List of Arizona Historymakers

Arizona Historymakers is a title granted by the Arizona Historical League since 1992, to honor outstanding Arizonans who have “made significant impacts in our community and state.”

Celebration and an exhibit to recognize them occurs at the Arizona Historical Society museum in Tempe each applicable year.

HonoreeYear RecognizedNotoriety
Barry Goldwater 1992 U.S. Senator and 1964 U.S. Presidential Nominee[1]
Robert Goldwater Sr. Businessman, Civic Leader, and Father of the Phoenix Open[2]
Phillip Curtis Artist and founder of Phoenix Art Center[3]
J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr. Artist & Educator[4]
Bil Keane Family Circus Creator and Artist[5]
Ladmo Kwiatkowski Creator and Performer for The Wallace and Ladmo Show[6][7][8]
Patrick John McMahon
Bill Thompson
Sandra Day O’Connor First Woman Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court[9]
Frank L. Snell Attorney; Civic & Cultural Development Leader[10]
Erma Fiste Bombeck1993Author and Humorist[11]
Edward Jacobsen Art Philanthropist and Attorney[12]
William Masao Kajikawa Educator and Coach[13]
Dwight W. "Pat" Patterson Rancher and "Father" of Arizona Baseball Spring Training[14]
John Jacob Rhodes Jr. U.S. Congressman and Central Arizona Project Proponent[15]
John R. Williams Arizona Governor and Radio Broadcaster[16]
Ben Avery1995Journalist and Outdoor Recreation Advocate[17]
Joe BeelerWestern Artist and Sculptor[18]
Tom Chauncey Entrepreneur, Rancher and Broadcast Executive[19]
J. Lawrence Walkup Educator and NAU President[20]
Mark Wilmer Dean of Arizona's Trial Lawyers & CAP Proponent[21]
Bennie Montague Gonzales 1997 Southwestern Architect[22]
Roy P. Drachman Commercial Real Estate Innovator and Tucson Civic Leader[23]
Del Lewis President, CEO, and Cofounder of Arizona Television Company[24]
Jewell McFarland Lewis Chairman of the Board and Cofounder of Arizona Television Company[25]
Edwynne Cutler Rosenbaum Arizona State Legislator and Historical Preservation Advocate[26]
Adam Diaz 1999 Phoenix Government Official and Humanitarian[27]
G. Robert Herberger Volunteer and Philanthropist[28][29]
Katherine Keirland Herberger
Robert T. McCall Aerospace Artist[30]
Rose Mofford Arizona's First Woman Governor[31]
Newton Rosenzweig Business and Civic Leader[32]
Karl Eller 2001 Businessperson and Philanthropist[33][34]
Stevie Eller
Eddie BashaHumanitarian and Grocery Mogul[35]
Jerry Colangelo Community Leader and Sports Entrepreneur[36]
Paul Fannin Arizona Governor and U.S. Senator[37]
John F. Long Visionary Builder and Philanthropist[38]
Calvin C. Goode 2003 Phoenix Councilman and Educator[39]
Jack Pfister Community Leader and Advocate for Arizona's Future[40]
Bill Shover Valley Visionary and Civic Leader[41]
Esther Don Tang Businesswoman & Community Activist[42]
Virginia Melody Ullman Civic Philanthropist and Preservationist[43]
John Driggs 2005 Mayor of Phoenix and Historical Preservationist[44]
Bruce BabbittArizona Governor & U.S. Secretary of the Interior[45]
Sam BillisonNavajo Code Talker during World War II[46][47][48][49]
Carl Gorman
Joe H. Kellwood
Merril Sandoval
Cloves Campbell Sr. Arizona State Legislator and Newspaper Publisher[50]
Alberto Rios Poet and Author[51]
Barbara Barrett2008First female deputy director of the FAA and to run for Arizona Governor[52]
Joe Garagiola Sr. Major League Baseball Player, Broadcaster and Author[53]
Elisabeth Friedrich Ruffner Historic Preservationist and Community Activist[54]
Alice Wiley Snell Civic Leader and Philanthropist[55][56]
Richard Snell
Ed Mell 2014 Arizona Artist[57]
Jim Bruner Civic Leader[58]
Raúl Héctor Castro Arizona Governor and U.S. Ambassador[59]
Lattie F. Coor Jr. Education Leader and Arizona State University President[60]
Chuck Lakin Ranching Innovator and Preservationist[61][62]
Maxine Cortelyou Lakin
David Lincoln Philanthropist and Civic Leader[63][64]
Joan Rechlin Lincoln
Bill Owen Cowboy Artist[65]
Marshall Trimble Historian, Teacher, Author[66]
Ed Beauvais2017Founder of America West Airlines[67]
Wink Crigler Rancher[68]
Jon Kyl U.S. Senator and Water Expert[69]
Harry Papp Community Leader[70][71]
Rosellen Papp
Robert F. Spetzler Surgeon[72]
Warren H. Stewart, Sr. Religious Leader and Community Activist[73]
Betsey Bayless2019Arizona Secretary of State, Health, and Civic Leader[74]
Arthur W. DeCabooter Educator and Land Preservationist[75]
Michael J. Fox Art and Heritage Preservationist[76]
Alfredo Gutierrez Arizona State Senator and Community Activist[77]
Merrill Mahaffey Western Artist, Painter, and Teacher[78]
Vernon D. Swaback Architect[79]
Terry Goddard 2023 Politician, Historic Preservationist and Activist for Transparent Government[80]
Dolan Ellis State Balladeer and History Preservationist[81]
Frank BarriosMaster Storyteller, Social Activist, Water Conservationist[82]
Michael M. Crow Educational Leader and Innovator[83]
Angel Delgadillo Father of Historic U.S. Route 66 and Businessman[84]
Denise D. Resnik Advocate for Autism Treatment and Businesswoman[85]
Daniel D. Von Hoff Founding Physician-in-Chief of TGen, Cancer Researcher[86]
Jefferey M. Trent Genomics Pioneer, Founder of TGen[87]
Elizabeth J. White Restaurateur, Community Leader[88]
Adele O’Sullivan 2025 Established Innovative Continuum of Care for Arizonans Experiencing Homelessness[89]
Bob Boze Bell Writer, Humorist, Artist, Old West Historian[90]
Diana Yazzie Devine Housing Innovator and Native American Healthcare Advocate[91]
F. Ronald Rayner Agriculture Innovator and Utilities Officer[92]
John W. Graham Real Estate Developer, Community Leader[93]
Sharon Harper Business/Civic Leaders[94]
Oliver Harper
Eric M. Reiman Alzheimer’s Researcher and Doctor[95]
Duane M. Wooten Pediatrician, Community Leader[96]


