From Justin Bieber's fiancée to Jimmy Kimmel: Notable people who have called Tucson home
Folks who were born in or lived in Tucson long enough to call themselves a Tucsonan.
Thad Allen
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National Incident Commander Adm. Thad Allen speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, June 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Lived in Tucson: Graduated from Palo Verde High School
Why he's famous: U.S. Coast Guard
Notable accomplishment: Allen is a former U.S. Coast Guard admiral. He served as the Coast Guard's 23rd Commandant. He directed the federal response to Hurricane Katrina, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the earthquake in Haiti.
Rex Allen
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Rex Allen was in this 1950's television show "Frontier Doctor," along with numerous Disney movies.
Former resident of Tucson who grew up on a homestead 40 miles north of Willcox, Allen died Dec. 17, 1999 after being run over in the driveway of his Tucson home.
Why he's famous: Arts — film, music
Notable accomplishment: Allen, known as Arizona's cowboy, was an actor and a singer/songwriter. In addition to crooning country tunes, Allen starred in more than 30 movies, many of them with his beloved horse, Koko. He also starred in his own television series, "Frontier Doctor."
George Arias
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California Angels third baseman George Arias dives to stop a single by Minnesota Twins' Roberto Kelly during the seventh inning Friday, Sept. 6, 1996, in Minneapolis. The Twins beat the Angels 6-2. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
Born in Tucson: May 12, 1972
Why he's famous: Sports — baseball
Notable accomplishment: Although Arias only played a few seasons in the MLB, he won the Golden Glove Award in the Japanese baseball league in 2002.
Dave Baldwin
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Dave Baldwin. Courtesy Pima County Sports Hall of Fame.
Born in Tucson: March 30, 1938
Why he's famous: Sports — baseball; Arts
Notable accomplishment: Baldwin grew up in Tucson and played baseball at Tucson High School. He then attended the UA and pitched a two-hitter in the 1959 College World Series against Oklahoma State. He went on to play seven seasons in the MLB.
After his baseball career, Baldwin earned his Ph.D. from the UA and worked as an artist, engineer and geneticist.
In 2011, Baldwin was inducted into the Pima County Sports Hall of Fame.
Hailey Baldwin
UpdatedBorn in Tucson: Nov. 22, 1996
Why she's famous: Model; Arts — tevevision
Notable accomplishment: Baldwin is best known for her modeling career, as she has graced the covers of magazines like Vogue, W, and Harper's Bazaar. However, she also has made a brief cameo on Saturday Night Live and has appeared in multiple music videos. She also is reportedly engaged to famous popstar Justin Beiber.
Her dad, Stephan Baldwin, was a well-known actor and her uncle, Alec Baldwin, is the star of 30 Rock and has often portrayed President Trump on Saturday Night Live.
Michael Bates
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UA's Michael Bates in the 200 meter at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Lived in Tucson: Attended Amphitheater High School
Why he's famous: Sports — football, track and field
Notable accomplishment: Bates won a bronze medal in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He is also a five-time Pro Bowl selection in the NFL.
Madeline Heineman Berger
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Undated Arizona Daily Star file photo of Madeline Heineman Berger.
Lived in Tucson
Why she's famous: Arts — music
Notable accomplishment: Berger played an essential role in establishing the Temple of Music and Art, built in 1927 and now home to Arizona Theatre Company. Berger's life was also portrayed onstage to celebrate the Arizona Centennial in February 2012.
Chad Beyer
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Mellow Johnny's Chris Horner, left, races up a hill, followed by Team B's Chad Beyer, middle, and Horner's teammate Lance Armstrong during Stage 2 of the Tour of the Gila cycling race in Ft. Bayard, N.M., near Silver City, N.M., on Thursday, April 30, 2009. The five-day stage race is Armstrong's first competition since breaking his collar bone last month in a race in Spain. (AP Photo/Jake Schoellkopf)
Lives in Tucson
Why he's famous: Sports — cycling
Notable accomplishment: Beyer won the Points Classification in the 2010 Tour de Romandie.
Bart Bok
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Dr. Bart J. Bok, Dutch-born astronomer, is seen Feb. 11, 1942, in New Orleans. (AP Photo)
Lived in Tucson: 1966-83
Why he's famous: Science — astronomy
Notable accomplishment: Bok is most well known for studying the structure and evolution of the Milky Way galaxy. He also discovered Bok globules — dense, small, dark clouds of interstellar gas and dust. He suggested that Bok globules might be stars that haven't fully formed yet.
Bok transformed the UA's Steward Observatory into one of the world's most prestigious astronomy institutes. He also had a large role in constructing the 90-inch telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory.
Mika Boorem
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Mika Boorem, left, and Alexa Vega star in the film "Sleepover." Photo courtesy of MGM Pictures.
