List of people from Tucson, Arizona
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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 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
- 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[1]
- 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[1]
- Walt Kellner - born in Tucson, major league baseball player[1]
- 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 McCluskey – National 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
- Geraldo Rivera – journalist, TV personality
- Linda Ronstadt – musician
- Jayla Rubinelli – model
- Barry Sadler – singer, songwriter
- Margaret Sanger – Planned Parenthood founder
- 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
Shelly Duncan -Baseball Player New York Yankees
[edit] References
- ^ a b c [1969] (1979) in Reichler, Joseph L.: The Baseball Encyclopedia, 4th edition, New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
