20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cactus Flats
The best known of them is Sarah Y. Mason, with articles in 13 languages. Closest of all is Frank Wanlass, from Thatcher, 4 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Cactus Flats yet. The longest list of any town in Arizona belongs to Mesa, with 54.
What stands out about Cactus Flats’ famous people
Famous people born near Cactus Flats
Nobody born in Cactus Flats is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






Jack Ganzhorn
1881–1956Silent film actor and script writer

Manuel Perez
1914–1981Mexican American animator and animation director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cactus Flats and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Sarah Y. Mason: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin Jones: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elliot Johnson: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- D. J. Carrasco: slgckgc on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Del M. Clawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ettore DeGrazia: DeGrazia Foundation, Reggie Russell, Buehman, Dick Frontain, Thomas Galvin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank R. Zapata: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons