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TUCSON
Most Famous People Born in Tucson, United States
- Notable people
- 307
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1968
- Most distinctive
- Martial Art 19.1×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Tucson during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Tucson Is Known For
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Actor is Tucson's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (35).
Tucson over-indexes on martial art — 19.1× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Tucson's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Linda Ronstadt
Born 1946
Barbara Eden
Born 1931
Gabrielle Giffords
Born 1970
Kyrsten Sinema
Born 1976
Tom Udall
Born 1948
Sharon Leal
Born 1972
Mika Boorem
Born 1987
Raymond Pettibon
Born 1957
Kerri Strug
Born 1977
Greg Ginn
Born 1954
Hailey Baldwin
Born 1996
Mark Udall
Born 1950
Kaylee DeFer
Born 1986
Larry Pine
Born 1945
Michael Horse
Born 1951
Ian Kinsler
Born 1982
Brad Johnson (actor, born 1959)
Born 1959
Angélica Celaya
Born 1982
Martin Spanjers
Born 1987
Janet Varney
Born 1976
Dennis DeConcini
Born 1937
Parker Young
Born 1988
Linda Eder
Born 1961
Zenna Henderson
1917 - 1983
Tommy Shannon
Born 1946
José de Urrea
1797 - 1849
Sean Elliott
Born 1968
W. Hugh Woodin
Born 1955
Andy Biggs
Born 1958
J. J. Hardy
Born 1982
Brian Bromberg
Born 1960
Glen Cavender
1883 - 1962
Chris Knierim
Born 1987
Gavin MacIntosh
Born 1999
Kyle Balda
Born 1971
Tiana Lynn
Born 1983
Dominick Cruz
Born 1985
Nat Borchers
Born 1981
Bryce Cotton
Born 1992
Arizona Muse
Born 1988
Eva Notty
Born 1982
Lalo Guerrero
1916 - 2005
Hana Hayes
Born 1999
Ken Hom
Born 1949
Caitlin Leverenz
Born 1991
Michael J. Leeson
Born 1947
Jim Grabb
Born 1964
Donny Toia
Born 1992
Dominic Janes
Born 1994
Shelley Duncan
Born 1979
Chris Duncan
1981 - 2019
Chris-Pin Martin
1893 - 1953
Stefen Romero
Born 1988
Alex Verdugo
Born 1996
Foxxy (atriz pornô)
Born 1983
Pablo Francisco
Born 1974
Brian Anderson (outfielder)
Born 1982
Ryan Kalil
Born 1985
Rico Saccani
Born 1952
Ann Dusenberry
Born 1952
John Kenneth Stille
1930 - 1989
Anthony Sanders
Born 1974
Terry Goddard
Born 1947
Brooks Reed
Born 1987
Tony Malaby
Born 1964
Heather McCartney
Born 1962
Ulysses Kay
1917 - 1995
Brenda Hillman
Born 1951
Brandi Edwards
Born 1980
Lacey Nymeyer
Born 1985
Tom Wilhelmsen (baseball)
Born 1983
Luis Coronel
Born 1996
Mark Wystrach
Born 1979
Jason Rouser
Born 1970
Nobunny
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Terrell Stoglin
Born 1991
Pete McCaffrey
1938 - 2012
Corben Sharrah
Born 1992
Ken Bennett
Born 1959
Sunaura Taylor
Born 1982
Ben Patrick Johnson
Born 1969
Robert McBride (composer)
1911 - 2007
Paul Wonner
1920 - 2008
Pat McCoy (baseball)
Born 1988
Janet Burroway
Born 1936
Douglas J. Cuomo
Born 1958
Rose Bird
1936 - 1999
Robert Dean (ufologist)
