Biographical Records

Notable People from Arizona

325 notable figures born in Arizona, showing page 4 of 7, ranked by historical prominence.

Robert Elliott
American actor (1944-2004)
1944 – 2004
actor
Ken Lucas
Ken Lucas
American professional wrestler
1940 – 2014
professional wrestler
Sonido Reyes
Sonido Reyes
American writer
1901
novelistwriter
Marie Nordstrom
Marie Nordstrom
American actress (1886-1979)
1886 – 1979
stage actoractor
George Kempf
George Kempf
mathematician
1944 – 2002
university teachermathematician
Sally Brophy
Sally Brophy
Broadway and television actor (1928-2007)
1928 – 2007
television actorstage actoractor
Milton E. Miles
United States admiral
1900 – 1961
military officer
Garrett K. Gomez
Garrett K. Gomez
American jockey
1972 – 2016
jockey
Lionel C. McGarr
Lionel C. McGarr
American military officer (1904–1988); recipient of the Purple Heart medal
1904 – 1988
military personnel
Russell Pearce
Russell Pearce
American law enforcement officer and politician
1947 – 2023
politician
George Windle Read, Jr.
George Windle Read, Jr.
United States general (1900-1974)
1900 – 1974
military personnel
Harry Helmsley
American businessman (1909-1997)
1909 – 1997
business magnateentrepreneur
Tayva Patch
American actress (1953-2015)
1953 – 2015
film actoractor
Kelsey Begaye
American politician
1951 – 2021
politician
Andy Bishop
racing cyclist
1965 – 2026
sport cyclist
Russell Moore
Pima jazz musician (1912–1983)
1912 – 1983
jazz musiciantrombonistsinger
Bobby Hart
Bobby Hart
American musician and songwriter
1939 – 2025
musiciansongwritersinger
Milton Bluehouse, Sr.
American politician (1936-2019)
1936 – 2019
politician
Jacque Mercer
Jacque Mercer
American model (1931-1982)
1931 – 1982
beauty pageant contestantmodel
Marquis Cooper
Marquis Cooper
American football player (1982-2009)
1982 – 2009
American football player
Emmett Chappelle
Emmett Chappelle
American biochemist (1925-2019)
1925 – 2019
biochemistchemistinventor
George Barr
American artist (1937–2025)
1937 – 2025
artist
John Kenneth Stille
American chemist (1930-1989)
1930 – 1989
chemistuniversity teacher
Arthur Fletcher
Arthur Fletcher
American politician
1924 – 2005
American football playerpolitician
Angel Delgadillo
Angel Delgadillo
Promoter of U.S. Route 66
1927
merchantbarber
Charlotte Goodding Reeder
American botanist (1916-2009)
1916 – 2009
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Michael J. Leeson
American screenwriter (1947-2016)
1947 – 2016
film producertelevision producerscreenwriter
Rudy Rutherford
American jazz musician
1924 – 1995
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
William Alchesay
William Alchesay
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1853-1928)
1853 – 1928
military personnel
Chee Dodge
Chee Dodge
Navajo leader
1860 – 1947
politician
Katherine Bashford
American landscape architect (1885-1953)
1885 – 1953
landscape architectarchitect
Clyde Earnest Stone
Clyde Earnest Stone
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois (1876-1948)
1876 – 1948
judge
Christian T. Elvey
American astronomer (1889-1970)
1889 – 1970
geophysicistastronomer
Don C. Talayesva
Hopi writer
1890 – 1985
autobiographertraditional leader or chief
Delbert L. Stapley
Delbert L. Stapley
American Mormon leader
1896 – 1978
missionary
Jesse Addison Udall
Jesse Addison Udall
American politician (1893–1980)
1893 – 1980
politicianlawyerjudge
Willard A. Holbrook, Jr.
Willard A. Holbrook, Jr.
United States Army general (1898-1888)
1898 – 1986
military personnel
Walter L. Reed
Walter L. Reed
career United States Army officer
1891 – 1956
soldier
Lorna E. Lockwood
American judge (1903-1977)
1903 – 1977
politicianlawyerjudge
Arthur J. O. Anderson
American anthropologist specializing in Aztec culture (1907-1996)
1907 – 1996
linguistanthropologisttranslator
Charles Daggs
American hurdler
1901 – 1976
hurdler
Ettore DeGrazia
Ettore DeGrazia
American artist, painter (1909-1982)
1909 – 1982
lithographersculptorpainter
Nick Carter
Nick Carter
athlete from the United States
1902 – 1997
athletics competitor
Patrociño Barela
Patrociño Barela
wood carver (1900–1964)
1900 – 1964
artist
Leonard Goldstein
American film producer (1903–1954)
1903 – 1954
film producer
Morojo
American cosplay pioneer (1904–1964)
1904 – 1964
costume designerpainterEsperantist
Earl H. Carroll
Earl H. Carroll
United States federal judge (1925-2017)
1925 – 2017
lawyerjudge
Clyde M. Narramore
Clyde M. Narramore
American writer
1916 – 2015
psychologistwriter
Ref Sanchez
American photographer (1917-1986)
1917 – 1986
photographeractor
James K. Johnson
James K. Johnson
United States Air Force pilot
1916 – 1997
military officer
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