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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

0023 SINGER

Linda Eder

Born 1961

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0027 BASKET

Sean Elliott

Born 1968

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0031 PRODUCER

Brian Bromberg

Born 1960

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0047 PLAYER

Jim Grabb

Born 1964

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0065 MUSIC

Tony Malaby

Born 1964

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0066 ARTIST

Heather McCartney

Born 1962

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0081 ACTOR

Ben Patrick Johnson

Born 1969

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0092 BASEBALL

Jack Howell (baseball)

Born 1961

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0112 BASEBALL

Ed Vosberg

Born 1961

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0114 BASEBALL

Craig Bjornson

Born 1969

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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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0128 JUMPER

Lisa Ann Jacquin

Born 1962

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0132 FOOTBALL

Eric Thomas (American football)

Born 1964

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0137 SINGER

Roger Clyne

Born 1968

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0142 CHEF

Melissa d'Arabian

Born 1968

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0149 SPORT

Andy Bishop (cyclist)

Born 1965

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0154 POLITICIAN

Rebecca Rios

Born 1967

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0157 ACTOR

Shelly Burch

Born 1960

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0205 POLITICIAN

Nora Slawik

Born 1962

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0209 BUSINESS

Robert Sarver

Born 1961

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0211 BASEBALL

Jim Olander

Born 1963

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0214 BUSINESS

Martha Crawford Heitzmann

Born 1967

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0217 FOOTBALL

Sam Merriman

Born 1961

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0223 ACTOR

Jon Proudstar

Born 1967

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0224 POLITICIAN

Tim Bee

Born 1969

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0235 FOOTBALL

Allen Pitts

Born 1964

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0243 FOOTBALL

Vance Mueller

Born 1964

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0249 FOOTBALL

Jeff Rogers

Born 1964

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0256 COACH

Ron Gould (American football)

Born 1965

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0263 ARTIST

Daniel Martin Diaz

Born 1967

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0266 KATHOLISCHER

Anthony James Corcoran

Born 1963

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0268 FOOTBALL

David Adams (gridiron football)

Born 1964

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0273 VOLLEYBALL

Michael Brüning

Born 1969

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0279 BASKET

John Saintignon

Born 1965

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0282 POLITICIAN

Charles L. Lewis (California politician)

1966 - 2004

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0296 POLITICIAN

Daniele Monroe-Moreno

Born 1964

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