The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in the state of Arizona and/or the Arizona Territory .
Erika Alexander (born 1969) - actress
Steve Allen (1921–2000) - comedian, actor, composer, author, known as "The Father of TV Talk Shows "
Samaire Armstrong (born 1980) - actress, Juliet Darling on Dirty Sexy Money and Anna Stern on The O.C.
Jules Asner (born 1968) - actress and host of E! 's show Wild On!
Jaime Lyn Bauer (born 1949) - soap opera actress, played Lauralee Brooks on The Young and the Restless and Laura Spencer Horton on Days of Our Lives
Sandra Bernhard (born 1955) - actress, comedian
Michael Biehn (born 1956) - actor, The Terminator , Tombstone
Mika Boorem (born 1987) - actress, The Tom Show
Jordan Capri (born 1984) - model, actress
Lynda Carter (born 1951) - actress and singer, known for "Wonder Woman " , 1972 Miss World U.S.A.
Brady Corbet (born 1988) - actor
Matt Dallas (born 1982) - actor, Kyle XY
Ted Danson (born 1947) - actor, Cheers , CSI
Rosemary DeCamp (1910–2001) - actress, Yankee Doodle Dandy , The Bob Cummings Show
Andy Devine (1905–1977) - actor, Stagecoach , The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Charles Dudley (1883–1952) - stage and film actor, studio make-up artist
Barbara Eden (born 1934) - actress, I Dream of Jeannie
Gail Edwards (born 1952) - actress, known for her roles in It's a Living , Blossom , and Full House
Jack Elam (1918–2003) - actor
Michael Ensign (born 1944) - actor, Boston Legal
Pablo Francisco (born 1974) - stand-up comedian, actor
Sammi Hanratty (born 1995) - child actress, The Unit , The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Alexa Havins (born 1980) - actress, All My Children , One Life to Live , Torchwood
Amelia Heinle (born 1973) - actress, Victoria Newman on The Young and the Restless ; also played Mia Saunders on All My Children
David Henrie (born 1989) - actor, Wizards of Waverly Place , How I Met Your Mother , That's So Raven
Catherine Hicks (born 1951) - actress, 7th Heaven , Child's Play
Earl Hindman (1942–2003) - actor, Ryan's Hope , Home Improvement
Gregg Hoffman (1963–2005) - film producer
Michael Horse (born 1951) - artist, actor, Twin Peaks , Passenger 57
Dominic Janes (born 1994) - teen actor, ER , Out of Jimmy's Head , Dexter
Brad Johnson (born 1959) - actor
Tanner Maguire (born 1998) - child actor, Young Shawn Brady on Days of Our Lives
Taryn Manning (born 1978) - actress, fashion designer, singer/songwriter
Abigail Mavity (born 1993) - actress
Josh McDermitt (born 1978) - actor, comedian, Dr. Eugene Porter on The Walking Dead
Rachel Melvin (born 1985) - actress, Chelsea Brady on Days of Our Lives
Jenny Mollen (born 1979) - actress
Heather Morris (born 1987) - actress, Brittany Pierce on Glee
Tarah Paige (born 1982) - actress, dancer, gymnast, Make It or Break It
Mary Louise Parker (born 1964) - actress, Weeds , graduated from Marcos de Niza High School, Tempe
Valerie Perrine (born 1943) - actress, Superman , Lenny
Larry Pine (born 1945) - actor
Greg Proops (born 1959) - actor, comedian
Liz Renay (1926–2007) - actress
Terry Rhoads (born 1951) - actor
Jennifer Rubin (born 1962) - actress, model
Kylee Saunders (born 1994) - Japanese-American singer
Garry Shandling (born 1949) - actor, comedian, The Larry Sanders Show
David Spade (born 1965) - actor, comedian, Saturday Night Live , Tommy Boy , Just Shoot Me
Fay Spain (1932–1983) - actress
Chelsea Staub (born 1988) - actress, singer, Jonas L.A. , Fish Hooks
Emma Stone (born 1988) - actress, The Help , Crazy, Stupid, Love. , The Amazing Spider-Man
Janet Varney (born 1976) - actress, On the Lot
Kate Walsh (born 1967) - actress, Dr. Addison Montgomery on Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice
Scott William Winters (born 1965) - actor, Oz , NYPD Blue
Jason Zumwalt (born 1975) - actor, comedian, known as voice of Roman in Grand Theft Auto IV
Jim Adkins (born 1975) - lead singer and guitarist for the band Jimmy Eat World
Rex Allen (1920–1999) - singer-songwriter, actor, known as "The Arizona Cowboy"
Ryan Avery - musician, comedian, performance artist
Chester Bennington (born 1976) - singer for the band Linkin Park
Dierks Bentley - country singer (Phoenix)
Derrick Bostrom (born 1960) - Meat Puppets drummer
Jess Bowen (born 1989) - alternative rock musician, drummer of The Summer Set
Michelle Branch (born 1983) - singer-songwriter, guitarist
Kennedy Brock (born 1989) - alternative rock musician, guitarist of The Maine
Glen Campbell - singer, musician and actor; inductee to Country Music Hall of Fame
Alice Cooper (born 1948) - rock and roll singer
Brian Dales (born 1989) - alternative rock musician, lead singer of The Summer Set
Duane Eddy – singer, inductee of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Linda Eder (born 1961) - singer, Broadway star and recording artist
Travis Edmonson (1932–2009) - singer-songwriter, part of folk duo Bud & Travis
David Ellefson (born 1964) - bass guitar player and co-founder of the metal band Megadeth
Dolan Ellis (born 1935) - singer-songwriter, official State Balladeer since 1966, original member of New Christy Minstrels
Esteban – musician
Frank Fafara - early 1960s pop singer, TV star of Wallace & Ladmo Show [ 1]
Steve George - of the group Mr. Mister
John Gomez (born 1991) - alternative rock musician, guitarist of The Summer Set
Stephen Gomez (born 1988) - alternative rock musician, bassist of The Summer Set
Lalo Guerrero (1916–2005) - singer-songwriter, known as "The Father of Chicano Music," recipient of the National Medal of Arts
