Nogales, Arizona - Notable Natives

Notable Natives

  • Thomas Aranda, Jr. - US Ambassador to Uruguay 1981-85, b. 4/9/1934.
  • Bob Baffert - Champion horse breeder and trainer, b. 1/13/1953.
  • Andrew Leo Bettwy - Arizona State Land Commissioner 1970-78, b. 5/31/1920, d. 12/1/2004.
  • José Canchola - Businessman, philanthropist. First Hispanic McDonald's franchise owner.
  • Movita Castaneda - Actress best known for being the second wife of actor Marlon Brando.
  • Gil Heredia - Ten year Major League Baseball pitcher and University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame member. Born 1965.
  • Travis Edmonson - of 1960's influential folk duo "Bud & Travis"
  • John Frederick (Jack) Hannah - Academy Award winning Disney Studios artist and director.
  • Elena Mix Johnson - b.1889 - d.1939, Still life and landscape artist.
  • Emilia Arana - Abstract artist.
  • Christine McIntyre - Actress. Starred in 22 feature films. Most notably as supporting character in Three Stooges films.
  • Charles Mingus - Jazz bass player, composer, and bandleader, b. 4/22/1922 in Nogales, d. 1/5/1979.
  • Alberto Alvaro Ríos - Author, poet. Won the 1981 Walt Whitman award for "Whispering to Fool the Wind"
  • Roger Smith - Husband to Movie star Ann-Margret
  • Verita Bouvaire-Thompson - Actress, hairdresser. Humphrey Bogart's mistress from 1942 to 1955.
  • J. (James) David Lowell - One of the world's most successful exploration geologists and is 2003's 30th recipient of the Penrose Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to economic geology. b. February 1928.
  • J.P.S. (Joseph Paul Summers) Brown - Journalist, Marine veteran, renowned cattleman, 1952 University of Notre Dame graduate and book author. Based on his own experiences, his two best known books from the 1970s "Jim Kane" (made into the film "Pocket Money" that starred Paul Newman and Lee Marvin) and "The Outfit" are classics today. b.1930.
  • Jack (John Woolf) O'Conner - The longtime firearms editor for "Outdoor Life" magazine, O'Connor hunted and collected trophies throughout the world, and introduced millions of readers to hunting and firearms. His influence, both directly and indirectly, on sporting and American sportsmen was considerable. b. January 22, 1902, d. January 20, 1978.

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