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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×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Tucson during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 72 notable births.

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 art19.1× the global rate.

  1. Actor35
  2. Football35
  3. Baseball34
  4. Politician29
  5. Basket16
  6. Artist11
  7. Singer8
  8. Martial Art6
  1. Martial Art619.1×
  2. Baseball349.8×
  3. Basket164.1×
  4. Novelist54.1×
  5. Artist113.5×
  6. Actor352.1×

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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307 notable people

0001 SINGER

Linda Ronstadt

Born 1946

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0002 ACTOR

Barbara Eden

Born 1931

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0003 POLITICIAN

Gabrielle Giffords

Born 1970

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0004 POLITICIAN

Kyrsten Sinema

Born 1976

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0005 POLITICIAN

Tom Udall

Born 1948

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0006 ACTOR

Sharon Leal

Born 1972

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0007 ACTOR

Mika Boorem

Born 1987

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0008 ARTIST

Raymond Pettibon

Born 1957

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0009 GYMNAST

Kerri Strug

Born 1977

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0010 PRODUCER

Greg Ginn

Born 1954

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0011 MODEL

Hailey Baldwin

Born 1996

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0012 POLITICIAN

Mark Udall

Born 1950

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0013 ACTOR

Kaylee DeFer

Born 1986

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0014 ACTOR

Larry Pine

Born 1945

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0015 ACTOR

Michael Horse

Born 1951

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0016 BASEBALL

Ian Kinsler

Born 1982

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0017 ACTOR

Brad Johnson (actor, born 1959)

Born 1959

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0018 ACTOR

Angélica Celaya

Born 1982

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0019 ACTOR

Martin Spanjers

Born 1987

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0020 ACTOR

Janet Varney

Born 1976

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0021 POLITICIAN

Dennis DeConcini

Born 1937

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0022 ACTOR

Parker Young

Born 1988

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0023 SINGER

Linda Eder

Born 1961

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0024 WRITER

Zenna Henderson

1917 - 1983

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0025 BASSIST

Tommy Shannon

Born 1946

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0026 MILITAR

José de Urrea

1797 - 1849

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0027 BASKET

Sean Elliott

Born 1968

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0028 MATHEMATICIAN

W. Hugh Woodin

Born 1955

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0029 POLITICIAN

Andy Biggs

Born 1958

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0030 BASEBALL

J. J. Hardy

Born 1982

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0031 PRODUCER

Brian Bromberg

Born 1960

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0032 ACTOR

Glen Cavender

1883 - 1962

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0033 SKATER

Chris Knierim

Born 1987

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0034 ACTOR

Gavin MacIntosh

Born 1999

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0035 ANIMATOR

Kyle Balda

Born 1971

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0036 ACTOR

Tiana Lynn

Born 1983

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0037 MARTIAL ART

Dominick Cruz

Born 1985

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0038 FOOTBALL

Nat Borchers

Born 1981

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0039 BASKET

Bryce Cotton

Born 1992

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0040 MODEL

Arizona Muse

Born 1988

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0041 ACTOR

Eva Notty

Born 1982

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0042 MUSIC

Lalo Guerrero

1916 - 2005

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0043 ACTOR

Hana Hayes

Born 1999

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0044 CHEF

Ken Hom

Born 1949

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0045 SWIMMER

Caitlin Leverenz

Born 1991

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0046 SCREENWRITER

Michael J. Leeson

Born 1947

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0047 PLAYER

Jim Grabb

Born 1964

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0048 FOOTBALL

Donny Toia

Born 1992

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0049 ACTOR

Dominic Janes

Born 1994

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0050 BASEBALL

Shelley Duncan

Born 1979

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0051 BASEBALL

Chris Duncan

1981 - 2019

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0052 COMEDIAN

Chris-Pin Martin

1893 - 1953

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0053 BASEBALL

Stefen Romero

Born 1988

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0054 BASEBALL

Alex Verdugo

Born 1996

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0055 ACTOR

Foxxy (atriz pornô)

Born 1983

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0056 COMEDIAN

Pablo Francisco

Born 1974

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0057 BASEBALL

Brian Anderson (outfielder)

