List of people from Phoenix

Arts

• Marcus Amerman – Native American artist
• Kevin Caron – sculptor
• Spencer Herr – artist
• Thomas Kuntz – artist
• Linda Lomahaftewa – Native American artist
• Betsy Schneider – photographer
• Gage Skidmore – photographer
• Gary Tillery – artist
• Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie – photographer
• John Henry Waddell – sculptor

Athletics

• Jeremy Accardo – professional baseball pitcher
• Alvan Adams – professional basketball player
• Jeremy Affeldt – professional baseball pitcher
• Jim Ahern – professional golfer
• Mark Alarie – professional basketball player
• Ventura Alvarado – soccer player
• Charlotte Armstrong – professional baseball player
• Bobby Ball – racecar driver
• Phil Barkdoll – NASCAR owner-driver
• Charles Barkley – professional basketball player, TV commentator
• Jerryd Bayless – professional basketball player
• Rod Beck – professional baseball pitcher
• Rich Beem – professional golfer
• Mike Bell – professional football player
• Steve Belles – professional football player
• Mike Bibby – professional basketball player
• Amanda Blumenherst – professional golfer
• Billy Boat – professional racecar driver
• Chad Boat – professional racecar driver
• Dallas Braden – professional baseball pitcher, pitched perfect game in 2010
• Richie Brockel – professional football player
• Brian Broderick – professional baseball pitcher
• Jim Brown – professional hockey player
• Travis Brown – professional football player
• Marcus Brunson – professional sprinter
• Jimmy Bryan – professional racecar driver
• Sean Burke – professional hockey player
• Cory Burns – professional baseball pitcher
• Dan Butler – professional baseball player
• Jimmy Button – professional motocross racer
• Yori Boy Campas – world-champion boxer
• Trung Canidate – professional football player
• Michael Carbajal – professional boxer
• Jade Carey – artistic gymnast
• Fred Carr – professional football player
• Henry Cejudo – Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling; MMA fighter
• Tom Chambers – professional basketball player
• Brandel Chamblee – professional golfer
• Eddie Cheever – professional racecar driver
• Matt Clapp – professional football player
• Dennis Claridge – professional football player
• Cameron Clark – professional basketball player
• Will Claye – Olympic track medalist
• Jerry Colangelo – founder of Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks
• Steve Colter – professional basketball player
• Ty Conklin – professional hockey player
• Chris Cook – professional racecar driver
• Mike Cosgrove – professional baseball pitcher
• Sean Couturier – professional hockey player
• Jane Crafter – professional golfer
• Pauline Crawley – professional baseball player
• C. J. Cron – professional baseball player
• Kevin Cron – professional baseball player
• Mike Cunning – professional golfer
• Walter Davis – professional basketball player
• Jaff Decker – professional baseball player
• Andre Ethier – professional baseball player
• David Fatum – professional darts player and singer
• Heather Farr – professional golfer
• Jeff Feagles – professional football player
• Nick Firestone – professional racecar driver
• Cotton Fitzsimmons – former coach of the Phoenix Suns
• George Follmer – professional racecar driver
• Brandon Frazier – professional pairs skater
• Gabe Freeman – professional basketball player
• Channing Frye – professional basketball player
• Joe Garagiola – professional baseball player and sportscaster
• Scott Garlick – professional soccer player
• Gary Gentry – professional baseball player
• Todd Golden – college basketball coach
• Jesús González – world champion and Olympic boxer
• Luis Gonzalez – professional baseball player
• David Gossett – professional golfer
• Wayne Gretzky – NHL legend
• Habe Haberling – professional racecar driver
• Gary Hall Jr. – Olympic gold medalist, swimmer
• Connie Hawkins – professional basketball player
• Solly Hemus – professional baseball player
• Manny Hendrix – professional football player
• Pat Hennen – Grand Prix motorcycle racer
• Harvey Herrick – auto racing driver
• Charlie Hickcox – Olympic gold medal swimmer
• Leland Honeyman – NASCAR driver
• Jeff Hornacek – professional basketball player, coach for the Phoenix Suns
• Bob Howry – professional baseball pitcher
• Floyd Hudlow – professional football player
• Misty Hyman – Olympic gold medal winner in swimming
• Kevin Jackson – Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling, MMA fighter
• Reggie Jackson – pro baseball player, [National Baseball National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]
• Drisan James – professional football player
• Robert James – professional football player
• J. J. Jansen – professional football player
• Richard Jefferson – professional basketball player
• Brian Johnson – professional football player
• Kevin Johnson – professional basketball player, mayor of Sacramento, California
• Randy Johnson – professional baseball player, Hall of Fame
• Steve Jordan – professional football player
• Tommy Joseph – professional baseball player
• Todd Kalis – professional football player
• Anthony Kang – professional golfer
• Mark Kastelic – professional ice hockey player
• Klete Keller – Olympic gold medal winner in swimming
• Devon Kennard – professional football player
• Cristie Kerr – professional golfer
• Scott Kingery – Major League Baseball player
• Kyle Kosier – professional football player
• Keaton Kristick – professional football player
• Lerrin LaGrow – professional baseball player
• Darren Law – professional racecar driver
• Jason P. Lester – Ultra Endurance Athlete, Author and ESPY Award Winner
• Hank Leiber – professional baseball player
• Jean Claude Leuyer – professional world champion kickboxer
• Jon Levine – tennis player
• Leta Lindley – professional golfer
• Broc Little – professional hockey player
• Kevin Long – professional baseball coach
• Dan Majerle – professional basketball player
• Derek Mason – college football coach
• Doug Mathis – professional baseball player
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands – professional tennis player
• Auston Matthews – professional ice hockey player
• Billy Mayfair – professional golfer
• Damon Mays – professional football player
• Randall McDaniel – Hall of Fame football player
• Shaun McDonald – professional football player
• Phil Mickelson – professional golfer
• Scott Miller – professional football player
• Zach Miller – professional football player
• Michele Mitchell – Olympic medal winner in swimming
• Georganne Moline – Olympic track athlete
• Marty Moore – professional football player
• John Moraga – professional mixed martial artist
• Arturo Moreno – billionaire and owner of the Anaheim Angels
• Carolyn Morris – professional baseball player
• Darryl Morrison – professional football player
• Trent Murphy– outside linebacker in the National Football League; played for the Washington Redskins and Buffalo Bills
• Carl Mulleneaux – professional football player
• Lee Mulleneaux – professional football player
• Ty Murray – professional bull rider, member of Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame
• Don Nicholas – professional baseball player
• Gerry Norquist – professional golfer
• Isaiah Oliver – cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons
• Danica Patrick – Indy Racing League and NASCAR driver
• Jeff Paulk – professional football player
• Jaime Perez – Outstanding Young Man of Phoenix 2019
• Pat Perez – professional golfer
• Adam Pettyjohn – professional baseball player
• Steve Phoenix – professional baseball player
• Damon Pieri – professional football player
• Don Pooley – professional golfer
• Logan Porter – professional baseball player
• Jason Pridie – professional baseball player
• Joe Proski – professional basketball athletic trainer
• Ted Purdy – professional golfer
• Marilyn Ramenofsky – Olympic medalist in swimming
• Richey Reneberg – professional tennis player
• Buddy Rice – Indy Racing League
• Kay Rohrer – professional baseball player
• Ahmed Santos – professional boxer
• Danny Schayes – college and NBA basketball player, son of Dolph Schayes
• Curt Schilling – professional baseball player
• Kevin Scott – professional football player
• Jason Shivers – professional football player
• Travis Shumake – NHRA Top Fuel drag racer, motorsports team owner
• Sara Slattery – long-distance runner, NCAA champion
• Shelley Smith – professional football player
• Eric Sogard – professional baseball player
• Phillippi Sparks – professional football player
• Brad Steinke – Emmy award-winning sportscaster
• Jane Stoll – professional baseball player
• Nick Sundberg – professional football player
• Shawn Swayda – professional football player
• John Tait – professional football player
• Kevin Thomas – professional football player
• Marcus Thomas – professional football player
• Bernard Thompson – professional basketball player
• Tage Thompson – professional ice hockey player
• Pat Tillman – professional football player and Afghanistan War casualty
• Cole Tucker – professional baseball player
• Howard Twitty – professional golfer
• Dick Van Arsdale – professional basketball player
• Jamie Varner – professional boxer, WEC lightweight champion
• Damian Vaughn – professional football player
• Max Venable – professional baseball player
• Bobby Wade – professional football player
• Neal Walk – basketball player
• Lora Webster – Para-Olympic volleyball player
• Wayne Weiler – professional racecar driver
• Paul Westphal – professional basketball player
• Kenny Wheaton – professional football player
• Mark Whipple – professional football player, college football coach
• Danny White – professional football player
• Dot Wilkinson – Hall of Fame for bowling and softball
• Patsy Willard – Olympic medalist in diving
• Larry Willis – professional football player
• Cheyenne Woods – professional golfer
• Darren Woodson – professional football player
• Terry Wright – professional football player
• Toby Wright – professional football player
• J. J. Yeley – professional racecar driver
• Win Young – Olympic medalist in diving

