#1Cottonwood is the birthplace of 4 famous people
At the top of the list is the American musician Junior Brown, covered in 7 languages. The American politician Debra Brimhall ranks second, ahead of Rich Buhler. Half or more of the towns in Arizona have no one on record, but this one has 3.2 for every 10,000 residents. The list runs from Rich Buhler, born in 1946, to Debra Brimhall, born in 1958.
Born in Cottonwood
Junior Brown leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of Debra Brimhall (2) and Rich Buhler (2).
#1Rich Buhler
1946–2012American radio talk show host and author
What Cottonwood is known for
The field with the most names is Music: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Cottonwood
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Cottonwood?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Cottonwood’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Camp Verde: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cottonwood and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Junior Brown: Ron Baker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred P. Lewis: U.S. Air Force staff., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eldon Rudd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

