List of people from Phoenix

This is a list of notable past and present residents of the U.S. city of Phoenix, Arizona, and its surrounding metropolitan area. For people whose only connection with the city is attending the nearby Arizona State University, see: List of Arizona State University alumni.

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 David Benavidez – professional boxer 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 DiamondbacksColangelo, Jerry; Sherman, Len. How You Play the Game: Lessons for Life from the Billion-Dollar Business of Sports, AMACOM, 1999. 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, 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 Hank Leiber – professional baseball player Jason P. Lester – ultra endurance athlete, author and ESPY Award winner 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 (niece of Tiger Woods) 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 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 – authorJohn Locke, "Authors and Others", The Ocean: 100th Anniversary Collection (Off-Trail Publications: Castroville, California, 2008), p. 30–32. 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