Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona ranks 630th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Okinawa Prefecture, Bishkek, and Udine. Memorable people born in Tucson, Arizona include Linda Ronstadt, Barbara Eden, and Gabby Giffords. Memorable people who died in Tucson, Arizona include Margaret Sanger, Willis Lamb, and Jesse Owens. Tucson, Arizona has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many astronomers, and writers. Tucson, Arizona is located in United States.
Tucson is a city in Pima County, Arizona, United States, its most populated city and its county seat. It is the second-most populous city in Arizona with a population of 542,630 at the 2020 census behind only Phoenix, while the Tucson metropolitan statistical area has an estimated 1.08 million residents and is the 52nd-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Tucson and Phoenix anchor the Arizona Sun Corridor. The city is 108 miles (174 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 mi (100 km) north of the United States–Mexico border. It is home to the University of Arizona. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1931 and 1996, Tucson, Arizona was the birth place of 25 globally memorable people, including Linda Ronstadt, Barbara Eden, and Gabby Giffords. Additionaly, 43 globally memorable people have passed away in Tucson, Arizona including Margaret Sanger, Willis Lamb, and Jesse Owens. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Tucson, Arizona than were born there.
People Born in Tucson, Arizona
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Linda Ronstadt
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 7
Barbara Eden
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 19
Gabby Giffords
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 17
Hailey Baldwin
MODEL
1996 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 6
Justin Gaethje
MARTIAL ARTS
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 23
Michael Horse
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 16
Raúl Grijalva
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2025
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 24
Tom Udall
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 5
Greg Ginn
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 1
Jim Grabb
TENNIS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 13
Mark Udall
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 8
Sharon Leal
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 25
Newly Added People Born in Tucson, Arizona
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People Deceased in Tucson, Arizona
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Margaret Sanger
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1966
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 38
Willis Lamb
PHYSICIST
1913 - 2008
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 7
Jesse Owens
ATHLETE
1913 - 1980
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 39
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
BUSINESSPERSON
1874 - 1960
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 19
Nicolaas Bloembergen
PHYSICIST
1920 - 2017
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 8
Lee Marvin
ACTOR
1924 - 1987
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 31
Tom Gehrels
ASTRONOMER
1925 - 2011
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 14
Linda McCartney
COMPANION
1941 - 1998
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 40
Monique Wittig
WRITER
1935 - 2003
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 35
Fredric Brown
WRITER
1906 - 1972
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 18
W. Eugene Smith
JOURNALIST
1918 - 1978
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 28
Lloyd Shapley
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tucson, Arizona were actors (8), politicians (6), athletes (2), singers (1), and models (1), while most who died were astronomers (8), writers (6), actors (5), athletes (3), and physicists (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tucson, Arizona, including Barbara Eden, Michael Horse, and Sharon Leal. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tucson, Arizona, including Barbara Eden, Michael Horse, and Sharon Leal.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Tucson, Arizona since 1700.