Born in Tucson: Aug. 18, 1987
Why she's famous: Arts — film
Notable accomplishment: Boorem is most well known for her roles in the films "Blue Crush," "Sleepover" and "The Patriot."
Frank Borman
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Retired NASA astronaut Frank Borman signs fifth-grader Derek Contreras' arm Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010 in Tucson, Ariz., after speaking with students from Mission Manor Elementary School about his trips to space. Borman served as commander of the Gemini 7 and Apollo 8 missions in the 1960s. Photo by Mike Christy / for the Arizona Daily Star
Lived in Tucson: Borman moved to Tucson when he was 6 years old and graduated from Tucson High School in 1946.
Why he's famous: NASA astronaut
Notable accomplishment: Borman was the commander of Apollo 8, the world's first mission to fly around the moon. He is one of 24 humans to fly around the moon. Borman was serving in the Air Force in 1962 when NASA came calling. He circled the moon on Christmas Eve 1968.
Tedy Bruschi
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Tedy Bruschi of Arizona, right, makes a diving grab at Oregon State QB Don Shanklin on Oct. 2, 1994. Photo by Rick Wiley / Tucson Citizen
Lived in Tucson
Why he's famous: Sports — football
Notable accomplishment: Bruschi was a two-time consensus All-American during his college football career at the UA in 1994 and 1995. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
Brooke Burke
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This July 27, 2012 file photo shows TV host Brooke Burke-Charvet at the "Dancing with the Stars: All Stars" panel at the Disney ABC TCA Day 2 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP, file)
Raised in Tucson: Attended Sahuaro High School and Palo Verde High School
Why she's famous: Arts — film, dance, television
Notable accomplishment: Burke is known for winning season seven of "Dancing with the Stars" and later co-hosting the same show.
Joey Burns
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Salvador Duran, left, and Joey Burns, lead singer of Calexico, perform during a benefit concert for Fund For Civility, Respect and Understanding at the Tucson Arena on Thursday, March 10, 2011 in Tucson, Ariz. Photo by Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Based in Tucson since 1994
Why he's famous: Arts — music
Notable accomplishment: Burns is one of the creators of Calexico, an indie rock band based in Tucson.
Joseph Byrd
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Raised in Tucson
Why he's famous: Arts — music
Notable accomplishment: Byrd was the leader of the rock band "The United States of America." He also led the band "Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies."
Max Cannon
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Handout photo of Max Cannon. Photo courtesy of The Loft Cinema.
Lives in Tucson
Why he's famous: Arts — literature
Notable accomplishment: Cannon created the independent comic strip "Red Meat," which appears in about 75 alternative weekly newspapers.
John Convertino
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John Convertino and Joey Burns from Calexico. Photo courtesy of Touch and Go Records.
Based in Tucson since 1994
Why he's famous: Arts — music
Notable accomplishment: Convertino is one of the creators of Calexico, an indie rock band based in Tucson.
Richard Carmona
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Democratic Senate candidate Richard Carmona waves to the crowd as he acknowledges his loss to Republican Rep. Jeff Flake at a Democratic Party gathering, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz. The two were running for the Senate seat vacated by retiring Republican Jon Kyl.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Lives in Tucson
Why he's famous: Politics — Former U.S. Surgeon General
Notable accomplishment: Carmona served as the 17th surgeon general of the U.S. from 2002 to 2006.
Richard Carranza
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Grew up in Tucson
Why he's famous: Richard A. Carranza, left, a 1984 graduate of Pueblo Magnet High School, is a leader in public education.
Notable achievement: Carranza was recently chosen as the superintendent of New York City's schools.
James N. Corbett Jr.
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James Corbett, former Pima County Clerk on Aug. 9, 1985.
Lived in Tucson
Why he's famous: Politics
Notable accomplishment: Corbett served as a member of Arizona's House of Representatives from 1956 to 1958. He then served on the Tucson City Council from 1963 to 1967 and later became the mayor of Tucson from 1967 to 1971. In 1979, he was elected clerk of the Pima County Superior Court and served in that post for 20 years. In 1970 he got blamed for Life magazine calling Speedway Boulevard “America’s ugliest street.” He always denied he said it. When a reporter called him or approached him with a question, he would say something to the effect: “It is now 2:15 p.m. Never let it be said that Jim Corbett would not give the Tucson Citizen the time of day.”
Dennis DeConcini
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Regent Dennis DeConcini at an Arizona Board of Regents meeting at the University of Arizona Dec. 3, 2009 in Tucson, Ariz. Photo by James Gregg / Arizona Daily Star
Born in Tucson: May 8, 1937
Why he's famous: Politics — U.S. Senate
Notable accomplishment: DeConcini served as a U.S. senator from Arizona from 1977 to 1995. The Nogales, Arizona Port of Entry on Grand Avenue is named after DeConcini.