Born 1982

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0058 FOOTBALL

Ryan Kalil

Born 1985

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0059 CONDUCTOR

Rico Saccani

Born 1952

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0060 ACTOR

Ann Dusenberry

Born 1952

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0061 CHEMIST

John Kenneth Stille

1930 - 1989

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0062 BASEBALL

Anthony Sanders

Born 1974

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0063 POLITICIAN

Terry Goddard

Born 1947

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0064 FOOTBALL

Brooks Reed

Born 1987

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0065 MUSIC

Tony Malaby

Born 1964

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0066 ARTIST

Heather McCartney

Born 1962

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0067 COMPOSER

Ulysses Kay

1917 - 1995

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0068 POET

Brenda Hillman

Born 1951

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0069 ACTOR

Brandi Edwards

Born 1980

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0070 SWIMMER

Lacey Nymeyer

Born 1985

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0071 BASEBALL

Tom Wilhelmsen (baseball)

Born 1983

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0072 SINGER

Luis Coronel

Born 1996

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0073 ACTOR

Mark Wystrach

Born 1979

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0074 SPRINT

Jason Rouser

Born 1970

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0075 MUSIC

Nobunny

-

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0076 BASKET

Terrell Stoglin

Born 1991

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0077 BASKET

Pete McCaffrey

1938 - 2012

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0078 SPORT

Corben Sharrah

Born 1992

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0079 POLITICIAN

Ken Bennett

Born 1959

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0080 PAINTER

Sunaura Taylor

Born 1982

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0081 ACTOR

Ben Patrick Johnson

Born 1969

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0082 PIANIST

Robert McBride (composer)

1911 - 2007

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0083 PAINTER

Paul Wonner

1920 - 2008

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0084 BASEBALL

Pat McCoy (baseball)

Born 1988

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0085 NOVELIST

Janet Burroway

Born 1936

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0086 COMPOSER

Douglas J. Cuomo

Born 1958

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0087 LAWYER

Rose Bird

1936 - 1999

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0088 UFOLOGIST

Robert Dean (ufologist)

1929 - 2018

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0089 NOVELIST

Bruce Holland Rogers

Born 1958

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0090 ARTIST

Byron Erickson

Born 1951

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0091 ACTOR

Max Amini

Born 1977

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0092 BASEBALL

Jack Howell (baseball)

Born 1961

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0093 PLAYER

Tairia Flowers

Born 1981

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0094 ARTIST

George Barr (artist)

Born 1937

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0095 NOVELIST

Mark Poirier

-

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0096 ARTIST

Eleanor Davis

Born 1983

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0097 FOOTBALL

Blake Martinez

Born 1994

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0098 BOTANIST

William Russell Anderson

1942 - 2013

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0099 DRIVER

Alex Bowman

Born 1993

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0100 PUPPETEER

Roy Brown (clown)

1932 - 2001

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0101 BASEBALL

Kurt Miller

Born 1972

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0102 BASKET

Perry Moss (basketball)

Born 1958

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0103 ACTOR

Brent Bailey

Born 1983

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0104 BASEBALL

Tim Wood (baseball)

Born 1982

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0105 BASEBALL

George Arias

Born 1972

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0106 FOOTBALL

Cody Wichmann

Born 1992

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0107 ACTOR

Kevin M. Connolly

Born 1974

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0108 BASEBALL

Ron Hassey

Born 1953

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0109 POLITICIAN

Jonathan Rothschild

Born 1955

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0110 ACTOR

Trinity Post

Born 1982

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0111 MARTIAL ART

Matthew Lopez

Born 1987

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0112 BASEBALL

Ed Vosberg

Born 1961

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0113 GOLF

Michael Thompson (golfer)

Born 1985

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0114 BASEBALL

Craig Bjornson

Born 1969

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0115 DRIVER

Bill Cheesbourg

1927 - 1995

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0116 FOOTBALL

Ka'Deem Carey

Born 1992

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0117 MARTIAL ART

George Roop

Born 1981

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0118 BASKET

Mark Sanchez (basketball)

