Updated Feb. 3, 2026, 1:27 p.m. MT
Savannah Guthrie of NBC’s “Today” show grew up in Tucson and received her degree in journalism from the University of Arizona.
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Hailey Bieber was born in Tucson. She’s the daughter of Kennya Deodato, a Brazilian graphic designer, and actor Stephen Baldwin.
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Actor Michael Horse was born in Tucson and is known for David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” and Showtime’s “Twin Peaks” revival.
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Kaylee DeFer, best known for her role on The CW’s “Gossip Girl,” was born in Tucson.
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Actress and comedian Kristen Wiig briefly attended the University of Arizona in Tucson and studied art. However, Wiig dropped out and moved to Los Angeles.
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Grammy Award-winning guitarist Duane Eddy lived in Tucson and Coolidge as a kid.
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“Orange Is the New Black” actress Taryn Manning was born and raised in Tucson.
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Kourtney Kardashian attended the University of Arizona in Tucson.
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Artist Ted DeGrazia lived in Tucson and died there in 1982.
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Late Arizona Democratic Congressman Raul Grijalva was born in Tucson.
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Actress Barbara Eden of “I Dream of Jeannie” fame was born and lived in Tucson.
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Actor, writer and comedian Garry Shandling was born in Tucson and attended the University of Arizona, where he planned to study electrical engineering. Instead, he graduated with a marketing degree.
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Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona has lived in Tucson.
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Actress Kate Walsh briefly attended the University of Arizona in Tucson in 1988 before dropping out.
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“Criminal Minds” actor Brent Bailey was born in Tucson.
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Lalo Guerrero, a man often celebrated as the Father of Chicano Music, was born in Tucson and represented Arizona at the New York World’s Fair in 1939.
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Actor Larry Pine of Netflix drama “House of Cards,” was born in Tucson in 1945.
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Linda McCartney studied art history at the University of Arizona in Tucson, and she and husband Paul McCartney owned a sprawling 150-acre ranch in the Tanque Verde area of east Tucson.
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