
Born near South Tucson: 8 famous people within 35 miles
Linda Ronstadt, born in Tucson, 6 mi away, is the closest. No town in Arizona lists more than Mesa, with 54. After Mesa, the next longest list in Arizona is Tucson’s, with 36. So far, no famous person on record was born in South Tucson.
What stands out about South Tucson’s famous people
Famous people born near South Tucson
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Gabby Giffords
born 1970American politician and gun control activist
Hailey Bieber
born 1996American model and television personality


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Tucson 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 (4)
- Linda Ronstadt: Carl Lender at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabby Giffords: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Eden: www.promiflash.de - Bitte bei Bildverwendung auch Link setzen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre Jackson: ウィ貴公子, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons