List of Famous people born in Arizona, United States of America
Lloyd Hughes
Lloyd Hughes was an American actor of both the silent and sound film eras.
Tyler Gillett
Tyler Gillett is an American film director, cinematographer, writer and producer. A co-creator of the filmmaking collective Radio Silence, Gillett co-directed the 2014 Twentieth Century Fox film Devil's Due. He was also featured in the 158th episode of the podcast Reply All.
Regina Romero
Regina Romero is an American politician. She is mayor of Tucson, Arizona, having been elected after previously serving on the city council.
Stan Jones
Stanley Davis Jones was an American songwriter and actor, primarily writing Western music. He is best remembered for writing "Ghost Riders in the Sky".
Andy Gätjen
Greg Proops
Gregory Everett Proops is an American actor, stand-up comedian, voice artist and television host. He is widely known for his work as an improvisational comedian on the U.K. and U.S. versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway? He also performed on Drew Carey's Green Screen Show and voiced the title character on the animated children's show Bob the Builder from 2005 to 2009.
Holly Sampson
Holly Joy Sampson, also known as Nicolette Foster, Andrea Michaels or Zoe is an American actress and model who has appeared in both mainstream and pornographic films over the course of her career. She is noted for her appearances on several television shows and her appearance in the 1990 comedy-drama feature film Pump Up The Volume. She is also known for playing the title role in the Emmanuelle 2000 series of films.
Jim Adkins
Jimmy Eat World is an American rock band formed in 1993 in Mesa, Arizona. The band is composed of lead vocalist and lead guitarist Jim Adkins, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch, and drummer Zach Lind. They have released ten studio albums, the last nine featuring the current lineup.
Billy Boat
William Leonard Boat is an American former open-wheel driver who raced in the Indy Racing League.
Mary Peters
Mary E. Peters served as the United States Secretary of Transportation under President George W. Bush from 2006 to 2009. She was the second woman to hold the position after Elizabeth Dole.