Kaylee DeFer
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Actress Kaylee DeFer attends a special screening of "Young Adult" hosted by the Cinema Society and Dior on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Born in Tucson: Sept. 23, 1986
Why she's famous: Arts — film/television
Notable accomplishment: DeFer is most well known for her role as Ivy Dickens on the television series "Gossip Girl."
Ted DeGrazia
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Tucson artist Ted DeGrazia in April, 1960, next to "Los Niños," which was chosen as the official Christmas card by UNICEF in 1960. Tucson Citizen file photo
Lived in Tucson
Why he's famous: Arts
Notable accomplishment: During his career, DeGrazia studied under artists Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco. DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun, 6300 N. Swan Road, is dedicated to DeGrazia's work.
Daniel Martin Diaz
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Internationally known artist Daniel Martin Diaz on March 26, 2014 in Tucson.
Born in Tucson: 1967
Why he's famous: Arts
Notable accomplishment: Diaz designed the cover for the band P.O.D.'s album "Payable on Death" and the band Good Charlotte's album "Cardiology."
Marianne Dissard
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Singer Marianne Dissard in her home on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. After nearly two decades living in Tucson, Dissard is moving on. Originally from France, she is heading to Palermo, Italy, which she describes as the Tucson of Europe. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
Lived in Tucson from 1994-2013
Why she's famous: Arts — music, film
Notable accomplishment: Dissard is an influential artist in Tucson's "desert music community." She also directed a documentary in Tucson about Howe Gelb's Tucson-based band Giant Sand.
Chris Duncan
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St. Louis Cardinals' Chris Duncan slides into first with an infield single to load the bases against the New York Mets in the fifth inning in a baseball game Tuesday, April 21, 2009 in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce)
Born in Tucson: May 5, 1981
Why he's famous: Sports — baseball
Notable accomplishment: Duncan attended Canyon del Oro High School in Tucson. He later went on to win the 2006 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Shelley Duncan
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Cleveland Indians left fielder Shelley Duncan runs down a shallow fly ball from Seattle Mariners' Chone Figgins in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 10, 2011, in Seattle. Duncan made the catch. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Born in Tucson: Sept. 29, 1979
Why he's famous: Sports — baseball
Notable accomplishment: Duncan attended Canyon del Oro High School in Tucson. He was selected as a member of the All-American College First Team in 2001.
Duncan is also the all-time home run leader at the UA. He hit 24 home runs in the 2001 season.
Barbara Eden
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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, left, delivers a speech next to U.S. actress Barbara Eden during the opening ceremony of the 21st Life Ball in front of city hall in Vienna, Austria, on Saturday, May 25, 2013. The Life Ball is a charity gala to raise money for people living with HIV and AIDS. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)
Born in Tucson: Aug. 23, 1931
Why she's famous: Arts — film/television
Notable accomplishment: Eden is most well known for her role as Jeannie on the television series "I Dream of Jeannie."
Sean Elliott
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Sean Elliott scores his first two points during his return on April 14, 2000. Photo by David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star.
Born in Tucson: Feb. 2, 1968
Why he's famous: Sports — basketball
Notable accomplishment: Elliott attended Cholla High School in Tucson. He is the all-time leading scorer at UA. After his collegiate career, Elliott went on to win an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 1999.
Elliott's number, 32, was also retired by both the UA and the Spurs after his outstanding career in both places.
John Fina
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John Fina, former Salpointe Catholic High School player, celebrates a win as an Arizona lineman over ASU on Nov. 24, 1990. Photo by Rick Wiley / Tucson Citizen
Lived in Tucson: Attended Salpointe Catholic High School
Why he's famous: Sports — football
Notable accomplishment: Fina is only one of two football players to ever have his jersey retired by Salpointe. He later went on to play 11 seasons in the NFL and played in two Super Bowls — 1993 and 1994.
Charles G. Finney
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Charles Finney's books included, "The Unholy City," "Past the End of the Pavement" and "The Old China Hands." But his masterpiece was "The Circus of Dr. Lao," which he began shortly after arriving in Tucson in 1929.
Former resident of Tucson
Why he's famous: Arts — literature
Notable accomplishment: Finney was a fantasy novelist. His first novel, "The Circus of Dr. Lao," was selected as the Most Original Book of 1935 at the first-ever National Book Awards.
Pablo Francisco
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Comedian Pablo Francisco.
Born in Tucson: Jan. 5, 1974
Why he's famous: Arts — comedy
Notable accomplishment: Francisco has toured with fellow comedians Carlos Mencia and Freddy Soto as "The Three Amigos."
Howe Gelb
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Howe Gelb, left, and Scott Garber of Giant Sandworms in Tucson in 1983.
Lives in Tucson
Why he's famous: Arts — music
Notable accomplishment: Founder of Giant Sandworms and its iterations. Gelb has worked with a number of artists including KT Tunstall. Gelb and Tunstall collaborated on Tunstall's album "Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon."
Paul Giblin
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Paul Giblin.
Lived in Tucson: Graduated from Palo Verde High School
Why he's famous: Journalism
Notable accomplishment: Giblin, an investigative journalist, won a Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting in 2009 with fellow journalist Ryan Gabrielson while working at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa, Ariz. Pulitzer.org said the two were awarded "for their adroit use of limited resources to reveal, in print and online, how a popular sheriff’s (Joe Arpaio) focus on immigration enforcement endangered investigation of violent crime and other aspects of public safety."
Gabrielle Giffords
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With husband Mark Kelly by her side, former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords gives a short speech after she was awarded the Changemaker Award at the YWCA of Tucson Women's Leadership Conference on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Ariz. Giffords was shot in the head during a mass shooting in 2011. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Born in Tucson: June 8, 1970
Why she's famous: Politics — U.S. House of Representatives
Notable accomplishment: Giffords attended University High School in Tucson. She is a retired politician who represented Arizona's 8th congressional district from 2007 to 2012. In addition, she's only the third woman in Arizona to be elected to the U.S. Congress. Giffords survived an assassination attempt on Jan. 8, 2011.
Jim Grabb
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Jim Grabb at the Tucson Racquet Club in June, 1979. Photo by Manuel Miera / Tucson Citizen
Born in Tucson: April 14, 1964
Why he's famous: Sports — tennis
Notable accomplishment: Grabb was ranked the world's No. 1 doubles player in 1989 and 1993.
Raúl Grijalva
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U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva.
Born in Tucson: Feb. 19, 1948
Why he's famous: Politics — Congress
Notable accomplishment: Grijalva has served as the U.S. representative of Arizona's 3rd congressional district since 2003.
Lalo Guerrero
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Chicano music pioneer Lalo Guerrero headed up a star-studded "Viva Arizona!" bill on April 15, 1999, at the Tucson Convention Center.
Born in Tucson: Dec. 24, 1916
Why he's famous: Arts — music
Notable accomplishment: Guerrero is known as the "Father of Chicano Music."
Chelsi Guillen
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13-year-old Chelsi Guillen practices at the Alltel Ice Den for the skating nationals in Spokane, Wash., on Jan. 18, 2007. (Photo by Lisa Olson / East Valley Tribune)
Born in Tucson: May 28, 1993
Why she's famous: Sports — figure skater
Notable accomplishment: Guillen placed third in the 2007-08 juniors level pair figure skating U.S. Championships with her partner, Danny Curzon.
Savannah Guthrie
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FILE - In a Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011 file photo provided by NBC, "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie appears on the set during a broadcast, in New York. (AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer, File)
Lived in Tucson: Moved to Tucson when she was 2. Attended Amphitheater High School and the University of Arizona.
Why she's famous: Journalism — TV personality
Notable accomplishment: Guthrie is known for her role as a co-anchor on the TV news show "Today."
J.J. Hardy
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In this May 12, 2014, photo, Baltimore Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy leaps to catch a line drive by Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera for the out during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Baltimore. Hardy was named a Gold Glove winner Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Born in Tucson: Aug. 19, 1982
Why he's famous: Sports — baseball
Notable accomplishment: Hardy attended Sabino High School in Tucson. He's a three-time All-State selection (1999, 2000, 2001) and was selected as an All-American in 2001.
Since his Major League Baseball career started in 2005, Hardy has won the Gold Glove Award three times (2012, 2013, 2014), been selected as an All-Star twice (2007, 2013) and has won the Silver Slugger Award (2013).
Ron Hassey
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Former UA baseball player Ron Hassey stands at bat during a spring training game against the Cleveland Indians at Hi Corbett Field on March 28, 1989.
Born in Tucson: Feb. 27, 1953
Why he's famous: Sports — baseball
Notable accomplishment: Hassey attended Tucson High School. He won the 1989 World Series with the Oakland Athletics, who swept the San Francisco Giants.
Emil Haury
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Emil W. Haury, UA anthropology professor and recipient of the 1977 Alfred Vincent Kidder Award of the Society of American Archaeology.
Lived in Tucson: 1937-92
Why he's famous: Science — archaeology
Notable accomplishment: Haury was an archaeologist specializing in the archaeology of the Southwest. He became the head of the UA's Department of Archaeology and later changed its name to the Department of Anthropology. He was also the director of the Arizona State Museum until 1964.
Dan Hicks
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Hannah Storm and Dan Hicks on June 12, 2001. Photo courtesy of NBC.
