state of Arizona
- 1944: Thomas Edward Campbell (1878–1944), politician and governor of the state of Arizona
- 1948: Sidney Preston Osborn (1884–1948), politician and governor of the state of Arizona from 1941 to 1948
- 1958: Robert Taylor Jones (1884–1958), politician and governor of the state of Arizona from 1939 to 1941
- 1959: Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959), architect, interior designer, writer and art dealer
- 1963: Rawghlie Clement Stanford (1879–1963), politician and governor of the state of Arizona from 1937 to 1939
- 1967: Henry Luce (1898–1967), publisher who founded TIME (1923) and Life (1936) magazines
- 1972: Lillian Evelyn Gilbreth (1878–1972), author and engineer
- 1978: Wesley Bolin (1909–1978), politician and governor of the state of Arizona from 1977 to 1978
- 1978: Charles Boyer (1899–1978), French actor
- 1980: Milton H. Erickson (1901–1980), psychiatrist, psychologist and psychotherapist
- 2000: Karsten Solheim (1911–2000), engineer and entrepreneur
- 2001: David Graf (1950–2001), film actor
- 2002: Paul Jones Fannin (1907–2002), politician and governor of the state of Arizona
- 2004: Cotton Fitzsimmons (1931-2004), basketball coach
- 2005: Jimmy Smith (1928–2005), jazz organist
- 2010: Dorothy Janis (1910-2010), silent film actress
- 2014: William H. Dana (1930-2014), test pilot
- 2015: Rod Hundley (1934-2015), basketball player
- 2015: Chris Squire (1948-2015), British rock musician
Web links
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