Business

• Eddie Basha Jr. – businessman, CEO of Bashas'
• Mark Bingham – entrepreneur, passenger on United Airlines Flight 93
• Paul Elio – CEO of Elio Motors
• Dwight B. Heard – publisher, co-founder of the Heard Museum
• Jim Hensley – founder of Hensley & Co.
• Charles H. Keating Jr. – businessman
• Tom Leppert – businessman, CEO of Kaplan, Inc.
• Eddie Matney – restaurateur
• Cindy McCain – businesswoman, chairwoman of Hensley & Co.
• Bob Parsons – entrepreneur, founder of GoDaddy
• Jeffrey Peterson – entrepreneur, found of Quepasa
• Simon Rohrich – inventor and entrepreneur
• Karsten Solheim – businessman, founder of Karsten Manufacturing, maker of PING golf clubs
• John Sperling – businessman, founder of University of Phoenix
• Edward A. Tovrea – entrepreneur
• Suzanne Tracht – chef
• Del Webb – real estate developer

Literature

• Kathleen Baldwin – author
• Sally Ball – poet
• Erma Bombeck – columnist and advice author
• Alexandra Bracken – author
• Amanda Brown – author, Legally Blonde
• Jaime Clarke – writer
• Linda Cobb – columnist, "Queen of Clean"
• Michael Collier – poet
• Clive Cussler – adventure novelist
• Boyé Lafayette De Mente – author, journalist
• Maureen Dragone – journalist, author
• Stella Pope Duarte – author
• Peter Ferrara – columnist
• Terri Fields – "Reading is Sweet" program
• Diana Gabaldon – author, creator of the Outlander series
• Shanna Hogan – journalist and author
• Flora Jessop – author, social activist
• Chalmers Johnson – author
• Bil Keane – cartoonist
• Clarence Budington Kelland – author
• Whitney Keyes – author
• Robert Kiyosaki – businessman, investor, and author; best known for the Rich Dad Poor Dad series
• Gini Koch – science fiction author
• Elizabeth Kübler-Ross – psychiatrist
• Meghan McCain – author, columnist
• Todd McFarlane – comic book author and art director
• Lisa McMann – author
• Carlton Mellick III – author
• Stephenie Meyer – teen literature novelist
• Lisa Olson – sports journalist
• Barbara Park – children's author
• Jonathan Rauch – author, journalist, and activist
• Howard Rheingold – author
• Rhondi A. Vilott Salsitz – author
• Mary Schmich – Pulitzer Prize-winning author
• Gianna Talone – author
• Marshall Terrill – author, journalist
• Gary Tillery – author
• Lew Welch – poet

Movies/television/media

• Jaime Lyn Bauer – actress
• Nellie Bellflower – actress
• The Boogeyman – professional wrestler
• Charles Boyer – actor
• Sally Brophy – actress
• Aidy Bryant – comedian, actress
• Travis Caldwell – actor
• Lynda Carter – singer and actress, title role on Wonder Woman
• Joan Ganz Cooney – producer, founder of Children's Television Workshop
• Evelyn Dall – actress, singer
• Matt Dallas – actor
• Amy Davidson – actress
• Kaitlyn Dever – actress
• Kirby Dick – film director, producer, screenwriter
• Dennis Farina – actor, Law & Order
• Maritza Lizeth Gallego Félix – television journalist
• Jennie Garth – actress
• Kimiko Glenn – actress
• Hunter Gomez – actor
• Clay Graham – TV writer, producer
• Loretta King Hadler – actress
• Sammi Hanratty – actress
• Alexa Havins – actress, All My Children
• Amelia Heinle – actress
• David Henrie – actor
• Gregg Hoffman – producer, created Saw franchise
• Daniel Humbarger – stand-up comedian
• Jenna Jameson – adult film star
• Ben Johnson – champion rodeo rider and Oscar-winning actor
• Chelsea Kane – actress
• Dianne Kay – actress
• Judy Kaye – actress, singer
• Ruth Maleczech – avant-garde actress
• Josh McDermitt – actor and comedian
• Karen McDougal – model, Playboy Playmate of the Year 1998
• Jenny Mollen – actress
• Lou Moon – stand-up comedian
• Sylvia Morales – film director, producer, screenwriter
• Frankie Muniz – actor
• Leslie Nielsen – actor, Airplane!, The Naked Gun series
• April O'Neil – porn star
• Tarah Paige – actress and gymnast
• Greg Proops – actor and comedian
• Robert Wayne Rainey – director/photographer, and artistic community activist
• Rachel Ramras – actress, voice actress, TV writer
• Naibe Reynoso – Emmy Award-winning reporter, actress, The Practice
• Haley Lu Richardson – actress
• Ashley Roberts – actress and singer
• Jennifer Rubin – actress, model
• Jackson Robert Scott – actor
• Robert Simonds – film producer
• David Spade – actor, Saturday Night Live, Tommy Boy
• Fay Spain – actress
• Steven Spielberg – Oscar-winning film director
• Johnny Somali – Livestreamer
• Emma Stone – actress
• Lizz Tayler – adult film star
• Shayne Topp – actor and internet personality on Smosh
• Amber Valletta – actress
• Dick Van Dyke – actor, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Mary Poppins
• Mare Winningham – actress
• Dean Winters – actor
• Shannon Woodward – actress
• Nick Young – actor

Music

• Michael Abels – composer
• Jim Adkins – musician, part of the band from Mesa, Jimmy Eat World
• Courtney Marie Andrews – singer/songwriter
• Geno Arce – musician/bass player
• Audrey Assad – Christian singer-songwriter
• Authority Zero – rock band
• Alec Benjamin – singer-songwriter
• Chester Bennington – musician/singer
• George Benson – musician
• Dierks Bentley – singer
• Derrick Bostrom – musician, member of Meat Puppets
• Cait Brennan – singer-songwriter
• Glen Campbell – singer
• Igor Cavalera – musician/drummer
• Max Cavalera – musician/singer
• Zyon Cavalera – musician/drummer
• Roger Clyne – singer-songwriter
• Jessi Colter – country musician
• Bruce Connole – singer-songwriter, founding member of The Jetzons
• Alice Cooper – musician
• Joey DeFrancesco – jazz musician
• Duane Eddy – singer, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• Dolan Ellis – musician, official balladeer of Arizona
• Esteban – guitarist
• Frank Fafara – musician
• Dom Flemons – multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter
• Jeff Freundlich – songwriter, music producer
• Steve Gadd – musician, drummer
• Adelina Garcia – bolero singer
• Steve George – musician, member of Mr. Mister
• Gin Blossoms – rock band
• Rob Halford – heavy metal singer
• J. Michael Harter – country musician
• Julius Hegyi – conductor, violinist
• Marcos Hernandez – singer
• Bob Hoag – musician
• Jared & The Mill – rock band
• Scott Jeffers Traveler – composer, musician
• Waylon Jennings – singer, Country Music Hall of Fame
• Zola Jesus – singer-songwriter
• Dan Johnson – musician/drummer
• William Joseph – pianist, composer
• Tim Kelleher – musician
• Brandon Kellum – musician, frontman, member of American Standards
• Bridgett Kern – gospel singer
• Kerry King – guitarist, member of Slayer
• Cris Kirkwood – musician, bassist, member of Meat Puppets
• Kongos – rock band
• Steve Larson – musician
• Nils Lofgren – musician, songwriter
• Chelsey Louise – musician, member of Fairy Bones l
• George Lynch – guitarist/songwriter, member of Dokken
• Lois Maffeo – musician
• Peter Magadini – musician
• Mali Music – singer/songwriter
• MC Magic – rapper, producer
• Mickey McGee – musician
• Mickey McMahan – big band musician, member of the Lawrence Welk orchestra
• Bret Michaels – singer-songwriter, musician, member of Poison
• Sam Moore – singer, member of the duo Sam & Dave
• Mr. Mister – rock band
• Dave Mustaine – musician, member of Metallica and Megadeth
• Lewis Nash – jazz drummer
• Paul Nelson – composer
• Jason Newsted – bassist, member of Metallica
• Wayne Newton – singer, "Mr. Las Vegas"
• Stevie Nicks – singer
• Willy Northpole – rapper
• Buck Owens – country singer
• Richard Page – musician, member of Mr. Mister
• CeCe Peniston – singer
• Jerry Riopelle – musician, record producer
• Marty Robbins – singer, Country Music Hall of Fame
• Howard Roberts – jazz musician
• Bob Shane – singer, member of The Kingston Trio
• Jordin Sparks – singer
• Sydney Sprague – singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
• Chris Squire – musician, songwriter, member of Yes
• Lindsey Stirling - Violin/Pop/Electronic
• Melody Thornton – singer, Pussycat Dolls
• The Tubes – rock band
• Walkin' Cane Mark – blues musician
• Brian Welch – musician, member of Korn
• Vince Welnick – musician, member of the Grateful Dead
• Z-Trip – disc jockey