Waylon Jennings – singer; inductee to Country Music Hall of Fame
Joe Jonas - lead singer of the Jonas Brothers
Maynard James Keenan – actor, frontman for Tool , A Perfect Circle , and Puscifer
Patrick Kirch (born 1990) - alternative rock musician, drummer of The Maine
Cris Kirkwood (born 1960) - guitar and vocals for the Meat Puppets
Katie Lee - folk singer
Charles Mingus (1922–1979) - jazz bassist, composer and bandleader
Josh Montgomery (born 1988) - alternative rock musician, guitarist of The Summer Set
Dave Mustaine (born 1961) - frontman and founder of the metal band Megadeth
Jason Newsted - former bassist of heavy metal band Metallica
Wayne Newton (born 1942) - singer, known as "Mr. Las Vegas"
Stevie Nicks (born 1948) - Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, known for solo work and as lead singer with Fleetwood Mac
Buck Owens - country singer and musician; inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame (Mesa)
Richard Page - of the group Mr. Mister
CeCe Peniston - pop singer
Marty Robbins (1925–1982) - country music singer
Linda Ronstadt (born 1946) - singer and songwriter, 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee
Nate Ruess (born 1982) - lead singer of Fun. and formerly of The Format
Alvie Self - 1960s musician and singer
Bob Shane (born 1934) - singer, founding member of The Kingston Trio
Jordin Sparks (born 1989) - singer, winner of American Idol Season 6
Tanya Tucker (born 1958) - country singer
Brooke White (born 1983) - indie pop , folk-pop singer
Apache Kid (1860–1896?) - outlaw , reported killer of three Arizona lawmen 1889–1890[ 2]
Cochise (1812–1874) - chief of the Chiricahua Apache
Geronimo (1829–1909) - leader of Chiricahua Apache who fought against encroachment of European settlers on Native American lands; hero of Native American fight for respect and independence
James Reavis (1843–1914) - self-styled "Baron of Arizona," claimed to have owned much of Arizona
Thad Allen (born 1949) - retired U.S. Coast Guard admiral ; National Incident Commander under President Barack Obama
Joe Arpaio – Maricopa County Sheriff
Bruce Babbitt (born 1938) - former Governor of Arizona (1978-1987), and Secretary of the Interior in the Clinton Administration (1993-2001)
Harriet C. Babbitt (born 1947) - First Lady of Arizona (1978-1987), U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States (1993-1997), and Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (1997-2001)
William Docker Browning (1931–2008) - federal judge
Dean Burch - former chairman of the Republican National Committee
César Chávez (1927–1993) - labor union leader
Dennis DeConcini - (born 1937) retired U.S. Senator (1977–1994)
Gabrielle Giffords - (born 1970) - U.S. Representative , wounded in the 2011 Tucson shooting
Barry M. Goldwater (1909–1998) - U.S. Senator
Carl Hayden (1877–1972) - U.S. Senator, holds the record for the longest service in the U.S. Congress
Don Lorenzo Hubbell - Arizona State Senator
John C. Keegan - judge, legislator, Mayor of Peoria
Lisa Keegan - legislator, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Denison Kitchel (1908-2002) - Scottsdale lawyer and the Goldwater presidential national campaign manager in 1964[ 3]
Rex E. Lee (1935–1996) - United States Solicitor General during the Reagan Administration
John McCain (born 1936) - U.S. Senator, former Navy Officer and Vietnam POW
Sandra Day O'Connor (born 1930) - first female Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Mary Peters (born 1948) - United States Secretary of Transportation under President George W. Bush
William Rehnquist (1924–2005) - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
John Shadegg (born 1949) - former U.S. representative from Phoenix
Stephen Shadegg (1909-1990) - political consultant associated with Barry Goldwater
John G.F. Speiden (1900–1970) Rancher and political insider. Various state boards.
Glenn Spencer - advocate against illegal immigration
Jack Taylor - mayor of Mesa from 1966 to 1972; member of both houses, consecutively, of the Arizona legislature
David King Udall - Arizona Territorial Legislature
Don Taylor Udall - Arizona State Legislature
Jesse Addison Udall - Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
John Hunt Udall - Mayor of Phoenix
Levi Stewart Udall - Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
Nick Udall - Mayor of Phoenix
Mark Udall - Senator from Colorado
Morris "Mo" Udall (1922–1998) - U.S. Congressman and former pro-basketball player
Stewart Udall (born 1920) - U.S. Congressman and Secretary of the Interior during the JFK and LBJ administrations
Max Aaron
Jeremy Affeldt
Ike Davis
Na'il Diggs
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Channing Frye
J. J. Hardy
Ian Kinsler
Curt Schilling
↑ "Alve Self" . Archived from the original on October 21, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2009 .
↑ "The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers ." Archived from the original on November 8, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2015 .
↑ "Denison Kitchel, 94; Ran Goldwater's Presidential Bid, October 24, 2002" . The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 2, 2013 .
↑ "Chosön, the Land of the Morning Calm; a Sketch of Korea" . World Digital Library . 1888. Retrieved June 12, 2013 .
↑ " "DogTown's John Garcia Shares His Story," December 2008" . Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2015 .