List of people from Prescott, Arizona

Last updated April 08, 2024

The people below were all born in, resident of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Prescott, Arizona.

Henry F. Ashurst, first Arizona senator following statehood
Coles Bashford, lawyer, governor of Wisconsin
Ken Bennett, state senator, Arizona secretary of state
Big Nose Kate, Wild West companion of Doc Holliday
Bret Blevins, comic-book artist
Michael Broggie, historian and author
William Mansfield Buffum, merchant and member of the Arizona Territorial Legislature
Robert Burnham, Jr., astronomer
John G. Campbell, Scottish-born politician
Thomas Edward Campbell, second governor of Arizona
Paul. G. Comba, computer scientist and asteroid hunter
Virginia Lee Corbin, silent film actress
Antonio De La Fuente, professional boxer
Rosemary DeCamp, actress
John Denny, baseball player^[1]
Josephine Earp, wife of lawman Wyatt Earp
Dorothy Fay, actress
Alan Dean Foster, science-fiction author
Ana Frohmiller, county treasurer, gubernatorial candidate
Barry Goldwater, United States Senator and 1964 Republican Presidential nominee
Morris Goldwater, Arizona territorial and state legislator, Mayor of Prescott, and businessman
Paul Gosar, member of the House of Representatives
Don Imus, radio personality
John W. Kieckhefer, businessman
John Kinney, outlaw and founder of the John Kinney Gang (rivals of Billy the Kid's Lincoln County Regulators)
Fiorello H. LaGuardia, mayor of New York City^[2]
Amy Lukavics, young adult novelist
Cody Lundin, survival expert, author, and co-star of the Discovery Channel series Dual Survival
Edith Alice Macia, Arizona pioneer, postmaster, undercover FBI agent
Wayman Mitchell, preacher
Mollie Monroe, Wild West figure
Kayla Mueller, human rights activist, humanitarian aid worker taken captive by ISIL while working with Medecine sans frontiere
Buckey O'Neill, Mayor of Prescott, sheriff, newspaper editor, miner, and Rough Rider ^[3]
Archbishop Peter D. Robinson, United Episcopal Church of North America, rector of St. Paul's Anglican Church
William C. Rodgers, controversial environmentalist
William B. Ruger, firearms manufacturer
Nat Russo, fantasy fiction author, spent childhood and teen years in Prescott; graduated Prescott High School in 1988^[4]
Holly Sampson, adult film actress
Alvie Self, musician in Rockabilly Hall of Fame
Frederick Sommer, photographer^[5]
Dick Sprang, comic-book artist
Grace M. Sparkes, booster, secretary of Yavapai County Chamber of Commerce, and manager of Prescott Frontier Days
Brian Stauffer, award-winning illustrator
Sam Steiger, former U.S. Congressman and former Mayor of Prescott, 1999–2001
Piper Stoeckel, Miss Arizona 2012
Toni Tennille, singer, formerly of Captain and Tennille
Richard Longstreet Tea, Civil War soldier
J. R. Williams, drew the mid-20th century comic strips Out Our Way and The Worry Wart, spent most of his life on a ranch near Prescott
Jay Miner, integrated circuit designer known as "father of the Amiga"^[6]
Tom Whittaker, first disabled person to climb Mount Everest

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William Owen "Buckey" O'Neill was a sheriff, newspaper editor, miner, politician, Georgist, gambler and lawyer, mainly in Arizona. His nickname came from his tendency to "buck the tiger" at faro or other card games. He later became a captain in Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, and died in battle.

Edmund William Wells was an American jurist, businessman, and politician. Known as "Arizona's first millionaire", he was considered the richest man in Arizona during his attempt to be elected Governor of Arizona. He served as Attorney General of the Arizona Territory before being appointed as a judge. He also served as a member of Arizona's constitutional convention.

The Yavapai County Courthouse is located at 120 South Cortez Street in Prescott, Arizona. The current courthouse building was built in 1916. It was designed by architect William N. Bowman (1868–1944) and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It is also known for its statue of Bucky O'Neill, a Rough Rider and former Mayor of Prescott. Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater announced his presidential candidacy in 1964 from the steps of the courthouse.

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References

↑ Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
↑ Roberts, Sam (February 8, 2010), "Way Back Machine : If Not for Bias in Ariz., N.Y. Might Be Good for Organ Grinders", New York Times, retrieved February 8, 2010
↑ "William Owen "Bucky" O'Neill". Arlington National Cemetery. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
↑ "PHS grad charts with fantasy novel 'Necromancer Awakening'". www.prescottaz.com/. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
↑ "List of Famous People from Arizona". The Free Resource. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
↑ Reimer, Jeremy (August 1, 2007). "A history of the Amiga, part 1: Genesis". Ars Technica. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

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[The_Baseball_Encyclopedia-1] Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.

[2] Roberts, Sam (February 8, 2010), "Way Back Machine : If Not for Bias in Ariz., N.Y. Might Be Good for Organ Grinders", New York Times, retrieved February 8, 2010

[3] "William Owen "Bucky" O'Neill". Arlington National Cemetery. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.

[prescottaz-4] "PHS grad charts with fantasy novel 'Necromancer Awakening'". www.prescottaz.com/. Retrieved July 3, 2014.

[FR-5] "List of Famous People from Arizona". The Free Resource. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

[6] Reimer, Jeremy (August 1, 2007). "A history of the Amiga, part 1: Genesis". Ars Technica. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

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