Politics

• John T. Alsap – first mayor of Phoenix
• Lela Alston – Arizona state senator and representative
• Yassamin Ansari – U.S. representative; formerly Phoenix city councilor
• Joe Arpaio – former sheriff of Maricopa County
• Bruce Babbitt – former governor of Arizona and U.S. Interior Secretary
• Albert C. Baker – Arizona Supreme Court
• Nancy Barto – Arizona state senator and representative
• Betsey Bayless – Arizona secretary of state
• Wesley Bolin – Arizona governor and secretary of state
• Paul Boyer – Arizona state representative
• Kate Brophy McGee – Arizona state representative
• Floyd I. Clarke – former FBI director
• Hayzel Burton Daniels – state legislator and Phoenix city magistrate
• Adam Perez Diaz – Phoenix city councilman and Phoenix vice mayor
• Adam Driggs – Arizona state senator
• Kate Gallego – mayor of Phoenix since 2019
• Ruben Gallego – U.S. Senate; formerly U.S. House of Representatives
• Emil Ganz – early mayor of Phoenix
• Terry Goddard – mayor of Phoenix, Arizona attorney general
• Barry Goldwater – former U.S. senator and 1964 presidential candidate
• Barry Goldwater Jr. – U.S. House of Representatives
• Phil Gordon – mayor of Phoenix
• Abraham Hamadeh – U.S. representative
• Margaret Hance – mayor of Phoenix
• Brad Hoylman – New York state senator
• Paul Johnson – mayor of Phoenix
• Denison Kitchel – Phoenix attorney and national manager of the Goldwater presidential campaign
• G. Gordon Liddy – Watergate Scandal, chief operationist
• Samuel Mardian – mayor of Phoenix
• John McCain – U.S. senator and 2000 and 2008 presidential candidate
• John McComish – Arizona state senator and representative
• Ernest McFarland – Arizona governor; senator from Arizona; chief justice, Arizona Supreme Court
• Robert Meza – Arizona state senator and representative
• Janet Napolitano – governor of Arizona and Secretary of Homeland Security
• John B. Nelson – mayor of Phoenix, Arizona House of Representatives, Arizona Senate
• Sandra Day O'Connor – U.S. Supreme Court Justice
• Wing F. Ong – Arizona state senator and representative
• Granville Henderson Oury – U.S. House of Representative
• Ed Pastor – U.S. House of Representatives
• Mary Peters – U.S. Secretary of Transportation
• DeForest Porter – mayor of Phoenix; justice, Arizona Territory Supreme Court
• Ben Quayle – former U.S. representative
• Dan Quayle – former U.S. vice president
• William H. Rehnquist – chief justice, U.S. Supreme Court justice
• Skip Rimsza – mayor of Phoenix
• Jack Roxburgh – Canadian politician and ice hockey administrator
• Carl Seel – member Arizona House of Representatives
• John Shadegg – former U.S. representative
• Stephen Shadegg – political consultant, public relations specialist, and author
• Carl Sims – Arizona state representative
• William P. Sims – Arizona state senator
• Richard Elihu Sloan – Arizona Territory governor
• Greg Stanton – U.S. representative and mayor of Phoenix
• Bob Stump – U.S. House of Representatives
• Jesse Addison Udall – state legislator and chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
• John Hunt Udall – mayor of Phoenix, member of Arizona State Legislature
• Levi Stewart Udall – chief justice of Arizona Supreme Court
• Nick Udall – mayor of Phoenix
• Jack Williams – governor of Arizona, mayor of Phoenix
• Kimberly Yee – Arizona state treasurer

Science and medicine

• Krystal Tsosie – geneticist and bioethicist known for promoting Indigenous data sovereignty and studying genetics within Indigenous communities

Miscellaneous

• Madison Anderson – beauty pageant titleholder, crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019
• Chris Bianco – chef
• Chuggaaconroy – YouTuber
• Allison DuBois – medium
• Diane Downs – murderer who killed her daughter and attempted to murder her other children
• Milton Erickson – psychiatrist
• Henry Garfias – Hispanic; became the first marshal of Phoenix
• Mark Goudeau – serial killer, responsible for 9 deaths
• William Augustus Hancock – pioneer, one of the founders of Phoenix, first sheriff of Maricopa County
• Dale Hausner and Samuel Dieteman – serial killers nicknamed the Serial Shooters who killed 8 people and wounded 19 others in a series of drug fueled drive-by shootings
• Jack Swilling – commonly credited being the founder of Phoenix
• Trinidad Swilling – known as the "mother of Phoenix"; a Phoenix pioneer and the wife of Jack Swilling, the founder of Phoenix
• Philip Edward Tovrea Jr. – U.S. Army Air Forces World War II ACE who was awarded the Silver Star Medal for gallantry and the Distinguished Flying Cross
• William Wasson – founder of Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos
• Frank Lloyd Wright – architect