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Famous people · Tuba City

5 famous people call Tuba City their birthplace

The best known is the American soldier Lori Piestewa, with articles in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are Jonathan Nez and Aaron Yazzie. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.3, while at least half the towns in Arizona list nobody born there. More are leaders than anything else, 3 in all.

#2 best knownJonathan NezPolitics & Law · born 1975
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Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Lori Piestewa
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1974
Sunshine Sykes
Youngest
1986
Aaron Yazzie
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Tuba City

Lori Piestewa leads with articles in 9 languages, ahead of Jonathan Nez (7) and Aaron Yazzie (2).

LP#1
Military

Lori Piestewa

1979–2003

American soldier

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Jonathan Nez#2
Politics & Law

Jonathan Nez

born 1975

9th President of the Navajo Nation

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Aaron Yazzie#3
Science & Medicine

Aaron Yazzie

born 1986

American mechanical engineer

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Tuba City’s famous people were born

Most were born since 1970 (4); the busiest decade is the 1970s (3).

The American centuryToday195020002050Aaron Yazzie
Politics & LawMilitaryScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Tuba City is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.9 times.

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 Tuba City

The rest number 2, with 2 leaders among them.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tuba City 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.

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