#1Film, TV & Stage
Brady Corbet
born 1988American film director and actor
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Famous people · Scottsdale
24 famous people were born in Scottsdale, more of them performers than in most towns
Most widely known is Brady Corbet, the American film director and actor, with articles in 39 languages. More than half were born since 1970, 20 in all. From Ken Johnson in 1951 to Alexa Noel in 2002, the births cover 51 years. Only 6 of the 96 towns in Arizona with anyone on record list more.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Brady Corbet
in 39 Wikipedia languages
First
1951
Ken Johnson
Youngest
2002
Alexa Noel
Most common field
Sports
14 people
Also called it home
11
notable residents
What stands out about Scottsdale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Scottsdale’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 12 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Scottsdale is known for
Scottsdale has 2.7× the usual share of performers.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Scottsdale
All three are performers.
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Film, TV & Stage
Cheryl Pollak
born 1967American actress, director and producer
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Scottsdale
21 more, 14 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Scottsdale home
11 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Muhammad Ali the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Phoenix, with 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scottsdale 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 (10)
- Brady Corbet: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabrielle Carteris: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muhammad Ali: Bernard Gotfryd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Seagal: Svklimkin, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Schneider: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Bluth: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Harris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Hayden: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Brewer: Minda Haas on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cassie Miller: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons