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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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Showing 37 of 307 notable people

0008 ARTIST

Raymond Pettibon

Born 1957

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0010 PRODUCER

Greg Ginn

Born 1954

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0012 POLITICIAN

Mark Udall

Born 1950

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0015 ACTOR

Michael Horse

Born 1951

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0017 ACTOR

Brad Johnson (actor, born 1959)

Born 1959

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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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0059 CONDUCTOR

Rico Saccani

Born 1952

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0060 ACTOR

Ann Dusenberry

Born 1952

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0068 POET

Brenda Hillman

Born 1951

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0079 POLITICIAN

Ken Bennett

Born 1959

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0086 COMPOSER

Douglas J. Cuomo

Born 1958

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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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0102 BASKET

Perry Moss (basketball)

Born 1958

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0108 BASEBALL

Ron Hassey

Born 1953

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0109 POLITICIAN

Jonathan Rothschild

Born 1955

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0130 SINGER

Jamie Anderson (musician)

Born 1957

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0138 COLUMNIST

John Fund

Born 1957

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0140 SPORT

Pat Hughes (sportscaster)

Born 1955

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0147 WRITER

Christopher Cook (writer)

Born 1952

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0159 POLITICIAN

Scott Smith (American politician)

Born 1956

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0163 POET

Patrick Donnelly (poet)

Born 1956

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0172 COACH

Gregg Brandon

Born 1956

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0175 ATHLETIC

Dan Guerrero

Born 1951

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0192 BASKET

Annie Antone

Born 1955

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0196 POLITICIAN

Paula Aboud

Born 1950

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0199 FOOTBALL

Gary Hayes

Born 1957

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0206 POLITICIAN

Debbie Smith (Nevada politician)

1956 - 2016

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0233 FINANCIER

Alexander Crutchfield

Born 1958

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0238 RACECAR

Brad Murphey

Born 1955

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0241 FOOTBALL

Tim Smith (American football)

Born 1957

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0246 DRIVER

John Brooks (racing driver)

Born 1959

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0248 BASKET

Jay John

Born 1959

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0251 ORNITHOLOGIST

Scott M. Lanyon

Born 1956

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0274 FOOTBALL

Frank Garcia (punter)

Born 1957

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0278 MEDIA

Steve Rabinowitz

Born 1957

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