1929 - 2018
Bruce Holland Rogers
Born 1958
Byron Erickson
Born 1951
Max Amini
Born 1977
Jack Howell (baseball)
Born 1961
Tairia Flowers
Born 1981
George Barr (artist)
Born 1937
Mark Poirier
-
Eleanor Davis
Born 1983
Blake Martinez
Born 1994
William Russell Anderson
1942 - 2013
Alex Bowman
Born 1993
Roy Brown (clown)
1932 - 2001
Kurt Miller
Born 1972
Perry Moss (basketball)
Born 1958
Brent Bailey
Born 1983
Tim Wood (baseball)
Born 1982
George Arias
Born 1972
Cody Wichmann
Born 1992
Kevin M. Connolly
Born 1974
Ron Hassey
Born 1953
Jonathan Rothschild
Born 1955
Trinity Post
Born 1982
Matthew Lopez
Born 1987
Ed Vosberg
Born 1961
Michael Thompson (golfer)
Born 1985
Craig Bjornson
Born 1969
Bill Cheesbourg
1927 - 1995
Ka'Deem Carey
Born 1992
George Roop
Born 1981
Mark Sanchez (basketball)
Born 1987
Abe Thompson
Born 1982
K.S. Rhoads
Born 1976
Anthony Birchak
Born 1986
Scott Lunsford
Born 1979
Tiffany Lott-Hogan
Born 1975
Tom Pagnozzi
Born 1962
Dan Hicks (sportscaster)
Born 1962
Charles Schmid
1942 - 1975
Margaret Clancey
1897 - 1989
Lisa Ann Jacquin
Born 1962
Kenneth W. Bilby
1918 - 1997
Jamie Anderson (musician)
Born 1957
Chad Griggs
Born 1978
Eric Thomas (American football)
Born 1964
Jason Stanford (baseball)
Born 1977
Colleen Lanne
Born 1979
Sue Alexander
1933 - 2008
William Docker Browning
1931 - 2008
Roger Clyne
Born 1968
John Fund
Born 1957
Earl H. Carroll
1925 - 2017
Pat Hughes (sportscaster)
Born 1955
Michael Smith (running back)
Born 1988
Melissa d'Arabian
Born 1968
Kimberly Severson
Born 1973
Amelia Gray
Born 1982
Steve McLaughlin
Born 1971
Dave Baldwin (baseball)
Born 1938
Christopher Cook (writer)
Born 1952
Jonna Mannion
Born 1988
Andy Bishop (cyclist)
Born 1965
Aaron Anderson (basketball)
Born 1991
Emily Cranz
Born 1942
A. Ralph Epperson
Born 1937
Chris Ayer
Born 1983
Rebecca Rios
Born 1967
Benjamin Okolski
Born 1984
Cornelius C. Smith
1869 - 1936
Shelly Burch
Born 1960
Arte Moreno
Born 1946
Scott Smith (American politician)
Born 1956
Robert Trias
1923 - 1989
Paul Robinson (American football)
Born 1944
Peter Murrieta
-
Patrick Donnelly (poet)
Born 1956
Jonathan Paton
Born 1971
Kris O'Dowd
Born 1988
Garrett K. Gomez
1972 - 2016
Rich Hinton
Born 1947
Isaiah Toothtaker
-
Jacques Servin
-
Alexandra Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn
1946 - 2018
Andrew Sherwood (politician)
Born 1980
Gregg Brandon
Born 1956
Signe Pierce
Born 1988
Cate Hall
Born 1983
Dan Guerrero
Born 1951
Alex Bravo
Born 1930
Eddie Leon
Born 1946
Jackson Stewart (film director)
Born 1985
James MacPherson (American football)
Born 1980
Paul Peterson (golfer)
Born 1988
Henry F. Dobyns
1925 - 2009
Ed Salem
1928 - 2001
Olivia Cajero Bedford
-
Minh Vu
Born 1990
Alex Kellner
1924 - 1996
Sari Horwitz
-
Zachariah Selwyn
Born 1975
Ellen Griffin Dunne
1932 - 1997
Yuliana Pérez
Born 1981
Russell Adam Burnham
Born 1979
Mike Boyette
1941 - 2012
