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This is a listing of notable people who were born in, or have lived in,
Flagstaff, Arizona. People whose only association with Flagstaff is attending, playing at, or coaching at
Northern Arizona University should not be listed. For people who attended NAU see
List of Northern Arizona University alumni.
Arts and entertainment
Literature
Military
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Amir Mirza Hekmati – U.S. Marine held prisoner by Iran for spying while visiting his grandmother
Politics
Science and medicine
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William J. Breed – geologist, paleontologist, naturalist, author (Originally from
Massillon, Ohio)
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Edwin H. Colbert – paleontologist, author (Originally from
Clarinda, Iowa)
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Grady Gammage – educator, president
ASU and
NAU (Originally from
Prescott, Arkansas)
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E. S. Gosney – eugenicist (Originally from
Kenton County, Kentucky)
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Percival Lowell – astronomer, businessman, author (Originally from
Boston, Massachusetts)
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Harold Masursky – geologist, astronomer (Originally from
Fort Wayne, Indiana)
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Dale Shewalter – educator, outdoorsman (Originally from
Geneva, Illinois)
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Eugene Merle Shoemaker – geologist, one of the founders of the field of
planetary science, co-discoverer of
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 (Originally from
Los Angeles, California)
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Earl C. Slipher – astronomer, Mayor of Flagstaff (Originally from
Mulberry, Indiana)
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Vesto Slipher – astronomer (Originally from
Mulberry, Indiana)
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Clyde Tombaugh – astronomer, discoverer of
Pluto (Originally from
Streator, Illinois)
Sports
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