Born 1987

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0119 FOOTBALL

Abe Thompson

Born 1982

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0120 COMPOSER

K.S. Rhoads

Born 1976

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0121 MARTIAL ART

Anthony Birchak

Born 1986

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0122 ACTOR

Scott Lunsford

Born 1979

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0123 ATHLETE

Tiffany Lott-Hogan

Born 1975

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0124 BASEBALL

Tom Pagnozzi

Born 1962

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0125 SPORT

Dan Hicks (sportscaster)

Born 1962

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0126 KILLER

Charles Schmid

1942 - 1975

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0127 FILM

Margaret Clancey

1897 - 1989

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0128 JUMPER

Lisa Ann Jacquin

Born 1962

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0129 JOURNALIST

Kenneth W. Bilby

1918 - 1997

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0130 SINGER

Jamie Anderson (musician)

Born 1957

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0131 MARTIAL ART

Chad Griggs

Born 1978

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0132 FOOTBALL

Eric Thomas (American football)

Born 1964

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0133 BASEBALL

Jason Stanford (baseball)

Born 1977

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0134 SWIMMER

Colleen Lanne

Born 1979

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0135 NOVELIST

Sue Alexander

1933 - 2008

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0136 JUDGE

William Docker Browning

1931 - 2008

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0137 SINGER

Roger Clyne

Born 1968

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0138 COLUMNIST

John Fund

Born 1957

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0139 LAWYER

Earl H. Carroll

1925 - 2017

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0140 SPORT

Pat Hughes (sportscaster)

Born 1955

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0141 FOOTBALL

Michael Smith (running back)

Born 1988

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0142 CHEF

Melissa d'Arabian

Born 1968

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0143 RIDER

Kimberly Severson

Born 1973

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0144 NOVELIST

Amelia Gray

Born 1982

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0145 FOOTBALL

Steve McLaughlin

Born 1971

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0146 BASEBALL

Dave Baldwin (baseball)

Born 1938

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0147 WRITER

Christopher Cook (writer)

Born 1952

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0148 SHOW

Jonna Mannion

Born 1988

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0149 SPORT

Andy Bishop (cyclist)

Born 1965

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0150 BASKET

Aaron Anderson (basketball)

Born 1991

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0151 SINGER

Emily Cranz

Born 1942

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0152 WRITER

A. Ralph Epperson

Born 1937

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0153 BASKET

Chris Ayer

Born 1983

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0154 POLITICIAN

Rebecca Rios

Born 1967

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0155 SKATER

Benjamin Okolski

Born 1984

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0156 MILITAR

Cornelius C. Smith

1869 - 1936

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0157 ACTOR

Shelly Burch

Born 1960

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0158 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Arte Moreno

Born 1946

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0159 POLITICIAN

Scott Smith (American politician)

Born 1956

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0160 KARATE

Robert Trias

1923 - 1989

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0161 FOOTBALL

Paul Robinson (American football)

Born 1944

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0162 PRODUCER

Peter Murrieta

-

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0163 POET

Patrick Donnelly (poet)

Born 1956

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0164 POLITICIAN

Jonathan Paton

Born 1971

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0165 FOOTBALL

Kris O'Dowd

Born 1988

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0166 JOCKEY

Garrett K. Gomez

1972 - 2016

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0167 BASEBALL

Rich Hinton

Born 1947

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0168 RAPPER

Isaiah Toothtaker

-

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0169 ARTIST

Jacques Servin

-

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0170 WIFE OF

Alexandra Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn

1946 - 2018

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0171 POLITICIAN

Andrew Sherwood (politician)

Born 1980

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0172 COACH

Gregg Brandon

Born 1956

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0173 ARTIST

Signe Pierce

Born 1988

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0174 PLAYER

Cate Hall

Born 1983

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0175 ATHLETIC

Dan Guerrero

Born 1951

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0176 FOOTBALL

Alex Bravo

Born 1930

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0177 BASEBALL

Eddie Leon

Born 1946

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0178 FILM

Jackson Stewart (film director)

Born 1985

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0179 FOOTBALL

James MacPherson (American football)

Born 1980

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0180 GOLF

Paul Peterson (golfer)

Born 1988

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0181 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Henry F. Dobyns

1925 - 2009

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0182 FOOTBALL

Ed Salem

1928 - 2001

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0183 POLITICIAN

Olivia Cajero Bedford

-

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0184 FOOTBALL

Minh Vu

Born 1990

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0185 BASEBALL

Alex Kellner

1924 - 1996

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0186 JOURNALIST

Sari Horwitz

-

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0187 SINGER

Zachariah Selwyn

Born 1975

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0188 ACTIVIST

Ellen Griffin Dunne

1932 - 1997

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0189 ATHLETIC

Yuliana Pérez

Born 1981

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0190 ARMY

Russell Adam Burnham

Born 1979

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0191 WRESTLER

Mike Boyette

1941 - 2012

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0192 BASKET

Annie Antone

Born 1955

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0193 LAWYER

Richard Bilby

1931 - 1998

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0194 FOOTBALL

Mike Kellogg (American football)

Born 1942

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0195 MARTIAL ART

Jeremy Larsen

Born 1984

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0196 POLITICIAN

Paula Aboud

Born 1950

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0197 BOXER

Norberto Bravo

Born 1970

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0198 PHYSICIST

John Wheatley (physicist)

1927 - 1986

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0199 FOOTBALL

Gary Hayes

Born 1957

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0200 ARTIST

Nicole Miller (artist)

Born 1982

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0201 BASEBALL

Mel Stocker

Born 1980

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0202 FOOTBALL

Matt Daniels

Born 1989

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0203 PLAYER

Whitney Dosty

Born 1988

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0204 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Alexander Spoehr

1913 - 1992

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0205 POLITICIAN

Nora Slawik

Born 1962

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0206 POLITICIAN

Debbie Smith (Nevada politician)

1956 - 2016

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0207 DRIVER

Matt Levin

Born 1975

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0208 FOOTBALL

Sean Harris (American football)

Born 1972

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0209 BUSINESS

Robert Sarver

Born 1961

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0210 POLITICIAN

Rick Romley

Born 1949

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0211 BASEBALL

Jim Olander

Born 1963

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0212 ARTIST

Max Weisel

Born 1991

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0213 BASEBALL

Jamie Vermilyea

Born 1982

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0214 BUSINESS

Martha Crawford Heitzmann

Born 1967

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0215 PLAYER

Garrett Adelstein

Born 1986

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0216 PARALYMPIC

Chad Cohn

Born 1983

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0217 FOOTBALL

Sam Merriman

Born 1961

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0218 BASKET

Lester Medford

Born 1993

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0219 ATHLETE

Sam Sacksen

Born 1986

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0220 BASEBALL

Walt Kellner

1929 - 2006

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0221 BASEBALL

Dave Bingham

Born 1948

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0222 VOLLEYBALL

Amanda Benson

Born 1995

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0223 ACTOR

Jon Proudstar

Born 1967

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0224 POLITICIAN

Tim Bee

Born 1969

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0225 ACTOR

Sean Hankinson

Born 1981

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0226 ACTOR

Rosa Turich

1903 - 1998

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0227 FOOTBALL

Mike Scurlock

Born 1972

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0228 POLITICIAN

Adam Kwasman

Born 1982

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0229 CARTOONIST

Barbara Fiske Calhoun

1919 - 2014

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0230 FOOTBALL

Quentin Sims

Born 1990

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0231 POLITICIAN

Doris Goodale

Died 2020

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0232 OFFICER

Clay Pell

Born 1981

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0233 FINANCIER

Alexander Crutchfield

Born 1958

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0234 POLITICIAN

Ethan Orr

-

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0235 FOOTBALL

Allen Pitts

Born 1964

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0236 ARTIST

Chris Schweizer

Born 1980

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0237 FOOTBALL

Norm Katnik

Born 1981

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0238 RACECAR

Brad Murphey

Born 1955

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0239 POLITICIAN

Daniel Hernández Jr.

Born 1990

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0240 BASEBALL

Chris Sáenz

Born 1981

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0241 FOOTBALL

Tim Smith (American football)

Born 1957

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0242 OPERA

Richard J. Clark

Born 1939

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0243 FOOTBALL

Vance Mueller

Born 1964

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0244 ACTOR

Pedro León (attore)

1878 - 1931

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0245 BUSINESS

Gustav A. Hoff

1852 - 1930

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0246 DRIVER

John Brooks (racing driver)

Born 1959

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0247 DAUGHTER

June Robles

1927 - 2014

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0248 BASKET

Jay John

Born 1959

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0249 FOOTBALL

Jeff Rogers

Born 1964

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0250 POLITICIAN

Tad Jones (politician)

Born 1972

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0251 ORNITHOLOGIST

Scott M. Lanyon

Born 1956

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0252 SWIMMER

Marcus Titus

Born 1986

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0253 BASEBALL

Tim Crabbe

Born 1988

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0254 MUSIC

Benjamin Anderson (musician)

Born 1974

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0255 FILM

Justin Martinez

Born 1980

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0256 COACH

Ron Gould (American football)

Born 1965

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0257 KILLER

Cleophus Cooksey Jr.

Born 1982

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0258 ACTOR

Chase Hoyt

Born 1980

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0259 BASEBALL

Anthony Shumaker

Born 1973

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0260 MODEL

Taylor Beck (model)

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0261 BASKET

Matt Brase

Born 1982

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0262 BMX

Kevin Peraza

Born 1994

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0263 ARTIST

Daniel Martin Diaz

Born 1967

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0264 POLITICIAN

Charlene Pesquiera

-

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0265 MUSIC

Tony Kishman

-

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0266 KATHOLISCHER

Anthony James Corcoran

Born 1963

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0267 LAWYER

William C. Frey

1919 - 1979

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0268 FOOTBALL

David Adams (gridiron football)

Born 1964

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0269 FOOTBALL

Cole Ford

Born 1972

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0270 ADVERTISING

David N. Martin

1930 - 2012

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0271 BIOCHEMIST

Leo Pine

1922 - 1994

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0272 PHYSICIAN

John Harland Bryant

1925 - 2017

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0273 VOLLEYBALL

Michael Brüning

Born 1969

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0274 FOOTBALL

Frank Garcia (punter)

Born 1957

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0275 FOOTBALL

Bobby April III

-

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0276 BASEBALL

Lum Davenport

1900 - 1961

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0277 BASEBALL

Willie Morales

Born 1972

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0278 MEDIA

Steve Rabinowitz

Born 1957

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0279 BASKET

John Saintignon

Born 1965

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0280 HOCKEY

Maarten Brekelmans

Born 1992

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0281 SKATER

Chelsi Guillen

Born 1993

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0282 POLITICIAN

Charles L. Lewis (California politician)

1966 - 2004

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0283 SINGER

Vicki Noon

Born 1985

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0284 SCIENTIST

Nandini Nimbkar

-

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0285 ARMY

William L. Nash

-

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0286 RESEARCH

Deborah Temkin

Born 1985

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0287 POLITICIAN

Keith Bee

-

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0288 FOOTBALL

Lewis Cook (Canadian football)

Born 1946

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0289 LITHOGRAPHER

Ernest de Soto

1923 - 2014

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0290 BASKET

Anthony Pedroza

Born 1979

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0291 RUGBY

Ryan Matyas

Born 1990

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0292 FOOTBALL

Jose Miranda (soccer)

-

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0293 BIOCHEMIST

Brenda Schulman

-

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0294 BASEBALL

Colin Porter

Born 1975

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0295 MILITAR

Henry Holmes (Confederate soldier)

1827 - 1865

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0296 POLITICIAN

Daniele Monroe-Moreno

Born 1964

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0297 MATHEMATICIAN

William Yslas Vélez

-

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0298 PHOTOGRAPHER

Tasneem Alsultan

Born 1985

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0299 ACTOR

Xandra Sixx

Born 1995

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0300 PIANIST

Keith Vreeland

1937 - 2018

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