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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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- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
0083 PAINTER
Paul Wonner
1920 - 2008
0088 UFOLOGIST
Robert Dean (ufologist)
1929 - 2018
0115 DRIVER
Bill Cheesbourg
1927 - 1995
0139 LAWYER
Earl H. Carroll
1925 - 2017
0160 KARATE
Robert Trias
1923 - 1989
0181 ANTHROPOLOGIST
Henry F. Dobyns
1925 - 2009
0182 FOOTBALL
Ed Salem
1928 - 2001
0185 BASEBALL
Alex Kellner
1924 - 1996
0198 PHYSICIST
John Wheatley (physicist)
1927 - 1986
0220 BASEBALL
Walt Kellner
1929 - 2006
0247 DAUGHTER
June Robles
1927 - 2014
0271 BIOCHEMIST
Leo Pine
1922 - 1994
0272 PHYSICIAN
John Harland Bryant
1925 - 2017
0289 LITHOGRAPHER
Ernest de Soto
1923 - 2014
0305 JUSTICE
William A. Holohan
1928 - 2010