Famous people · Sun City
Born near Sun City: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Brady Ellison, from Glendale, 8 mi away. Among those who made it their home is Rick Gray. The best known of them is Chester Bennington, with articles in 98 languages. Of the bordering towns, Peoria has the longest list: 9, with Mary Peters at the top.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Chester Bennington
Best known
Chester Bennington
in 98 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sun City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sun City
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Barry Goldwater
1909–1998American politician and military officer
Mary Peters
born 1948United States Secretary of Transportation
A chosen home
Also called Sun City home
One more notable person made the town home: Rick Gray.
Rick Gray
American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Peoria has the most people on record, 9 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sun City 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 (14)
- Rick Gray: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stevie Nicks: Larry Richman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordin Sparks: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Goldwater: Trikosko, Marion S., photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brady Corbet: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabrielle Carteris: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Robbins: AMD Inc.-management, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sammi Hanratty: Dagomada, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sofia Wylie: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Tkachuk: Tlop2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Hayden: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marvin Bagley III: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Peters: DOT, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon McDonald: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons