Photo: Chris J · CC BY-SA 2.0Maricopa has no famous person on record yet
Casa Grande, which borders it, has 12 on its list, the best known Joe Jonas. The longest list of any town in Arizona belongs to Mesa, with 54. After Mesa, the next longest list in Arizona is Tucson’s, with 36. In Arizona, 94 towns have someone on the list.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Maricopa), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Maricopa has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Maricopa
Casa Grande has the longest list next door: 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maricopa 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 (1)
- Joe Jonas: NotAnotherAKA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons