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Tempe Legends

Tempe Legends are the extraordinary people whose lifetime contributions and accomplishments have helped to build Tempe into the great city that it is today.

recent legends

  • 2025 Living Legend – Stu Siefer

    October 15, 2025
  • 2025 Living Legend – Rob Moore

    October 15, 2025
  • 2025 Historic Legend – Gabino “Gabby” Montana

    October 15, 2025
  • 2025 Living Legend – Mary Ann Kwilosz

    October 15, 2025
  • 2025 Living Legend – Darlene Justus

    October 15, 2025
  • 2025 Historic Legend – Dr. Leland Fairbanks

    October 15, 2025
  • 2025 Living Legends – Vera and Robert Brooks

    October 15, 2025
  • 2025 Historic Legend – Michelle Brooks-Totress

    October 15, 2025
  • 2024 Historic Legend – Eduarda Yates

    April 13, 2024
  • 2024 Living Legend – Dr. Frederick H. Warren

    April 13, 2024
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Upcoming Events

Mar 11
11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Grácia Liliana Fernández: the Bilingual Heroine Who Made the Tempe Normal School Famous by Dr. Chris Marin

Apr 8
11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Three Bedrooms and a Carport by Scott Solliday

May 13
11:30 am – 12:30 pm

The Valley’s Victorian Jewel: The Evolving Story of Petersen House and Tempe by Josh Roffler

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Recent Posts

  • Tempe’s Enigmatic Danelle Plaza by Rob Moore
  • 2025 Living Legend – Stu Siefer
  • 2025 Living Legend – Rob Moore
  • 2025 Historic Legend – Gabino “Gabby” Montana
  • 2025 Living Legend – Mary Ann Kwilosz
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