#1Famous people · Phoenix
2 famous people were born in Phoenix
Most widely known is Thaddeus Campbell Sweet, the American politician, with articles in 4 languages. The other is Mike Regan, the American baseball player. Born in 1872, Thaddeus Campbell Sweet is the first name on record, and Mike Regan, born in 1887, the most recent. The nearest list is next door in Lysander: one name, Esther Baker Steele.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Thaddeus Campbell Sweet
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Thaddeus Campbell Sweet
Youngest
1887
Mike Regan
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Phoenix
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What Phoenix is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 1 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Phoenix 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)
- Thaddeus Campbell Sweet: Original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Regan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Esther Baker Steele: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons