#1Andre Jackson, born in 1996, is Vail’s famous person on record
In 1996, the American baseball pitcher Andre Jackson was born. Their name appears in articles in 3 languages. The nearest list is next door in Tucson: 36 names, starting with Linda Ronstadt. Mesa has the most of any town in Arizona: 54.

Born in Vail
#1Also called Vail home
One more notable person made the town home: David H. Levy.

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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Tucson’s, with 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vail 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 (3)
- Andre Jackson: ウィ貴公子, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David H. Levy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Ronstadt: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
