Editing Gilbert, Arizona (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Jim Bechtel]], professional [[poker]] player; World Champion of Poker in 1993; lives in Gilbert<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 7, 2013 |title=For 1993 champ Jim Bechtel, Main Event always stirs up memories of competing at Binion's |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jul/07/1993-main-event-champ-jim-bechtel-poker/ |access-date=October 2, 2017 |work=LasVegasSun.com}}</ref>
* [[Dave Burba]], pitcher for late 1990s [[Cleveland Indians]]; lives in Gilbert<ref>{{Cite news |title=OSU Time And Change: Dave Burba |url=http://www.espn.com/colleges/osu/story/_/id/8154261/dave-burba-back-minors |access-date=October 2, 2017 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref>
* [[Tony Cascio]], soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tony Cascio |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/tony-cascio/ |access-date=March 21, 2025 |website=[[Major League Soccer]]}}</ref>
* [[Haley Cavinder]], college basketball player [[Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball|Fresno State]] and [[Miami Hurricanes women's basketball|Miami]] who grew up in Gilbert and graduated from [[Gilbert High School (Arizona)|Gilbert High School]]<ref name=BtSatCTBtFoD1oN>{{Cite web |last=Dellenger |first=Ross |date=July 1, 2021 |title=Behind the Scenes as the Cavinder Twins Became the Faces of Day 1 of NIL |url=https://www.si.com/college/2021/07/01/hanna-haley-cavinder-twins-nil-deal-basketball-tiktok |access-date=July 1, 2021 |website=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref>
* [[Hanna Cavinder]], college basketball player [[Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball|Fresno State]] and [[Miami Hurricanes women's basketball|Miami]] who grew up in Gilbert and graduated from [[Gilbert High School (Arizona)|Gilbert High School]]<ref name=BtSatCTBtFoD1oN/>
*[[Marquis Cooper]], professional [[linebacker]]; played for [[Highland High School (Gilbert, Arizona)|Highland High School]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Players |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/492913 |access-date=September 4, 2012 |publisher=National Football League}}</ref>
* [[Ken Delo]], singer best known for'' [[The Lawrence Welk Show]]''; lives in Gilbert{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}}
*[[Roy Wayne Farris]], "The Honky Tonk Man", retired professional wrestler, [[WWE]] Hall of Fame inductee
* [[Ryan Fitzpatrick]], former [[NFL]] [[quarterback]]; played for [[Highland High School (Gilbert, Arizona)|Highland High School]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Players |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/547043 |access-date=September 4, 2012 |publisher=National Football League}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles Galaxy: Roster: Player Bio |url=http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t106&player=gordon_a&playerId=gor137067&statType=current |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709233130/http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t106&player=gordon_a&playerId=gor137067&statType=current |archive-date=July 9, 2009 |access-date=September 4, 2012 |publisher=La.galaxy.mlsnet.com}}</ref>
* [[Jineane Ford]], Miss Arizona USA 1980, [[Miss USA]] 1980<ref>{{Cite news |last=Midey, Connie |date=July 3, 2011 |title=Former Miss USA and TV news anchor is still a farm girl at heart |url=http://archive.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/20110703comeback0703jineane.html |access-date=June 19, 2018 |work=The Arizona Republic}}</ref>
* [[Alan Gordon (soccer)|Alan Gordon]], professional soccer player; raised in Gilbert<ref>{{Cite web |last=TucsonSentinel.com |last2=Prezelski |first2=Ted |title=Arizonan Gordon scores one for the Quakes {{!}} Soccer notes |url=http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report//051512_soccer-notes/ |access-date=April 22, 2022 |website=TucsonSentinel.com}}</ref>
* [[Dan Hausel]], Hall of Fame martial artist; resident of Gilbert since 2006
* [[Shea Hillenbrand]], All-Star professional baseball player and rescue farm owner<ref>{{Cite web |editor-last=Thomas |editor-first=Mike |title=Whatever Happened To: Shea Hillenbrand |url=https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/archive/2009/04/23/whatever-happened-to-shea-hillenbrand/38084784007/ |access-date=April 22, 2022 |website=Wicked Local |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Darrin Jackson]], professional baseball player, 1985–1999; TV broadcaster; lives in Gilbert{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}}