Born in Tucson: June 2, 1962
Why he's famous: Sports — sportscaster
Notable accomplishment: Hicks attended Sabino High School in Tucson. Since 1996, Hicks has been the stroke-by-stroke swimming announcer for the Olympic Games. He's also done some announcing for the Winter Olympic Games in years past.
Pat Hughes
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Pat Hughes gives an eulogy at Holy Name Cathedral during the funeral service for Chicago Cubs great and longtime radio announcer Ron Santo Friday, Dec. 10, 2010 in Chicago. The nine-time all-star died Dec. 2 in an Arizona hospital from complications of bladder cancer. He was 70. (AP Photo/Chicago Cubs, Steve Green, Pool)
Born in Tucson: May 27, 1955
Why he's famous: Sports — baseball announcer
Notable accomplishment: In 1996, Hughes became the play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs. Before that, he was an announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers and the Marquette University basketball team.
Don Hummel
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Former Tucson Mayor Don Hummel in 1953.
Lived in Tucson
Why he's famous: Politics
Notable accomplishment: Hummel served as Tucson's mayor from 1955 to 1961. He then served as an assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development when President Lyndon B. Johnson was in office.
Dominic Janes
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Dominic Janes.
Born in Tucson: Feb. 11, 1994
Why he's famous: Arts — film/television
Notable accomplishment: Janes is known for his role as the younger version of Dexter on the television series "Dexter."
Ben Patrick Johnson
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Ben Patrick Johnson. Photo by Eric Raptosh / photo courtesy of Ben Patrick Johnson
Born in Tucson: June 30, 1969
Why he's famous: Arts — voice-over artist
Notable accomplishment: Johnson has lent his voice to many television programs during his career, including serving as the announcer for the television series "Judge Joe Brown." Before you say you've never heard of Ben Patrick Johnson, ask yourself the following: Do you watch Fox or CBS? Are you a fan of the NFL Network? Have you been to the movies at all within the last five years? If you answered yes to any of these questions, chances are you've caught Johnson's baritone promoting the next big feature film or upcoming season of "House" or "Fringe."
Brad Johnson
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Brad Johnson appears as Major Matthew Q. Shepherd in the syndicated television series "Soldier of Fortune, Inc." (AP Photo/Rysher Entertainment, Will McGarry)
Born in Tucson: Oct. 24, 1959
Why he's famous: Arts — film
Notable accomplishment: Johnson is known for his role as "Ted Baker" in the 1989 Steven Spielberg-directed film "Always."
Ulysses Kay
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Undated Tucson Citizen file photo of Ulysses Kay.
Born in Tucson: Jan. 7, 1917
Why he's famous: Arts — music
Notable accomplishment: Kay composed five operas including "Frederick Douglass."
Alex Kellner
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Alex Kellner in a 1953 file photo.
Born in Tucson: Aug. 26, 1924
Why he's famous: Sports — baseball
Notable accomplishment: Kellner, a pitcher in the MLB, won 20 games in 1949 — his first full season in the league. He was also selected as an American League All-Star during the same season.
Daniel Kennedy
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Daniel Kennedy, 19, plays Lutz, the flamboyant valet to the prince in the UA production of "The Student Prince" on June 18, 2003.
Born in Tucson: Oct. 24, 1983
Why he's famous: Arts — television
Notable accomplishment: Kennedy is known for his role as "Pete Cortlandt" on the television series "All My Children."
Jimmy Kimmel
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Comedian Jimmy Kimmel.
Lived in Tucson: Morning DJ at KRQQ
Why he's famous: Arts ─ television
Notable accomplishment: Kimmel is a comedian and talk show host. He is best know as the host of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
Barbara Kingsolver
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Author Barbara Kingsolver. Photo by Annie Griffiths Belt/courtesy HarperCollins.
Former resident of Tucson
Why she's famous: Arts — literature
Notable accomplishment: Kingsolver is a New York Times bestselling author. Her novels include "The Poisonwood Bible" and "The Bean Trees," set partially in Tucson.
Ian Kinsler
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Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler stops a ground ball hit by Kansas City Royals' Eric Hosmer during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, May 3, 2014. Hosmer was out at first base on the play. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Born in Tucson: June 22, 1982
Why he's famous: Sports — baseball
Notable accomplishment: While attending Canyon del Oro High School in Tucson, Kinsler helped his baseball team win two state championships — 1997 and 2000.
He made his Major League Baseball debut in 2006 and has been productive ever since. He's a four-time All-Star (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) and a two-time member of the 30-30 club — 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in a season.
Sam Kleiner
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Sam Kleiner
Born in Tucson
Why he's famous: Author
Notable accomplishment: Author of the book "The Flying Tigers," which tells the personal stories of pilots who flew bombers for China against Japan in World War II.
