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]
• Clay Bellinger - professional baseball player
• Lance Brown - professional football player
• Melissa Buhl - downhill and mountain-cross cycling champion^[2]
• T.J. Clark - NASCAR driver^[3]
• Leonard Davis - professional football player, Dallas Cowboys^[4]
• Chris DeGeare - professional football player
• Louie Espinoza - Arizona's first world champion boxer^[5]
• Andre Ethier - professional baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers.^[6]
• Nelson Figueroa - professional baseball player
• Ryan Fitzpatrick - Tennessee Titans quarterback
• Zora Folley - heavyweight boxer; Folley Street is named for him^[7][8]
• Channing Frye - NBA basketball player, Cleveland Cavaliers.^[9]
• Barry Gardner - professional football player^[10]
• Mean Joe Green - professional football player
• Brett Hundley - professional football player, Green Bay Packers^[11]
• Mike Leach - professional football player, Arizona Cardinals
• Rodrigo Lopez - professional baseball player, Chicago Cubs
• Tank Johnson - professional football player^[12]
• Cameron Jordan - professional football player, New Orleans Saints^[13]
• Dion Jordan - professional football player, Miami Dolphins^[14]
• Mike Kruczek - professional football player
• Matt Leinart - professional football player^[15]
• Jeff Malone - professional basketball player ^[16]
• Donovan McNabb - professional football quarterback^[17]
• Dustin Pedroia - professional baseball player
• Paul Perkins - professional football player, New York Giants^[18]
• Keith Poole - professional football player^[19]
• Junior Spivey - professional baseball player^[20]
• Dernell Stenson - professional baseball player
• Terrell Suggs - professional football player, Baltimore Ravens^[21]
• Lindsay Taylor - WNBA player, Seattle Storm^[22]
• Brian Urlacher - professional football player, Chicago Bears
• Greg Vanney - MLS player, D.C. United^[23]
• Markus Wheaton - professional football player, Pittsburg Steelers^[24]
• Ken Whisenhunt - professional football player and coach^[25]

Literature

• Bill Konigsberg - award-winning author
• Dary Matera - author, columnist^[26]
• Alberto Ríos - poet, writer, academic^[27]

Movies/television/media

• Alexa Havins - actress, All My Children^[28]
• Ice-T - actor and rapper, part-time resident^[29]
• Shawn Michaels - professional wrestler, WWE^[30]
• Liz Renay - actress, gangster's moll

Music/arts

• Antony Hämäläinen - lead singer, Meridian Dawn and former vocalist of Nightrage^[31]
• 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^[32]

Miscellaneous

• Eddie Basha, Jr. - businessman, CEO of Bashas'^[33]
• Tom Liddy - nationally syndicated conservative talk radio host, attorney
• Brenna Sakas - Miss Arizona USA 2006^[34]

References

1. Chicago Bears Roster. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
2. "Buhl earns Four Cross World Title as U.S. contests gravity events". USA Cycling. June 21, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
3. T.J. Clark Career Statistics. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
4. Jensen, Edythe. Ex-Card lauded for saving horse. 'The Arizona Republic, May 21, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
5. Frauenheim, Norm (August 20, 2003), "WHAT'S UP WITH: LOUIE ESPINOZA", The Arizona Republic, p. C2
6. Player Bio: Andre Ethier. CSTV. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
7. BoxRec - Zora Folley. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
8. Laurean, Julian and Crowner, Jessica. Folley Street. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
9. "Did You Know?". ChanningFrye.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
10. Hammer, Scott (October 16, 2008). "Michigan State Game Program Features: Barry Gardner". NUsports.com. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
11. Green Bay Packers Roster. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
12. Tank Johnson. NFL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
13. New Orleans Saints Roster. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
14. Oregon Ducks Player Profile. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
15. Creno, Glen. Leinart scrambles to Chandler. The Arizona Republic, February 9, 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
16. Basketballreference.com - Jeff Malone
17. Brookover, Bob. McNabb stands by his pitch for Eagles to get help. Philadelphia Inquirer, February 1, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
18. . Retrieved October 12, 2016.
19. "Keith Poole Training Zone". Retrieved October 13, 2010.
20. Trotto, Sarah (July 25, 2009). "He's a hit on his first day". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
21. Player Bio: Terrell Suggs. CSTV. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
22. Player Bio: Lindsay Taylor. CSTV. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
23. HSGametime.com - Greg Vanney, soccer.
24. Pittsburg Steelers Roster. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
25. Somers, Kent (February 3, 2009). "Obama calls Whisenhunt at his Chandler home". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
26. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
27. Poets.org - Alberto Ríos. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
28. Soap Opera Digest - Alexa Havins. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
29. "The Arizona Republic".
30. Michaels, Shawn (November 2005). Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story. WWE Books, 12.
31. Yara, Georgann. It's a MadHouse at boutique. The Arizona Republic, November 29, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
32. Erlanger, Steven. In Cambodia, an Ex-Leader Calls for End of Khmer Rouge. The New York Times, August 27, 1989. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
33. Sunnucks, Mike (March 26, 2013). "Eddie Basha Jr. dies at age 75". Bizjournals.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2013.
34. BrennaSakas.com - Biography. Retrieved February 23, 2008.