The following are people either born, raised, or have lived for a significant period of time in the U.S. state of Arizona and/or the Arizona Territory.
Academia
Russell Merle Genet – research scholar and astronomer
Joseph Hilbe (1944–2017) – statistician, professor, and author
Craig D. Idso – founder and chairman of the board of the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change Percival Lowell (1855–1916) – astronomer and founder of the Lowell Observatory Julia Robinson – mathematician Larry T. Wimmer – professor of economics Roger L. Worsley – educator
Art, literature, and poetry
Art
Max Cannon (born 1962) – alternative cartoonist
Bil Keane (1922–2011) – cartoonist
James Rallison (born 1996) – cartoonist and YouTuber
Paolo Soleri (1919–2013) – architect
Literature
Clive Cussler (1931–2020) – author of the Dirk Pitt adventure novels and shipwreck explorer, part-time resident Diana Gabaldon (born 1952) – novelist Kevin Hearne (born 1970) – novelist Harold L. Humes (1926–1992) – novelist, co-founder of The Paris Review Stephenie Meyer (born 1973) – author, teen literature novelist, Twilight series Barbara Park (1947–2013) – author of the Junie B. Jones series Barrett Tillman (born 1948) – novelist and military historian Brady Udall (born 1971) – author Mary Whitebird (died 2010) – author
Poetry
Ai (1947–2010) – poet and educator
Jon Anderson (1940–2007) – poet and educator
Jayne Cortez (1934–2012) – poet, activist, small press publisher and spoken-word performance artist Norman Dubie (born 1945) – poet, educator, Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University Alberto Ríos (born 1952) – poet, author, Arizona's first state poet laureate, Regents Professor and Katharine C. Turner Endowed Chair in English at Arizona State University Richard Shelton (born 1933) – poet, writer, and emeritus Regents Professor of English at the University of Arizona Jim Simmerman (1952–2006) – poet and editor Luci Tapahonso (born 1953) – poet and educator Ofelia Zepeda (born 1952) – poet and educator