List of people from Chandler, Arizona

This is a listing of notable people who were born in, or have lived in, Chandler, Arizona.

Athletics

• Adam Archuleta – professional football player, Chicago Bears ^[1]
• Ryan Bader – Mixed martial artist, UFC's Light Heavyweight division
• Clay Bellinger – former professional baseball player 1999-2002 (Yankees & Angels) ^[2]
• Cody Bellinger – professional baseball player 2017–present (Dodgers) ^[3]
• Julio Benitez – soccer player ^[4]
• Matt Bersano – soccer player ^[5]
• Hunter Bishop (born 1998) – baseball player ^[6]
• Lance Brown – professional football player^{[ citation needed ]}
• Melissa Buhl – downhill and mountain-cross cycling champion ^[7]
• T.J. Clark – NASCAR driver ^[8]
• Leonard Davis – professional football player, Dallas Cowboys ^[9]
• Chris DeGeare – professional football player
• Louie Espinoza – Arizona's first world champion boxer ^[10]
• Andre Ethier – professional baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers. ^[11]
• Nelson Figueroa – professional baseball player
• Ryan Fitzpatrick – Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback
• Zora Folley – heavyweight boxer; Folley Street is named for him ^{[12] [13]}
• Channing Frye – NBA basketball player, Cleveland Cavaliers. ^[14]
• Barry Gardner – professional football player ^[15]
• Mean Joe Greene – professional football player^{[ citation needed ]}
• Brett Hundley – professional football player, Green Bay Packers ^[16]
• Mike Leach – professional football player, Arizona Cardinals
• Rodrigo Lopez – professional baseball player, Chicago Cubs
• Tank Johnson – professional football player ^[17]
• Cameron Jordan – professional football player, New Orleans Saints ^[18]
• Dion Jordan – professional football player, Seattle Seahawks ^[19]
• Mike Kruczek – professional football player
• Matt Leinart – professional football player ^[20]
• Becca Longo – high school football kicker, first woman to receive NCAA football scholarship at Division II or better
• Jeff Malone – professional basketball player ^[21]
• Donovan McNabb – professional football quarterback ^[22]
• Dustin Pedroia – professional baseball player
• Paul Perkins – professional football player, New York Giants ^[23]
• Keith Poole – professional football player ^[24]
• Junior Spivey – professional baseball player ^[25]
• Dernell Stenson – professional baseball player
• Terrell Suggs – professional football player, Baltimore Ravens ^[26]
• Lindsay Taylor – WNBA player, Seattle Storm ^[27]
• Brian Urlacher – professional football player, Chicago Bears ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Greg Vanney – MLS player, D.C. United ^[28]
• Markus Wheaton – professional football player, Pittsburgh Steelers ^[29]
• Ken Whisenhunt – professional football player and coach ^[30]
• AQ Shipley – professional football player, Arizona Cardinals
• Andy Lane – professional baseball player and coach, Chicago Cubs
• Robbie Gould – professional football player, San Francisco 49ers

Literature

• Bill Konigsberg – award-winning author
• Dary Matera – author, columnist ^[31]
• Alberto Ríos – poet, writer, academic ^[32]

Movies/television/media

• Alexa Havins – actress, All My Children ^[33]
• Ice-T – actor and rapper, part-time resident ^[34]
• Shawn Michaels – professional wrestler, WWE ^[35]
• James Rallison – famous YouTuber, artist, and animator, better known as TheOdd1sOut
• Liz Renay – actress, gangster's moll
• Ben Browning - Survivor: Season 19 cast member

Music/arts

• Antony Hämäläinen – lead singer, Meridian Dawn and former vocalist of Nightrage ^[36]
• Waylon Jennings – singer, Country Music Hall of Fame
• Tom Linton – guitarist of Jimmy Eat World
• Kylee Saunders – Japanese-American pop star

Politics

• In Tam – Cambodian politician ^[37]

Miscellaneous

• Eddie Basha, Jr. – businessman, CEO of Bashas' ^[38]
• Tom Liddy – nationally syndicated conservative talk radio host, attorney
• Brenna Sakas – Miss Arizona USA 2006 ^[39]
• Alexander J. Chandler - veterinarian, rancher, and founder of Chandler, AZ
• Ben Browning - Entrepreneur and Survivor contestant

References

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4. Carlisle, Jeff (June 1, 2022). "RSL's Julio Benitez lost his father to COVID. Now, at 16, he's providing for his family while building an MLS career". ESPN . Retrieved January 19, 2025.
5. "Matt Bersano". Major League Soccer . Retrieved January 23, 2025.
6. "Will this Giants prospect be the next hit DJ?". MLB.com.
7. "Buhl earns Four Cross World Title as U.S. contests gravity events". USA Cycling. June 21, 2008. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
8. T.J. Clark Career Statistics. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
9. Jensen, Edythe. Ex-Card lauded for saving horse. The Arizona Republic , May 21, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
10. Frauenheim, Norm (August 20, 2003), "WHAT'S UP WITH: LOUIE ESPINOZA", The Arizona Republic , p. C2
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14. "Did You Know?". ChanningFrye.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
15. Hammer, Scott (October 16, 2008). "Michigan State Game Program Features: Barry Gardner". NUsports.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2008. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
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17. Tank Johnson Archived June 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . NFL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
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20. Creno, Glen. Leinart scrambles to Chandler. The Arizona Republic , February 9, 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
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25. Trotto, Sarah (July 25, 2009). "He's a hit on his first day". Arizona Daily Star . Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
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28. HSGametime.com – Greg Vanney, soccer Archived October 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine .
29. Pittsburgh Steelers Roster Archived January 23, 2016, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved January 21, 2016.
30. Somers, Kent (February 3, 2009). "Obama calls Whisenhunt at his Chandler home". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved October 13, 2010.
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36. Yara, Georgann. It's a MadHouse at boutique. The Arizona Republic, November 29, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
37. Erlanger, Steven. In Cambodia, an Ex-Leader Calls for End of Khmer Rouge. The New York Times , August 27, 1989. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
38. Sunnucks, Mike (March 26, 2013). "Eddie Basha Jr. dies at age 75". Bizjournals.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2013.
39. BrennaSakas.com – Biography. Retrieved February 23, 2008.