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Arizona
People
Every state of the Union has given birth to people who have left a lasting impression on our history and culture. The following native Arizonans have played distinctive roles.
Born in Arizona
| Famous Arizonans | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Born / Died | Place | ||||
| Rex Elvie Allen
Singer, actor |
Born: | December 31, 1920 | Willcox | |||
| Died: | December 17, 1999 | Tucson | ||||
| Michael Carbajal
Boxer |
Born: | September 17, 1967 | Phoenix | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Lynda Jean Cordova Carter
Actor |
Born: | July 24, 1951 | Phoenix | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Cesar Estrada Chavez
Labor leader |
Born: | March 31, 1927 | Near Yuma | |||
| Died: | April 23, 1993 | San Luis | ||||
| Cochise
Chief of Chokonen band of Chiricahua Apache |
Born: | c. 1812 | Arizona | |||
| Died: | June 8, 1874 | Southeast Arizona | ||||
| Joan Ganz Cooney
Founder: Children's Television Workshop |
Born: | November 30, 1929 | Phoenix | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Louie Espinoza
Boxer (Arizona's first world champion) |
Born: | May 12, 1962 | Winkelman | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Barry Morris Goldwater
Politician(US Senator, 1964 Presidential Candidate) |
Born: | January 1, 1909 | Phoenix | |||
| Died: | May 29, 1998 | Paradise Valley | ||||
| Carl Trumbull Hayden
Politician (US Representative, US Senator) |
Born: | October 2, 1877 | Hayden’s Ferry (now Tempe) | |||
| Died: | January 25, 1972 | Mesa | ||||
| Helen Hull Jacobs
Champion tennis player |
Born: | August 6, 1908 | Globe | |||
| Died: | June 2, 1997 | East Hampton, N.Y. | ||||
| Frank Luke, Jr.
World War I fighter pilot |
Born: | May 19, 1897 | Phoenix | |||
| Died: | September 29, 1918 | Murvaux, France | ||||
| Charles Mingus
Jazz musician and composer |
Born: | April 22, 1922 | Nogales | |||
| Died: | January 5, 1979 | Cuernavaca, Mexico | ||||
| Stephanie (Stevie) Lynn Nicks
Singer, Songwriter |
Born: | May 26, 1948 | Phoenix | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Maria Linda Ronstadt
Singer, Occasional songwriter |
Born: | July 15, 1946 | Tucson | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Kerri Allison Strug
Gymnast, Olympic medalist |
Born: | November 19, 1977 | Tucson | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Morris King Udall
Professional basketball player, US Representative, Presidential candidate |
Born: | June 15, 1922 | St. Johns | |||
| Died: | December 12, 1998 | Washington, D.C. | ||||
| Stewart Lee Udall
US Congressman, Secretary of the Interior, Advocate for Planet Earth |
Born: | January 31, 1920 | St. Johns | |||
| Died: | ||||||
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