Biographical Records

Notable People from Arizona

325 notable figures born in Arizona, showing page 5 of 7, ranked by historical prominence.

Walter L. Reed
Walter L. Reed
career United States Army officer
1891 - 1956
soldier
Chee Dodge
Chee Dodge
Navajo leader
1860 - 1947
politician
William Alchesay
William Alchesay
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1853-1928)
1853 - 1928
military personnel
Roy Nichols
American musician (1932-2001)
1932 - 2001
guitaristmusiciansongwriter
Manuel V. Mendoza
Manuel V. Mendoza
Medal of Honor recipient
1922 - 2001
military personnel
Sean Delaney
American musician (1945-2003)
1945 - 2003
songwritermusician
James K. Johnson
James K. Johnson
United States Air Force pilot
1916 - 1997
military officer
Floyd Robert Gibson
United States federal judge
1910 - 2001
politicianlawyerjudge
Willard A. Holbrook, Jr.
Willard A. Holbrook, Jr.
United States Army general (1898-1888)
1898 - 1986
military personnel
William Russell Anderson
American botanist (1942-2013)
1942 - 2013
explorerbotanistbotanical collector
Margo Woode
American actress (1922-2018)
1922 - 2018
television actorfilm actoractor
Emory Sekaquaptewa
Hopi language educator, jewelry, and community leader
1928 - 2007
lexicographerlinguistanthropologist
Fred Carr
American football linebacker (1946-2018)
1946 - 2018
American football playerbasketball player
Alice Notley
American poet
1945 - 2025
playwrightpoetwriter
Christian T. Elvey
American astronomer (1889-1970)
1889 - 1970
geophysicistastronomer
Richard F. Pedersen
American diplomat (1925-2011)
1925 - 2011
diplomatlawyer
Lou Novikoff
Lou Novikoff
American baseball player (1915-1970)
1915 - 1970
baseball player
Terry Rhoads
American actor (1951-2013)
1951 - 2013
television actoractor
Barbara Fiske Calhoun
American cartoonist, painter, activist
1919 - 2014
comics artistpainter
Emily Cranz
Emily Cranz
Mexican actress, singer, dancer
1942 - 2025
singeractor
Ron Jessie
American football player (1948-2006)
1948 - 2006
American football player
Sacha Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn
Sacha Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn
British philanthropist (1946–2018)
1946 - 2018
Lee Jackson
American musician
1921 - 1979
musicianguitaristsongwriter
Rudy Rutherford
American jazz musician
1924 - 1995
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Paul Cummings
Paul Cummings
American distance runner (1953-2001)
1953 - 2001
athletics competitormarathon runner
Earl H. Carroll
Earl H. Carroll
United States federal judge (1925-2017)
1925 - 2017
lawyerjudge
Arthur J. O. Anderson
American anthropologist specializing in Aztec culture (1907-1996)
1907 - 1996
linguistanthropologisttranslator
Ron Hall
American football player (1964–2007)
1964 - 2007
American football player
Clyde Earnest Stone
Clyde Earnest Stone
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois (1876-1948)
1876 - 1948
judge
John Harland Bryant
American physician
1925 - 2017
medical researcheruniversity teacherphysician
Don C. Talayesva
Hopi writer
1890 - 1985
autobiographertraditional leader or chief
Alex Kellner
Alex Kellner
American baseball player (1924–1996)
1924 - 1996
baseball player
Kenneth W. Bilby
Kenneth W. Bilby
American businessman (1918–1997)
1918 - 1997
journalist
Ettore DeGrazia
Ettore DeGrazia
American artist, painter (1909-1982)
1909 - 1982
lithographersculptorpainter
Joseph D. Patch
Joseph D. Patch
U.S. Army major general
1885 - 1966
non-fiction writeruniversity teachermilitary personnel
Grace Henderson Nez
Grace Henderson Nez
Navajo weaver (1913–2006)
1913 - 2006
textile artistartist
Tom Greenfield
American football player (1917-2004)
1917 - 2004
American football player
William N. Leonard
United States rear admiral and flying ace (1916-2005)
1916 - 2005
military officer
Donald E. Worcester
American historian (1915–2003)
1915 - 2003
historian
Frank T. Mildren
Frank T. Mildren
United States general
1913 - 1990
Jack Redmond
American baseball player (1910-1968)
1910 - 1968
baseball player
John E. Casida
American entomologist
1929 - 2018
entomologisttoxicologist
Louis E. Crandall
American businessman
1929 - 2016
entrepreneur
Lucy G. Acosta
Mexican-American activist (1926-2008)
1926 - 2008
politician
Maureen Dragone
Journalist and author
1920 - 2013
journalistwriter
Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt
Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt
United States federal judge (1928–2019)
1928 - 2019
lawyerjudge
Paul Nelson
American composer (1929–2008)
1929 - 2008
musiciancomposer
Ed Salem
American football player (1928-2001)
1928 - 2001
American football player
Solly Hemus
Solly Hemus
Major League Baseball player and manager (1923-2017)
1923 - 2017
baseball playerbaseball manager
David Sánchez Morales
American spy (1925-1978)
1925 - 1978
spymurderer
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