Flagstaff, Arizona
Flagstaff, Arizona ranks 4,706th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oranjestad, Aruba, Saint-Nazaire, and Brockton, Massachusetts. Memorable people born in Flagstaff, Arizona include Henry L. Giclas, Andy Devine, and Bruce Babbitt. Memorable people who died in Flagstaff, Arizona include Percival Lowell, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, and Vesto Slipher. Flagstaff, Arizona has been the birth place of many astronomers, and actors and the death place of many astronomers, and astronauts. Flagstaff, Arizona is located in United States.
Flagstaff is the county seat of Coconino County, Arizona, in the southwestern United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 76,831. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1905 and 1938, Flagstaff, Arizona was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Henry L. Giclas, Andy Devine, and Bruce Babbitt. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Flagstaff, Arizona including Percival Lowell, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, and Vesto Slipher. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Flagstaff, Arizona than were born there.
People Born in Flagstaff, Arizona
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Henry L. Giclas
ASTRONOMER
1910 - 2007
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1
Andy Devine
ACTOR
1905 - 1977
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 2
Bruce Babbitt
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Flagstaff, Arizona
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Percival Lowell
ASTRONOMER
1855 - 1916
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1
Carolyn S. Shoemaker
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2021
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 2
Vesto Slipher
ASTRONOMER
1875 - 1969
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 3
Paul J. Weitz
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 2017
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 4
Henry L. Giclas
ASTRONOMER
1910 - 2007
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 5
Edwin H. Colbert
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1905 - 2001
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 6
Alexander Dale Oen
SWIMMER
1985 - 2012
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Flagstaff, Arizona were astronomers (1), actors (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were astronomers (4), astronauts (1), anthropologists (1), and swimmers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Flagstaff, Arizona, including Bruce Babbitt. Whereas, throughout history, astronomers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Flagstaff, Arizona, including Henry L. Giclas.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Flagstaff, Arizona since 1700.