Katie Lee
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This uncredited photo of Katie Lee appeared in the Arizona Daily Star in 1977. It was likely submitted by the singer.
Born in Tucson: Oct. 23, 1919
Why she's famous: Arts — music
Notable accomplishment: Lee studied with Burl Ives and Josh White, two prominent folksingers of the 1940s.
Hank Leiber
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Hank Leiber, left, was a baseball star for J. F. "Pop" McKale in the 1930s and played in two World Series with the New York Giants and was a three-time All-Star.
Lived in Tucson: Leiber attended the UA and later made the Old Pueblo his permanent home following his Major League Baseball career.
Why he's famous: Sports — baseball
Notable accomplishment: Leiber was a three-time MLB All-Star (1938, 1940, 1941). After his playing career, Leiber went on to manage the Tucson Cowboys baseball team of the Arizona-Texas League for one season.
After Leiber retired all together from baseball, he became a prominent Tucson businessman working in real estate. He was also inducted into the UA Sports Hall of Fame in 1963.
Caitlin Leverenz
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Caitlin Leverenz of the U.S. swims breaststroke during her women's 200m individual medley at the Pan Pacific swimming championships in Gold Coast, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Born in Tucson: Feb. 26, 1991
Why she's famous: Sports — swimming
Notable accomplishment: Leverenz attended Sahuaro High School in Tucson. She swam with the U.S. Olympic team at the 2012 Olympic Games, where she won the bronze medal in the 200-meter individual medley event.
Before her Olympic career, Leverenz won the gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke event at the 2007 Pan American Games. Along her with gold, she also set a meet record with a time of 2 minutes, 25.62 seconds.
Bob Log III
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Bob Log III, July 11, 1998.
Lived in Tucson
Why he's famous: Arts — music
Notable accomplishment: Log plays the slide guitar in a one-man band and plays more than 150 shows every year around the world. He's also known for his full-body cannonball suit and helmet that he wears during performances.
Gavin MacIntosh
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Gavin MacIntosh arrives at the 2015 Radio Disney Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Saturday, April, 25, 2105 in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP)
Born in Tucson: March 22, 1999
Why he's famous: Arts — television
Notable accomplishment: MacIntosh is known for his role as "Connor Stevens" on the television series "The Fosters."
Taryn Manning
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Actress Taryn Manning attends the PaleyFest: Made In NY - "Orange Is The New Black" panel discussion at The Paley Center for Media on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Born in Tucson: Nov. 6, 1978
Why she's famous: Arts — film/television
Notable accomplishment: Manning is known for her role as Tiffany Doggett on the Netflix television series "Orange Is the New Black," for her role as Janeane in the film "8 Mile" and for her role as Ellen Martin in the film "A Lot Like Love."
Lee Marvin
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Lee Marvin
Former resident of Tucson
Why he's famous: Arts — film/television
Notable accomplishment: Marvin won an Oscar in 1965 for his role in "Cat Ballou." The tough-guy actor who owned a home in the Foothills and died in Tucson in 1987, banged around town in a pickup truck - one frequently headed either for a hardware store or the dump. Neighbor Jane Loew Sharples remembers the time Marvin pulled weeds in her front yard. The actor shied away from most public appearances in Tucson, the exception being annual fundraisers for wildlife rehabilitator Sarah Gorby.
Pete McCaffrey
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Born in Tucson: Jan. 24, 1938
Why he's famous: Sports — basketball
Notable accomplishment: McCaffrey competed with the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where they won a gold medal.
Chris McCaleb
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Editor Chris McCaleb participates in a panel at the 2014 Emmy Primecuts at the Television Academy on Friday, Aug. 9, 2014, in the NoHo Arts District in Los Angeles. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Grew up in Tucson
Why he's famous: Arts ─ film and television
Notable accomplishment: He is a director, producer and editor who created the Web series "Prom Queen."
Roger McCluskey
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Race car driver Roger McCluskey, photographed here on Nov. 15, 1962, raced at Indianapolis numerous times, but never won.
Born in Tucson: Aug. 24, 1930
Why he's famous: Sports — race car driver
Notable accomplishment: McCluskey has been inducted into three separate Hall of Fames — the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (1993), the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame (2002) and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2011).
Arturo Moreno
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Arturo Moreno talks to reporters after Major League Baseball owners approved the sale of Disney's Anaheim Angels to him, Thursday, May 15, 2003, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Born in Tucson: Aug. 1946
Why he's famous: Business — entrepreneur
Notable accomplishment: Moreno owns the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He's the first Mexican-American to own a major sports team in the U.S.
Lute Olson
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Arizona coach Lute Olson says a few words to fans after being presented with an award commemorating his 1,000th victory after a game at McKale Center, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004. Photo by Chris Richards / Arizona Daily Star.
