List of people from Tucson, Arizona

List of people from Tucson, Arizona

This is a listing of notable people who were born in, or have lived in, Tucson, Arizona.

*Edward Abbey – "author"
*Gilbert Arenas – "professional basketball player"
*Michael Bates – "athlete"
*Paul McCartney – "Former Beatles Member"
*Michael Blake – "author"
*Bart Bok – "astronomer"
*Joseph Bonanno – "mobster"
*Mika Boorem – "actress"
*Francois Bordes – "anthropologist"
*Frank Borman – "astronaut"
*Charles Bowden – "author"
*Ray Bradbury – "author"
*William M. Branham – "minister"
*Jerry Bruckheimer – "producer"
*Tedy Bruschi – "professional football player"
*Brooke Burke – "model, TV host"
*Joey Burns – "musician"
*Joseph Byrd – "musician"
*Erskine Caldwell – "playwright"
*Neko Case – "musician"
*Joe Cavaleri – "The Ooh-Aah Man"
*Richard Carmona – "US surgeon general"
*Peter I. Chang – "artist, filmmaker"
*John Convertino – "musician"
*Joan Ganz Cooney – "Creator of Sesame Street"
*James N. Corbett – "Mayor of Tucson (former)"
*Mitch Cullin – "author"
*Dennis DeConcini – "US Senator"
*Kaylee DeFer – "actress"
*Ted DeGrazia – "painter"
*John Denver – "musician"
*Daniel Martin Diaz – "artist and musician"
*Bob Dole– "politician"
*Chris Duncan – "Major League Baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals"
*Shelly Duncan – "Baseball Player New York Yankees"
*Barbara Eden – "actress"
*Sean Elliott – "professional basketball player"
*John Fina – "professional football player"
*Jennie Finch – "professional softball player"
*Charles G. Finney – "author"
*Pablo Francisco – "stand-up comedian"
*Howe Gelb – "musician"
*Barry Goldwater – "politician"
*Jane Goodall – "chimpanzee researcher"
*Jim Grabb – "former professional tennis player"
*Pearry Green – "minister"
*Lalo Guerrero – "father of Chicano music"
*Kelly Hardie – "rockstar"
*J.J. Hardy – "major league baseball player for the Milwaukee Brewers"
*Ron Hassey – "born in Tucson, major league baseball player"cite book |editor=Reichler, Joseph L.| title=The Baseball Encyclopedia |origyear=1969 |edition= 4th edition |year= 1979|publisher= Macmillan Publishing |location= New York|language= |id= ISBN 0-02-578970-8 ]
*Emil Haury – "archaeologist
*Don Hummel – "politician, former Tucson mayor, businessman"
*Rob Hyland – "actor"
*Ben Patrick Johnson – "journalist, model, voice over"
*Ulysses Kay – "composer"
*Alex Kellner - "born in Tucson, major league baseball player"
*Walt Kellner - "born in Tucson, major league baseball player"
*Steve Kerr – "professional basketball player"
*Barbara Kingsolver – "novelist"
*Greg Kinnear – "actor"
*Ian Kinsler – "Major League Baseball Player for the Texas Rangers"
*Joseph Wood Krutch – "author"
*Bob Log III – "musician"
*Taryn Manning – "actress"
*Lee Marvin – "actor"
*Roger McCluskeyNational Sprint Car Hall of Fame racer
*Tom Miller – "travel writer"
*Arturo Moreno – "entrepreneur"
*Craig T. Nelson – "actor"
*Lute Olson – "college basketball coach (recently surpassed John Wooden's record of 304 wins in the PAC-10)"
*Allen Pitts – "retired professional Canadian Football League player"
*William Rathje – "archaeologist, Garbage Project director"
*Jeff Rein – "Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Walgreens"
*Geraldo Rivera – "journalist, TV personality"
*Linda Ronstadt – "musician"
*Jayla Rubinelli – "model"
*Barry Sadler – "singer, songwriter"
*Margaret Sanger – "Planned Parenthood founder, prominent eugenicist"
*Robert Sarver – "entrepreneur"
*Charles Schmid – "killer"
*Garry Shandling – "comedian and actor"
*Leslie Marmon Silko – "author"
*W. Eugene Smith – "photographer"
*Martin Spanjers – "actor(ABC's "Eight Simple Rules")"
*Kerri Strug – "gymnast"
*Mo Udall – "congressman"
*David Foster Wallace – "author"
*Kate Walsh – "actress"
*Link Wray – "musician"
*Lou Waters – "newscaster"
*Andrew Weil – "well-known doctor who promotes alternative medicine"
*Michael L. White – "actor, writer, producer"
*Wieslaw Z. Wisniewski – "astronomer"

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