Annie Antone
Born 1955
Richard Bilby
1931 - 1998
Mike Kellogg (American football)
Born 1942
Jeremy Larsen
Born 1984
Paula Aboud
Born 1950
Norberto Bravo
Born 1970
John Wheatley (physicist)
1927 - 1986
Gary Hayes
Born 1957
Nicole Miller (artist)
Born 1982
Mel Stocker
Born 1980
Matt Daniels
Born 1989
Whitney Dosty
Born 1988
Alexander Spoehr
1913 - 1992
Nora Slawik
Born 1962
Debbie Smith (Nevada politician)
1956 - 2016
Matt Levin
Born 1975
Sean Harris (American football)
Born 1972
Robert Sarver
Born 1961
Rick Romley
Born 1949
Jim Olander
Born 1963
Max Weisel
Born 1991
Jamie Vermilyea
Born 1982
Martha Crawford Heitzmann
Born 1967
Garrett Adelstein
Born 1986
Chad Cohn
Born 1983
Sam Merriman
Born 1961
Lester Medford
Born 1993
Sam Sacksen
Born 1986
Walt Kellner
1929 - 2006
Dave Bingham
Born 1948
Amanda Benson
Born 1995
Jon Proudstar
Born 1967
Tim Bee
Born 1969
Sean Hankinson
Born 1981
Rosa Turich
1903 - 1998
Mike Scurlock
Born 1972
Adam Kwasman
Born 1982
Barbara Fiske Calhoun
1919 - 2014
Quentin Sims
Born 1990
Doris Goodale
Died 2020
Clay Pell
Born 1981
Alexander Crutchfield
Born 1958
Ethan Orr
-
Allen Pitts
Born 1964
Chris Schweizer
Born 1980
Norm Katnik
Born 1981
Brad Murphey
Born 1955
Daniel Hernández Jr.
Born 1990
Chris Sáenz
Born 1981
Tim Smith (American football)
Born 1957
Richard J. Clark
Born 1939
Vance Mueller
Born 1964
Pedro León (attore)
1878 - 1931
Gustav A. Hoff
1852 - 1930
John Brooks (racing driver)
Born 1959
June Robles
1927 - 2014
Jay John
Born 1959
Jeff Rogers
Born 1964
Tad Jones (politician)
Born 1972
Scott M. Lanyon
Born 1956
Marcus Titus
Born 1986
Tim Crabbe
Born 1988
Benjamin Anderson (musician)
Born 1974
Justin Martinez
Born 1980
Ron Gould (American football)
Born 1965
Cleophus Cooksey Jr.
Born 1982
Chase Hoyt
Born 1980
Anthony Shumaker
Born 1973
Taylor Beck (model)
-
Matt Brase
Born 1982
Kevin Peraza
Born 1994
Daniel Martin Diaz
Born 1967
Charlene Pesquiera
-
Tony Kishman
-
Anthony James Corcoran
Born 1963
William C. Frey
1919 - 1979
David Adams (gridiron football)
Born 1964
Cole Ford
Born 1972
David N. Martin
1930 - 2012
Leo Pine
1922 - 1994
John Harland Bryant
1925 - 2017
Michael Brüning
Born 1969
Frank Garcia (punter)
Born 1957
Bobby April III
-
Lum Davenport
1900 - 1961
Willie Morales
Born 1972
Steve Rabinowitz
Born 1957
John Saintignon
Born 1965
Maarten Brekelmans
Born 1992
Chelsi Guillen
Born 1993
Charles L. Lewis (California politician)
1966 - 2004
Vicki Noon
Born 1985
Nandini Nimbkar
-
William L. Nash
-
Deborah Temkin
Born 1985
Keith Bee
-
Lewis Cook (Canadian football)
Born 1946
Ernest de Soto
1923 - 2014
Anthony Pedroza
Born 1979
Ryan Matyas
Born 1990
Jose Miranda (soccer)
-
Brenda Schulman
-
Colin Porter
Born 1975
Henry Holmes (Confederate soldier)
1827 - 1865
Daniele Monroe-Moreno
Born 1964
William Yslas Vélez
-
Tasneem Alsultan
Born 1985
Xandra Sixx
Born 1995
Keith Vreeland
1937 - 2018