Lives in Tucson
Why he's famous: Sports — basketball
Notable accomplishment: Olson was the UA's head basketball coach from 1983-2008. His most notable accomplishment during his time at the UA was winning the NCAA national championship in 1997.
Alice Greenough Orr
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Marge Henson and Alice Orr (The Greenough Sisters) on Feb. 3, 1976.
Former resident of Tucson
Why she's famous: Sports — rodeo performer
Notable accomplishment: Greenough Orr, considered the "first rodeo queen," has been inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame and the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Larry Pine
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"The Grand Budapest Hotel" is nominated for Best Picture in the 87th Academy Awards. Ralph Fiennes (left) and Tony Revolori star in "The Grand Budapest Hotel." (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Born in Tucson: March 3, 1945
Why he's famous: Arts — film
Notable accomplishment: Most recently, Pine played "Mr. Mosher" in the film "The Grand Budapest Hotel."
Allen Pitts
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Born in Tucson: June 28, 1964
Why he's famous: Sports — football
Notable accomplishment: Pitts played 10 seasons in the Canadian Football League (1990-2000) and before 2008, held the record for all-time most career receiving yards in the CFL. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
Rainer Ptacek
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Rainer Ptacek plays guitar on the back of his Ranchero.
Lived in Tucson
Why he's famous: Arts — music
Notable accomplishment: Ptacek was a guitarist and singer/songwriter based in Tucson. He was known for his unique playing style and technique. After Ptacek was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 1996, several well-known musicians composed a tribute album for him. The album featured artists such as Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page.
William Rathje
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Undated Arizona Daily Star file photo of William Rathje.
Lived in Tucson
Why he's famous: Science — archaeology
Notable accomplishment: Rathje was a longtime director of the "Tucson Garbage Project," which studied waste trends through research in Tucson. He pioneered the field know as "garbology."
Jeffrey Rein
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Jeffrey Rein at the 40th Sahuaro High School reunion for the class of 1970.
Lived in Tucson: Attended Sahuaro High School
Why he's famous: Business — CEO
Notable accomplishment: Rein is a former CEO of Walgreens.
Peter M. Rhee
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Dr. Peter Rhee, Trauma and Critical Care Emergency Surgery doctor at University Medical Center, describes the gunshot wound Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., received.
Lived in Tucson
Why he's famous: Science — medicine
Notable accomplishment: Rhee was the chief of Trauma Critical Care and Emergency Surgery at the UA. He was the attending physician to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords after she was shot in her head in Tucson in 2011, an injury she survived largely because of Rhee.
Stacey Richter
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Stacey Richter on April 28, 2004.
Resident of Tucson
Why she's famous: Arts — literature
Notable accomplishment: Richter has been awarded with the National Prize for Fiction in the past. She has written two collections of short fiction stories — "My Date with Satan" and "Twin Study."
Linda Ronstadt
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Linda Ronstadt signs autographs at Tucson's Symphony Cotillion Ball on Nov. 23, 1977. Photo by Lew Elliott / Tucson Citizen
Born in Tucson: July 15, 1946
Why she's famous: Arts — music
Notable accomplishment: Ronstadt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014. She has also earned 11 Grammy Awards.
In July 2014, President Obama presented Ronstadt with one of 12 2013 National Medals of Arts and Humanities.
One of Ronstadt's most well-known albums is "Heart Like a Wheel," released in 1974.
Margaret Sanger
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Former resident of Tucson
Why she's famous: Business — birth control activist
Notable accomplishment: Sanger founded the American Birth Control League in 1921, which later became the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She's also known for popularizing the phrase "birth control."
Robert Sarver
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Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver celebrates as his team finally takes the lead against Memphis late in the second quarter in the second game of their first-round playoff series at America West Arena, Phoenix, Ariz., Wednesday, April 27, 2005.
Born in Tucson: 1961
Why he's famous: Business — sports
Notable accomplishment: Sarver is the majority owner of the Phoenix Suns (NBA) and the owner of the Phoenix Mercury (WNBA).
Garry Shandling
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Garry Shandling, host of the 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2000. (AP Photo/Mark J.Terrill)
Lived in Tucson: Attended Palo Verde High School
Why he's famous: Arts — film
Notable accomplishment: Shandling won an Emmy Award for outstanding writing for a comedy series in 1998 for "The Larry Sanders Show."
Nicole Silverberg
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Born in Tucson
Why she's famous: Arts ─ comedy
Notable accomplishment: She currently writes for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. She was named one of the 50 Funniest People in Brooklyn by Brooklyn Magazine.
Peter H. Smith
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Dr. Peter H. Smith is the Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair of Integrated Science in the Department of Planetary Science. He has participated in numerous space missions throughout his long career and is the Principal Investigator of the Phoenix Mars mission. Handout photo.
