FAMOUS NATIVES

People listed are almost always native to the state. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within a state for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the state in their personal endeavors.

B

• Irene Bedard actress
• Margaret Elizabeth Bell author
• Benny Benson designed state flag at age 13
• Carlos Boozer basketball player (born in West Germany)
• Susan Butcher dog musher, winner iditarod trail sled dog race (born in MA)

C

• Matt Carle hockey player
• Chad Carpenter cartoonist
• Shawn Chacón baseball player
• Callan Chythlook-Sifsof snowboarder
• Ty Conklin hockey player

D

• Nora Marks Dauenhauer author
• Bettye Davis politician

E - H

• William Allen Egan first governor of Alaska
• Erik Ellington skateboarder
• Rosey Fletcher olympic snowboarder
• Scott Gomez hockey player
• Anna Graceman singer, musician
• Sue Henry writer

J

• Jewell singer, songwriter, poet
• Kevin Johansen musician

L

• Trajan Langdon basketball player
• Hilary Lindh olympic skier

M

• Lance Mackey dog musher, dog sled racer
• Ray Mala actor

N - O

• Joann Osterud first female pilot Alaska Airlines
• Herbie Nayokpuk iditarod musher

P

• Sarah Palin first woman governor of Alaska, politician
• Virgil Partch cartoonist
• Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich civil rights leader

R

• Kikkan Randall cross-country skier
• Howard Rock artist, political and environmental activist, publisher

S

• Curt Schilling baseball player
• Nell Scott first female in Alaska legislature
• Mark Schlereth football player, analyst
• Mike Stepovich last territorial governor

T

• Vern Tejas mountain climber
• Jim "Hobo Jim" Varsos singer

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