References

  1. ↑ "Barry Morris Goldwater". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  2. ↑ "Robert W. Goldwater, Sr". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  3. ↑ "Philip Curtis". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  4. ↑ "J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  5. ↑ "Bil Keane". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  6. ↑ "Ladmo Kwiatkowski, Wallace & Ladmo Team". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  7. ↑ "Bill Thompson, Wallace & Ladmo Team". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  8. ↑ "Patrick John McMahon, Wallace & Ladmo Team". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  9. ↑ "Sandra Day O'Connor". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  10. ↑ "Frank L. Snell". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  11. ↑ "Erma Fiste Bombeck". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  12. ↑ "Edward "Bud" Jacobson". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  13. ↑ "William "Bill" Masao Kajikawa". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  14. ↑ "Dwight W. "Pat" Patterson". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  15. ↑ "John Jacob Rhodes, Jr". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  16. ↑ "John R. "Jack" Williams". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  17. ↑ "Ben Avery". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  18. ↑ "Joe Beeler". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  19. ↑ "Tom Chauncey". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  20. ↑ "J. Lawrence Walkup". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  21. ↑ "Mark Wilmer". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  22. ↑ "Bennie Montague Gonzales". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  23. ↑ "Roy P. Drachman". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  24. ↑ "Del Lewis". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  25. ↑ "Jewell McFarland Lewis". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  26. ↑ "Edwynne "Polly" Cutler Rosenbaum". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  27. ↑ "Adam Diaz". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  28. ↑ "G. Robert Herberger". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  29. ↑ "Katherine "Kax" Kierland Herberger". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  30. ↑ "Robert T. McCall". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  31. ↑ "Rose Perica Mofford". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  32. ↑ "Newton Rosenzweig". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  33. ↑ "Karl Eller". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  34. ↑ "Stevie Eller". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  35. ↑ "Eddie Basha". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  36. ↑ "Jerry Colangelo". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  37. ↑ "Paul Fannin". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  38. ↑ "John F. Long". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  39. ↑ "Calvin C. Goode". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  40. ↑ "Jack Pfister". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  41. ↑ "Bill Shover". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  42. ↑ "Esther Don Tang". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  43. ↑ "Virginia Melody Ullman". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  44. ↑ "John Driggs". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  45. ↑ "Bruce Babbitt". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  46. ↑ "Sam Billison, Navajo Code Talker". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  47. ↑ "Carl Gorman, Navajo Code Talker". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  48. ↑ "Joe H. Kellwood, Navajo Code Talker". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  49. ↑ "Merril Sandoval, Navajo Code Talker". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  50. ↑ "Cloves Campbell, Sr". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  51. ↑ "Alberto Rios". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  52. ↑ "Barbara McConnell Barrett". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  53. ↑ "Joe Garagiola, Sr". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  54. ↑ "Elisabeth Friedrich Ruffner". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  55. ↑ "Richard "Dick" Snell". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  56. ↑ "Alice "Dinky" Wiley Snell". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  57. ↑ "Ed Mell". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  58. ↑ "Jim Bruner". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  59. ↑ "Raúl Hector Castro". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  60. ↑ "Lattie Finch Coor, Jr". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  61. ↑ "Chuck Lakin". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  62. ↑ "Maxine Cortelyou Lakin". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  63. ↑ "David Lincoln". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  64. ↑ "Joan Rechlin Lincoln". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  65. ↑ "Bill Owen". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  66. ↑ "Marshall Trimble". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  67. ↑ "Ed Beauvais". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  68. ↑ "Wink Crigler". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  69. ↑ "Jon Kyl". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  70. ↑ "Harry Papp". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  71. ↑ "Rosellen Papp". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  72. ↑ "Robert F. Spetzler, M.D." Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  73. ↑ "Warren H. Stewart, Sr". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  74. ↑ "Betsey Bayless". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  75. ↑ "Arthur W. DeCabooter". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  76. ↑ "Michael J. Fox". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  77. ↑ "Alfredo Gutierrez". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  78. ↑ "Merrill Mahaffey". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  79. ↑ "Vernon D. Swaback". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  80. ↑ "Terry Goddard". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  81. ↑ "Dolan Ellis". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
  82. ↑ "Frank M. Barrios". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  83. ↑ "Michael M. Crow, Ph.D." Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  84. ↑ "Angel Delgadillo". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  85. ↑ "Denise D. Resnik". Historical League. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  86. ↑ "Daniel D. Von Hoff, M.D." Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  87. ↑ "Jeffrey M. Trent, Ph.D." Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  88. ↑ "Elizabeth J. White". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  89. ↑ "SISTER ADELE O'SULLIVAN, CSJ, M.D." Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  90. ↑ "BOB BOZE BELL". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  91. ↑ "DIANA 'DEDE' YAZZIE DEVINE". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  92. ↑ "F. RONALD 'RON' RAYNER". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  93. ↑ "JOHN W. GRAHAM". Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  94. ↑ "SHARON HARPER& OLIVER HARPER, M.D." Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  95. ↑ "ERIC M. REIMAN, M.D." Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  96. ↑ "DUANE M. WOOTEN, M.D." Historical League. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
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