Who's the most influential person in Arizona history?

• There will be five rounds of voting over five days. Each morning, we'll reveal the prior day's winners and ask you to vote for who advances.

🗣 You tell us: Axios Phoenix needs your help. Who should be on the list, and why?

Zoom in: Any list of influential people from Arizona history will be heavy on politicians and business figures, but we don't want the entire bracket filled with them.

• We want influential Arizonans from all walks of life — arts and culture, religion, sports, and anything else you can think of.
• Think of folks who may not be traditional historical figures but were nonetheless influential in Arizona, like Linda Ronstadt, Frank Kush, and Wallace and Ladmo.
• Many people haven't received the credit they deserve, so make sure to include important women, Latinos, Native Americans and others who have been underrepresented in Arizona history.

Between the lines: Here are a few things to keep in mind as you consider the bracket.

• I'm trying to steer clear of people who may be from Arizona, but didn't have any significant influence on the state. For example, Steven Spielberg grew up in Phoenix, but he had no impact specific to Arizona and didn't make his mark until after he left.
• Be mindful of recency bias. We tend to think of people who are still around today, or were active in recent memory, as more significant than those who have been gone for decades.

• It's OK to pick someone who predates statehood or even the United States' acquisition of the region.

Between the lines: This idea was inspired by a bracket about the most influential Americans who never became president, compiled by Columbia University political science professor Michael G. Miller.

• The best non-presidents bracket is from 2015, so yes, I have been wanting to do this for a decade.