Lives in Tucson
Why he's famous: Science — astronomy
Notable accomplishment: Smith is the principal investigator for the $420 million Phoenix explorer. Phoenix landed on Mars in 2008.
Martin Spanjers
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Martin Spanjers, 11, a Tucsonan, on Sept. 11, 1998.
Born in Tucson: Feb. 2, 1987
Why he's famous: Arts — film/television
Notable accomplishment: Spanjers is known for his role as "Rory Hennessy" on the television series "8 Simple Rules." He's also appeared on television shows such "Grey's Anatomy," Malcolm in the Middle" and "True Blood."
Jackson Stewart
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Born in Tucson
Why he's famous: Arts ─ film
Notable accomplishment: He is a director, producer and screenwriter who directed "Beyond the Gates."
Kerri Strug
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USA's Kerri Strug performs in the floor exercise during the women's team compulsory gymnastics competition of the Centennial Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta on Sunday, July 21, 1996. Strug dazzled the crowd with a near-flawless performance. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)
Born in Tucson: Nov. 19, 1977
Why she's famous: Sports — gymnastics
Notable accomplishment: Strug competed with the U.S. Olympic all-around women's gymnastics team at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, where the team won the gold medal.
Richard (Dick) Tuck
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Richard Tuck, a political hoaxer with Democratic Party election campaigns, is shown in Oct. 1973. (AP Photo)
Lived in Tucson and born in Hayden, Ariz.
Why he's famous: Politics ─ Democrat political prankster
Notable accomplishment: Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon were favorite targets of Tuck, who played practical jokes on Republicans.
Mark Udall
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Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., center, flanked by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, to discuss Democrats and Republicans sitting together during President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Born in Tucson: July 18, 1950
Why he's famous: Politics
Notable accomplishment: Udall was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado from 1999 to 2009 and a U.S. senator from Colorado from 2009 to 2015.
Morris K. Udall
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This is a 1952 file photo of longtime Arizona congressman Morris K. "Mo" Udall.
Lived in Tucson
Why he's famous: Politics — House of Representatives
Notable accomplishment: Udall was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 30 years, from 1961 to 1991. Udall Park on Tucson's eastside is named in his honor.
Stewart Udall
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Stewart L. Udall, former secretary of the Interior under presidents Kennedy and Johnson, photographed at the Arizona Inn on May 17, 2000.
Lived in Tucson
Why he's famous: Politics — U.S. House of Representatives
Notable accomplishment: Udall was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona. He then became the 37th U.S. secretary of the Interior, under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. During that time, he added four new parks, six national monuments, eight seashores and lakeshores, nine recreation areas, 20 historic sites and 56 wildlife refuges to the National Park system.
In 1961, Udall persuaded President Kennedy to add 15,000 acres to the west unit of the Saguaro National Monument, today part of the national park that bookends Tucson on the east and the west.
Udall created the first federal bike path and the first jogging trail at a time (1961) when newspaper accounts had to explain the term "jogging."
Tom Udall
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Tom Udall speaks to the crowd at The Center for Creative Photography about his first year in Congress on Aug. 7, 1999.
Born in Tucson: May 18, 1948
Why he's famous: Politics
Notable accomplishment: Udall was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico from 1999 to 2009. He is now a U.S. Senator from New Mexico.
Kate Walsh
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Kate Walsh arrives at the 16th annual GQ "Men of the Year" party in Los Angeles, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Lived in Tucson: Attended Catalina Magnet High School and Rincon High School
Why she's famous: Arts — film/television
Notable accomplishment: Walsh is best known for her role as Dr. Addison Montgomery in the TV shows "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice."
Andrew Weil
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Dr. Andrew Weil, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Photo by Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Lives in Tucson
Why he's famous: Science — medicine
Notable accomplishment: Weil is the founder and director of the UA's Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine.
Michael L. White
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Lived in Tucson
Why he's famous: Arts — writer/producer
Notable accomplishment: White wrote and produced the television series "Computer Doctor" and "Spirit of Television."
Parker Young
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Parker Young, a cast member in the new television series "Enlisted," poses at the premiere screening of the show on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Born in Tucson: Aug. 16, 1988
Why he's famous: Arts — television
Notable accomplishment: Young attended Catalina Foothills High School in Tucson. He is known for his role as "Ryan Shay" on the television series "Suburgatory." He's also appeared in episodes of "Mad Men" and "CSI: NY" and starred in "Enlisted."
Win Young
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Win Young of Phoenix Central High School, ca late 1960s. Photo courtesy of Phoenix Union High School District.
Former resident of Tucson
Why he's famous: Sports — diving
Notable accomplishment: Young competed for the U.S. at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, where he won a bronze medal in the men's 10-meter platform event.
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