*[[Nick Johnson (basketball)|Nick Johnson]] (born 1992), basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Kimberly Joiner]], [[Miss Arizona USA]] 2008; raised in and still lives in Gilbert<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 11, 2008 |title=Gilbert woman vies for Miss USA |url=http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2008/04/11/20080411gr-missusa11-ON.html |access-date=September 4, 2012 |website=The Arizona Republic}}</ref>
* [[Mina Kimes]], [[ESPN]] TV personality and journalist; lived in Gilbert during teenage years; attended [[Mesquite High School (Arizona)|Mesquite High School]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 21, 2020 |title=Highly Sociable webcast |url=https://twitter.com/minakimes/status/1274736651726553091/video/1}}</ref>
* [[Naomi Lang]], five-time U.S. ice dance champion, 2002 Olympian{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}
* [[Spencer Larsen]], former professional football player; raised in Gilbert; played for [[Highland High School (Gilbert, Arizona)|Highland High School]]
* [[Justin Lassen]], artist; lives in Gilbert; graduated from Gilbert High School in 2000{{dubious|date=December 2010}}
* [[Ryan Leslie]], television personality on [[MTV]]'s ''[[The Real World: New Orleans (2010)|The Real World: New Orleans]]''{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}}
* [[Lydia (band)|Lydia]], band<ref>{{Cite news |last=Burnsilver |first=Glenn |date=November 9, 2016 |title=Gilbert's Lydia to Perform with Full String Section at Mesa Arts Center |url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com |access-date=October 3, 2017 |work=Phoenix New Times}}</ref>
* [[Bengie Molina]], former [[Major League Baseball]] [[catcher]]; has lived in Gilbert since 2011<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Valley's priciest home sales |url=http://www.azcentral.com/business/realestate/articles/20110201arizona-priciest-home-sales-done-deals.html |access-date=February 11, 2011 |website=The Arizona Republic}}</ref>
* [[Alex Naddour]], bronze medalist at 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and in pommel horse at [[2016 Summer Olympics]]; graduate from [[Highland High School (Gilbert, Arizona)|Highland High School]]
* [[Carlos I. Noriega]], [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]; retired [[United States Marine Corps]] [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]]; lives in Gilbert<ref>{{Cite web |title=Astronaut Bio: Carlos I. Noriega (1/2008) |url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/noriega.html |access-date=September 4, 2012 |publisher=Jsc.nasa.gov}}</ref>
* [[Phil Ortega]], [[MLB]] [[pitcher]], 1960–1969; born in Gilbert in 1939<ref>{{Cite web |title=Phil Ortega Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/ortegph01.shtml |access-date=September 4, 2012 |website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
*[[Brock Purdy]], [[NFL]] [[quarterback]] for the [[San Francisco 49ers]]
* [[MyKayla Skinner]], gold medalist at [[2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]]; silver medalist on vault at the [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's vault|2020 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Lindsey Stirling]], violinist, dancer, and performer; Mesquite High School graduate<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gilbert's Lindsey Stirling No. 2 on Billboard chart |url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/05/07/lindsey-stirling-billboard-album-chart-gilbert/8818225/ |access-date=May 8, 2004 |website=The Arizona Republic}}</ref>
* [[Eric Swann]], NFL player for [[Arizona Cardinals]]; lives in Gilbert{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}}
* [[Rick Woolstenhulme]], drummer for band [[Lifehouse (band)|Lifehouse]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lifehouse is 'All In:' Pop band's Gilbert-born drummer still sharing 'moments' with fans |url=https://entertainermag.com/blog/2019/09/17/lifehouse-is-all-in-pop-bands-gilbert-born-drummer-still-sharing-moments-with-fans/ |access-date=February 17, 2022 |website=entertainermag.com – Entertainer Magazine}}</ref>