Famous People from Arizona

Barry Morris Goldwater (1909 - 1998) Was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona (1953-1965, 1969-1987) and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 election. He was also a Major General in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He was known as "Mr. Conservative". Born in Phoenix, AZ (796)

Erika Alexander (1969 - ) Is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for portraying Maxine Shaw on the popular sitcom Living Single. Born in Winslow, AZ (1076)

Rex Elvie Allen (1920 - 1999) Was an American film actor, singer and songwriter who is particularly known as the narrator in many Disney nature and Western productions. For contributions to the recording industry, Rex Allen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Born in Willcox, AZ (835)

Jules Asner (1968 - ) Born Julie Ann White is an American television personality, writer, and former fashion model. Born in Tempe, AZ (1077)

Dierks Bentley (1975 - ) Is an American country music artist who has been signed to Capitol Records Nashville since 2003. That year, he released his self-titled debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's Modern Day Drifter, are certified platinum in the United States. A third album, 2006's Long Trip Alone, is certified gold. It was followed in mid 2008 by a greatest hits package. His fourth album, Feel That Fire was released in February 2009. Born in Phoenix, AZ (1312)

Lynda Carter (1951 - ) Is an American actress and singer. Born in Phoenix, AZ (1078)

Cesar Estrada Chavez (1927 - 1993) Founded and led the first successful farm workers' union in U.S. history. Born in Yuma, AZ (22)

Joan Ganz Cooney (1929 - ) Producer of Sesame Street. Born in Phoenix, AZ (20)

Brady James Monson Corbet (1988 - ) Is an American actor. Corbet is perhaps best known for playing Mason Freeland in the film Thirteen, Brian Lackey in the film Mysterious Skin, and Alan Tracy in the 2004 film Thunderbirds. Born in Scottsdale, AZ (1079)

Matthew Joseph Dallas (1982 - ) Is an American actor, best known for his titular character on the ABC Family series, Kyle XY. Born in Phoenix, AZ (1080)

Andrew Vabre Devine (1905 - 1977) American character actor and comic cowboy sidekick known for his raspy voice. Born in Flagstaff, AZ (769)

Barbara Eden (1934 - ) Is an American film and television actress and singer who is best known for her starring role in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. Born in Tucson, AZ (1081)

Michael Ensign (1944 - ) Is an American actor. Born in Safford, AZ (1082)

Ira Hamilton Hayes (1923 - 1955) Was a Pima Native American and an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community. A veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II, Hayes was trained as a Paramarine in the United States Marine Corps (USMC), and became one of five Marines, along with a United States Navy corpsman, immortalized in the iconic photograph of the flag raising on Iwo Jima. Born in Sacaton, AZ (1314)

Earl John Hindman (1942 - 2003) Was an American actor, best-known for his role as the kindly neighbor (whose lower face was always hidden from sight from the television viewer) Wilson W. Wilson Jr. on the television sitcom Home Improvement (1991-1999). Born in Bisbee, AZ (1299)

Rob Hyland (1967 - ) Is an American film and television actor. Born in Tucson, AZ (829)

Helen Hull Jacobs (1908 - 1997) Tennis champion, writer. Born in Globe, AZ (28)

Brad Johnson (1959 - ) Is an American actor and former Marlboro Man. Born in Tucson, AZ (830)

Joseph Adam Jonas (1989 - ) Is an American singer, musician, and actor. He shares the lead singer role with his younger brother Nick of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band made up of him and his two brothers, Nick and Kevin. He currently stars as Joseph Lucas in the Disney Channel original series Jonas. Born in Casa Grande, AZ (1313)

Frank Luke (1897 - 1918) Nickname "Arizona Balloon Buster" Was an American fighter ace, ranking second among U.S. Army Air Service pilots to Captain Eddie Rickenbacker in number of aerial victories during World War I (Rickenbacker was credited with 26 aerial victories, while Luke's official score was 18). Frank Luke was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor. Born in Phoenix, AZ (834)

Taryn Manning (1978 - ) Is an American actress, fashion designer, and singer-songwriter Born in Tucson, AZ (831)

Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks (1948 - ) Is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold nearly 120 million albums. She has been noted for her ethereal visual style and symbolic lyrics. Born in Phoenix, AZ (1308)

Larry Pine (1945 - ) Is an American film, television and theatre actor. Born in Tucson, AZ (832)

Martin David Robinson (1925 - 1982) Known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. One of the most popular and successful country and Western singers of his era, for most of his nearly four-decade career, Robbins was rarely far from the country music charts, and several of his songs also became pop hits. Born in Glendale, AZ (1306)

Linda Ronstadt (1946 - ) Is an American popular music singer. Her many vocal styles in a variety of genres have resonated with the general public over the course of her four-decade career. As a result, she has earned multiple Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden Globe nominations. Born in Tucson, AZ (1305)

Jordin Sparks (1989 - ) Is an American pop and R&B recording artist, songwriter and occasional actress from Glendale, Arizona who rose to fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol. Sparks won when she was 17 years old, making her the youngest winner. Born in Phoenix, AZ (1302)

Emily Jean Stone (1988 - ) Is an American actress. Born in Scottsdale, AZ (833)

Stewart Udall (1920 - 2010) Former Secretary of the Interior. Born in Saint Johns, AZ (29)