Over 180 celebrity sightings of one nature or another are listed on these pages.  For our purposes, it is not enough for a celebrity to have merely visited the state, say to perform in concert or to play in some sporting event.  We require a bit more.  Being born here--like Rex Allen, Lynda "Wonder Woman" Carter, Andy Devine, Barbara "I Dream of Genie" Eden, Stevie Nicks, Linda Ronstadt, and Pluto (yes, the former Planet)--is sufficient.  Living here, as did Steve Allen, Amanda Blake, Glen Campbell, Dick Van Dyke, Loretta Young and others, also warrants inclusion.  Sufficient credit for a listing will be earned by going to school here--Ted Danson, Greg Kinnear, Don Knotts, Nick Nolte, Geraldo Rivera, and Steven Spielberg all received some part of their education in the state.

Dying in the state, whether by suicide--Charles Boyer, Will Rogers, Jr. and Walter Winchell--or natural causes--Don Ameche, Waylon Jennings, Ben Johnson, Linda McCartney--automatically qualifies a celebrity for a listing.  The misfortune of suffering a violent death in our peaceful state, like Bob Crane and Tom Mix, will probably result in an even larger listing.

A few celebrities were just passing through but managed to do such interesting things that we had to list them.  How could we possibly omit Pamela Anderson, who was hauled into the police station for improper dress along Route 66, or Patrick Swayze, who crash landed his plane in a quiet neighborhood.  A few qualified for their listing by being arrested--Danny Bonaduce for punching out a transvestite hooker, Diana Ross for drunk driving, and Jim Morrison and Axl Rose for behaving like rock stars.

Newer additions to this celebrity page include right wing talker Glenn Beck, cartoonist Bil Keane, hockey great Wayne Gretzky, singing cowboys Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, the full figure girl Jane Russell, and Richard M. Nixon's partner in crime, John D. Ehrlichman. In October, 2003, Rush Limbaugh joined our Sierra Tucson alumni Julie Andrews, Michael Douglas, Robert Downey Jr., Martin Lawrence and Patrick Swayze, by seeking treatment for addiction in Tucson.

If you would like to nominate a celebrity for inclusion or if you have any comments about those listed, please Email our webmaster.  The address is on the menu bar at the top of each page.  Since we include only listings corroborated by publications of at least minimal merit, our Webmaster would be most appreciative if you include reference to some source material.