Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona ranks 241st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sacramento, California, Beirut, and Guadalajara. Memorable people born in Phoenix, Arizona include Chester Bennington, Superstar Billy Graham, and Stevie Nicks. Memorable people who died in Phoenix, Arizona include Dick Van Arsdale, Hal Finney, and Bobby Ball. Phoenix, Arizona has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many politicians, and basketball players. Phoenix, Arizona is located in United States.
Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, Phoenix is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital, while the Phoenix metropolitan area with an estimated 5.19 million residents is the tenth-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. and the most populous in the Southwest. Phoenix is the seat of Maricopa County in the Salt River Valley and Arizona Sun Corridor and, with an area of 517.9 square miles (1,341 km2), is the largest city by area in Arizona and 11th-largest city by area in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1909 and 2008, Phoenix, Arizona was the birth place of 57 globally memorable people, including Chester Bennington, Superstar Billy Graham, and Stevie Nicks. Additionaly, 26 globally memorable people have passed away in Phoenix, Arizona including Dick Van Arsdale, Hal Finney, and Bobby Ball.
People Born in Phoenix, Arizona
Go to all RankingsChester Bennington
SINGER
1976 - 2017
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 18
Superstar Billy Graham
WRESTLER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 34
Stevie Nicks
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 12
Barry Goldwater
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1998
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 32
Charlie Hickcox
SWIMMER
1947 - 2010
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 33
The Boogeyman
WRESTLER
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 7
Eddie Cheever
RACING DRIVER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 9
Mare Winningham
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 50
Amber Valletta
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 43
Haley Lu Richardson
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 29
George Follmer
RACING DRIVER
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 8
Jake Angeli
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1988 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Phoenix, Arizona
Go to all RankingsDick Van Arsdale
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1943 - 2024
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Hal Finney
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1956 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Bobby Ball
RACING DRIVER
1925 - 1954
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 3
Rose Mofford
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Charles Boyer
ACTOR
1899 - 1978
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Sandra Day O'Connor
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Bob Lanier
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Jack McGrath
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 1955
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Henry Luce
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1967
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Hot Rod Hundley
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1934 - 2015
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Jane Dee Hull
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Chris Squire
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2015
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Phoenix, Arizona
Go to all RankingsDick Van Arsdale
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1943 - 2024
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Hal Finney
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1956 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Rose Mofford
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Charles Boyer
ACTOR
1899 - 1978
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Sandra Day O'Connor
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Bob Lanier
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Jack McGrath
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 1955
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Henry Luce
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1967
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Hot Rod Hundley
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1934 - 2015
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Jane Dee Hull
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Chris Squire
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2015
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Milton H. Erickson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1901 - 1980
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Phoenix, Arizona were actors (19), singers (6), athletes (5), racing drivers (4), and soccer players (4), while most who died were politicians (5), basketball players (4), racing drivers (2), actors (2), and wrestlers (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Phoenix, Arizona, including Mare Winningham, Amber Valletta, and Haley Lu Richardson. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Phoenix, Arizona, including Mare Winningham, Amber Valletta, and Haley Lu Richardson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Phoenix, Arizona since 1700.