Arizonans who made a notable impact to Arizona & American history:
100 Years of Notable Arizonans:
Dr. Richard Carmona |
Served as the 17th U.S. Surgeon General during the Bush Administration | |
Raul H. Castro |
First Hispanic governor of Arizona; U.S. ambassador to Argentina |
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Cesar Chavez(1927–1993) |
Labor rights activist; union organizer |  |
Barry Goldwater(1909–1998) |
U.S. Senator; 1968 Republican presidential nominee |
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Carl Hayden(1877–1972) |
U.S. Senator; still holds the record for the longest service in Congress | |
Percival Lowell(1855–1916) |
Astronomer; founder of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff | |
Frank Luke(1897–1918) |
World War I ace fighter pilot; Luke Air Force Base is named in his honor |  |
Rose Mofford |
First woman governor of Arizona | |
John McCain |
U.S. Senator; 2008 Republican presidential nominee; Vietnam War POW | |
Evan Mecham(1924-2008) |
First Arizona governor to be impeached | |
| Sandra Day O’Connor |
First woman on the U.S. Supreme Court; ASU Law School named after her |
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Lori Piestewa(1979–2003) |
First Native American woman killed in combat while serving in the U.S. military | |
Pat Tillman(1976–2004) |
Arizona Cardinals player; U.S. Army Ranger killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan |  |
Morris “Mo” Udall(1922–1998) |
U.S. Representative; pro basketball player; presidential candidate |  |
Frank Lloyd Wright(1867–1959) |
Renowned and highly influential architect |
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[stextbox id=”grey”]Photos: Cesar Chavez/Jon Lewis; Pat Tillman/Gene Lower (Slingshot); Morris Udall/University of Arizona Library; Frank Luke/U.S. Air Force; Sandra Day O’Connor/Arizona Board of Regents; Frank Lloyd Wright/Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation[/stextbox]
