#1Politics & Law
Carl Hayden
1877–1972Democratic U.S. Senator from Arizona
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Famous people · Tempe
The 25 famous people born in Tempe, led by Carl Hayden
Best known of all is Carl Hayden, written about in 19 languages. Second place goes to the American basketball player Marvin Bagley III, third to Robert Finch. Since 1970, 12 were born, the most of any period. Carl Hayden (1877) and Marcus Bagley (2001) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Carl Hayden
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
Carl Hayden
Youngest
2001
Marcus Bagley
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
8
notable residents
What stands out about Tempe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Tempe’s famous people were born
The 1930s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawNotableWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicBusinessScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Tempe
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2
#3Known for
What Tempe is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 9 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Tempe
A further 22 follow, born between 1888 and 2001.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Tempe home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Tempe, though born elsewhere.
Meg Burton Cahill
born 1954American politician who served as Arizona State Senator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tempe 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)
- Carl Hayden: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marvin Bagley III: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Finch: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pau Tonnesen: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Campos-Duffy: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Kimmel: Erin Scott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brenda Strong: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Kotsur: Lyn Fairly Media, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawn Michaels: David Seto from Brooksville, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brady Corbet: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons