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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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  • Music
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Showing 29 of 307 notable people

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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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0012 POLITICIAN

Mark Udall

Born 1950

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0021 POLITICIAN

Dennis DeConcini

Born 1937

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0029 POLITICIAN

Andy Biggs

Born 1958

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0063 POLITICIAN

Terry Goddard

Born 1947

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0079 POLITICIAN

Ken Bennett

Born 1959

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0109 POLITICIAN

Jonathan Rothschild

Born 1955

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0154 POLITICIAN

Rebecca Rios

Born 1967

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0159 POLITICIAN

Scott Smith (American politician)

Born 1956

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0164 POLITICIAN

Jonathan Paton

Born 1971

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0171 POLITICIAN

Andrew Sherwood (politician)

Born 1980

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0183 POLITICIAN

Olivia Cajero Bedford

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0196 POLITICIAN

Paula Aboud

Born 1950

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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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0210 POLITICIAN

Rick Romley

Born 1949

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0224 POLITICIAN

Tim Bee

Born 1969

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0228 POLITICIAN

Adam Kwasman

Born 1982

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0231 POLITICIAN

Doris Goodale

Died 2020

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0234 POLITICIAN

Ethan Orr

-

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0239 POLITICIAN

Daniel Hernández Jr.

Born 1990

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0250 POLITICIAN

Tad Jones (politician)

Born 1972

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0264 POLITICIAN

Charlene Pesquiera

-

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0282 POLITICIAN

Charles L. Lewis (California politician)

1966 - 2004

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0287 POLITICIAN

Keith Bee

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0296 POLITICIAN

Daniele Monroe-Moreno

Born 1964

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0306 POLITICIAN

Cal Hobson

Born 1945

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