List of Famous people born in Arizona, United States of America
Bob Baffert
Robert A. Baffert is an American racehorse trainer who trained the 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify. Baffert's horses have won six Kentucky Derbies, seven Preakness Stakes, three Belmont Stakes and three Kentucky Oaks. He tied the record for most Kentucky Derby wins by a horse trainer with Authentic's win at the 2020 Derby.
Kerri Strug
Kerri Allyson Strug Fischer is a retired American gymnast from Tucson, Arizona. She was a member of the Magnificent Seven, the victorious all-around women's gymnastics team that represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and is best remembered for performing the vault despite having injured her ankle and for subsequently being carried to the podium by her coach, Béla Károlyi.
Kyle Allen
Kyle Allen is an American football quarterback for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL). He was born and raised in Arizona and played high school football at Desert Mountain, where he was among the top players of his class. He then attended and played college football at Texas A&M before transferring to the University of Houston in 2016.
Taylor Lewan
Taylor Curtis Lewan is an American football offensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL) and co-host of the podcast Bussin’ With The Boys. He was drafted by the Titans in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan where he was a two-time All-American.
Barbara Eden
Barbara Eden is an American actress and singer, best known for her starring role of "Jeannie" in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.
Gabrielle Carteris
Gabrielle Anne Carteris is an American actress and trade union leader. Her best known acting role was as Andrea Zuckerman during the early seasons of the 1990s television series Beverly Hills, 90210.
MyKayla Skinner
MyKayla Brooke Skinner Harmer is an American artistic gymnast. She was the 2016 Olympic alternate on the Women's Gymnastics team. She competed at the 2014 World Championships where she contributed to the U.S. team's gold medal, also winning an individual bronze medal on vault and placing fourth on floor exercise. She has won ten total medals at the USA Gymnastics National Championships during her senior career. Skinner is known for her high level of difficulty on vault and floor. She attended the University of Utah, where she was a member of its NCAA women's gymnastics team.
Steven Gätjen
Steven Gätjen is a German-American event and TV host based in Germany.
Shawn Michaels
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom, better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, and television presenter. Regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers in history, he is known by the nicknames "Heartbreak Kid", "The Showstopper", and "Mr. WrestleMania".
Deb Haaland
Debra Anne Haaland is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative from New Mexico's 1st congressional district since 2019. The district includes most of Albuquerque, along with most of its suburbs. Haaland is a former chairwoman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico. Along with Sharice Davids, she is one of the first two Native American women elected to the U.S. Congress. Haaland is an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo and a 35th-generation New Mexican. Haaland is a political progressive who supports the Green New Deal and Medicare for All.