Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona ranks 241st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sacramento, California, Beirut, and Guadalajara. The most famous people from Phoenix, Arizona are Chester Bennington, Superstar Billy Graham, and Stevie Nicks. The most famous people who died in Phoenix, Arizona are Frank Lloyd Wright, Milton H. Erickson, and Charles Boyer. 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. 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 county 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 65 globally memorable people, including Chester Bennington, Superstar Billy Graham, and Stevie Nicks. Additionaly, 26 globally memorable people have passed away in Phoenix, Arizona including Frank Lloyd Wright, Milton H. Erickson, and Charles Boyer.
People Born in Phoenix, Arizona
Go to all RankingsChester Bennington
SINGER
1976 - 2017
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 1
Superstar Billy Graham
WRESTLER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 2
Stevie Nicks
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 3
Barry Goldwater
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1998
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 4
Charlie Hickcox
SWIMMER
1947 - 2010
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 5
The Boogeyman
WRESTLER
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 6
Eddie Cheever
RACING DRIVER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 7
Mare Winningham
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 8
Amber Valletta
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 9
Haley Lu Richardson
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 10
George Follmer
RACING DRIVER
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 11
Jake Angeli
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1988 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Phoenix, Arizona
Go to all RankingsJeannette Walls
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 19
April O'Neil
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 21
Michael Carbajal
BOXER
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 31
Dustin O'Halloran
COMPOSER
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 41
Tage Thompson
POLITICIAN
1997 - Present
HPI: 35.97
Rank: 47
Ayọ Tometi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1984 - Present
HPI: 33.96
Rank: 49
Zola Jesus
MUSICIAN
1989 - Present
HPI: 30.22
Rank: 56
TyTy Washington Jr.
BASKETBALL PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 24.91
Rank: 59
People Deceased in Phoenix, Arizona
Go to all RankingsFrank Lloyd Wright
ARCHITECT
1867 - 1959
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 1
Milton H. Erickson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1901 - 1980
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 2
Charles Boyer
ACTOR
1899 - 1978
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 3
Superstar Billy Graham
WRESTLER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 4
David Graf
ACTOR
1950 - 2001
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 5
Hal Finney
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1956 - 2014
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 6
Bob Lanier
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - 2022
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 7
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
INVENTOR
1878 - 1972
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 8
Charley Borah
ATHLETE
1906 - 1980
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 9
Terry Funk
WRESTLER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 10
Sandra Day O'Connor
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2023
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 11
Chris Squire
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2015
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Phoenix, Arizona were actors (19), singers (6), athletes (5), politicians (4), and racing drivers (4), while most who died were politicians (5), basketball players (4), actors (2), wrestlers (2), and racing drivers (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.































