This is a list of people from New Mexico, which includes notable people who were either born or have lived for a significant period of time in the

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New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

or its predecessors, the Spanish and Mexican Nuevo México and the American New Mexico Territory. They are referred to by the demonym "New Mexican", and by the

Spanish language Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in th ...

demonym "''Neomexicano''" or "''Neomejicano''" (as well as the feminine "''Neomexicana''" or "''Neomejicana''").

Athletics

Kyle Altman Kyle Marten Altman (born January 31, 1986) is an American former soccer player, who last played for Minnesota United FC in the North American Soccer League. He was the 2003 New Mexico High School Coaches Association's Class 4A boys' soccer pla ...

(born 1986) - soccer player * Jason Anderson (born 1993) – born in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Supercross racer * Ross Anderson (born 1971) – lives in

Taos Taos or TAOS may refer to: Places * Taos, Missouri, a city in Cole County, Missouri, United States * Taos County, New Mexico, United States ** Taos, New Mexico, a city, the county seat of Taos County, New Mexico *** Taos art colony, an art colo ...

, record holder in

speed skiing Speed skiing is the sport of skiing downhill in a straight line at as high a speed as possible, as timed over a fixed stretch of ski slope. There are two types of contest: breaking an existing speed record or having the fastest run at a given co ...

* Hank Baskett (born 1982) – born in Clovis, former NFL player *

Notah Begay III Notah Ryan Begay III (born September 14, 1972) is a Native American professional golfer. He is one of the only Native American golfers to have played in the PGA Tour. Since 2013, Begay has served as an analyst with the Golf Channel and NBC Spor ...

(born 1972) – born in

Albuquerque Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...

, golfer * Ray Birmingham (born 1955) – born in Hobbs, baseball coach * Alan Branch (born 1984) – born in

Rio Rancho Rio Rancho ( es, Río Rancho) is the most populous and only city in Sandoval County, part of the expansive Albuquerque metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of New Mexico. A small portion of the city extends into northern Bernalillo County. It i ...

, NFL player * Alex Bregman (born 1994) – baseball player * Bill Bridges (1939–2015) – born in Hobbs, former NBA player * Brenda Burnside (born 1963) – born in Albuquerque, boxer * Shelia Burrell (born 1972) – born in Albuquerque,

heptathlete A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...

; fourth place in 2004 Olympic Games * Edgar Castillo (born 1986) – born in Las Cruces, Liga MX *

Jackie Chavez Jackie Chavez (born June 1, 1983 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American former professional boxer in the Super Bantamweight division. She was the IFBA world Super Bantamweight champion, and considered by many to be one of women's boxing's fu ...

(born 1983) – born in Albuquerque, lives in Las Cruces, boxer *

Carlos Condit Carlos Joseph Condit (born April 26, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He formerly competed in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the former Interim UFC Welterweight ...

(born 1984) – born in Albuquerque,

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

fighter * Ryan Cook (born 1983) – born in Albuquerque, NFL player *

Christian Cunningham Christian Cianan Cunningham (born November 21, 1997) is an American basketball player who last played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He plays the forward position. Biography Cunningham was born in El Paso, Texas ...

(born 1997) – raised in Albuquerque, basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * John Dodson (born 1984) – born in Albuquerque, mixed martial artist * Michael Dunn (born 1985) – born in

Farmington Farmington may refer to: Places Canada *Farmington, British Columbia * Farmington, Nova Scotia (disambiguation) United States *Farmington, Arkansas *Farmington, California *Farmington, Connecticut *Farmington, Delaware * Farmington, Georgia * ...

MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

player *

Doug Eddings Douglas Leon Eddings (born September 14, 1968) is an American professional umpire in Major League Baseball. Umpiring style A report in '' The Hardball Times'' listed Eddings as having called the largest strike zone among all Major League umpires ...

(born 1968) – born in Las Cruces,

umpire *

Arian Foster Arian Isa Foster (born August 24, 1986) is a former American football running back and current musical artist under the name Bobby Feeno. He played college football at the University of Tennessee, and was signed by the Houston Texans of the Nati ...

(born 1986) – born in

, running back for the

Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member team of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team p ...

* Bob Foster (1938–2015) – born in Albuquerque, light-heavyweight boxing world champion * Jack Gardner (1910–2000) – college men's basketball coach *

Mitch Garver Mitchell Lynn Garver (born January 15, 1991) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins. Early life Garver was born on January 15, 19 ...

(born 1991) – born in Albuquerque, baseball player * Frank "Bruiser Brody" Goodish (1946–1988) –

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring o ...

* Aaron Graham (born 1973) – former NFL center *

Fred Haney Fred Girard Haney (April 25, 1896 – November 9, 1977) was an American third baseman, manager, coach and executive in Major League Baseball (MLB). As a manager, he won two pennants and a world championship with the Milwaukee Braves. He later se ...

(1896–1977) – Major League Baseball manager * Pat Henry (born 1951) – collegiate track-and-field head coach *

Holly Holm Holly Rene Holm (born October 17, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist, who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She is the former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion, and a former professional boxer. She was a multiple-time wor ...

(born 1981) – born in Albuquerque,

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

Damion James Damion Marquez Williams James (born October 7, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for Texas. High school car ...

(born 1987) – born in Hobbs, player for the

New Jersey Nets New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator ...

Ralph Kiner Ralph McPherran Kiner (October 27, 1922 – February 6, 2014) was an American Major League Baseball player and broadcaster. An outfielder, Kiner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and Cleveland Indians from 1946 through 1955. Foll ...

(1922–2014) – Baseball Hall of Famer *

Nancy Lopez Nancy Marie Lopez (born January 6, 1957) is an American former professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events, including three major championships. Amateur career Lopez won the New Mexico Women's ...

(born 1957) – raised in Roswell, Hall of Fame golfer *

Ronnie Lott Ronald Mandel Lott (born May 8, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback and safety in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Lott played college football for the Univ ...

(born 1959) –

Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio. Opened on September 7, , the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of professional football, including players, coa ...

r *

Colt McCoy Daniel "Colt" McCoy (born September 5, 1986) is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas, where he won several awards and honors as a senior in 2009. McC ...

(born 1986) – born in Hobbs, quarterback for the

Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) N ...

* Tommy McDonald (1934–2018) –

wide receiver * Matt Moore (born 1989) – lived in

Edgewood Edgewood may refer to: Places Canada *Edgewood, British Columbia South Africa *Edgewood, a University of KwaZulu-Natal campus in Pinetown, South Africa United States Cities and towns *Edgewood, California *Edgewood, Florida *Edgewood, Illinois, a ...

player * Steve Ontiveros (born 1961) – baseball player * Dorothy Page (1921–1989) – known as the "mother of the

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, more commonly known as The Iditarod, is an annual long-distance sled dog race run in early March. It travels from Anchorage to Nome, entirely within the US state of Alaska. Mushers and a team of between 12 a ...

" * André Roberson (born 1991) – born in Las Cruces, professional basketball player * Trevor Rogers (born 1998) – born in Carlsbad,

player *

Cody Ross Cody Joseph Ross (born December 23, 1980), nicknamed "Toy Cannon" and "Ross the Boss," is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 12 seasons with the Detroit Tigers (2003), Los Angeles Do ...

(born 1980) – born in Carlsbad,

player * Diego Sanchez (born 1981) – born in Albuquerque,

fighter * Mike E. Smith (born 1965) – born in Roswell, Hall of Fame jockey * Tony Snell (born 1991) – professional basketball player *

Vern Stephens Vernon Decatur Stephens (October 23, 1920 – November 3, 1968) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from through . An eight-time All-Star, Stephens was notable for being the American L ...

(1920–1968) – born in McAlister, baseball player * Chuck Stevens (1918–2018) – born in Colfax County, baseball player * Blake Swihart (born 1992) – raised in

, MLB player *

Johnny Tapia John Lee Anthony Tapia (February 13, 1967 – May 27, 2012) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2011. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the unified IBF and WBO super flyweight title ...

(1967–2012) – born in Albuquerque, boxer * Jeff Taylor (1960–2020) – raised in Hobbs, former NBA player *

Jeffery Taylor Jeffery Matthew Taylor (born May 23, 1989) is a Swedish-American professional basketball player for BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for Vanderbilt University, before being drafted 31st overall b ...

(born 1989) – raised in Hobbs, player for the Charlotte Hornets *

Al Unser Alfred Unser (May 29, 1939 – December 9, 2021) was an American automobile racing driver, the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser, and father of Al Unser Jr. He was the second of four men ( A. J. Foyt, himself, Rick ...

(born 1939) – born in Albuquerque, race car driver *

Al Unser Jr. Alfred Unser Jr. (born April 19, 1962), nicknamed "Little Al", "Al Junior", or simply "Junior", is a retired American race car driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. History Unser was born into a racing family in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ...

(born 1962) – born in Albuquerque, race car driver *

Bobby Unser Robert William Unser (February 20, 1934 – May 2, 2021) was an American automobile racer. At his induction into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1994, he had the fourth most IndyCar Series wins at 35 (behind his brother Al, A. J. F ...

(1934–2021) – lived in Albuquerque, race car driver *

Brian Urlacher Brian Urlacher (; born May 25, 1978) is an American former football linebacker who spent his entire 13-season career in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears. He played college football for the New Mexico Lobos, where h ...

(born 1978) – grew up in Lovington, NFL player *

Kathy Whitworth Kathrynne Ann Whitworth (September 27, 1939 – December 24, 2022) was an American professional golfer. During her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else on the LPGA or PGA Tours. Whitworth was also a runner-up ...

(born 1939) – lived in Jal, New Mexico where her family owned a hardware store, professional golfer

Architecture

John Gaw Meem John Gaw Meem IV (November 17, 1894 – August 4, 1983) was an American architect based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is best known for his instrumental role in the development and popularization of the Pueblo Revival Style and as a proponent of ar ...

(1894–1983) – architect known for his work reviving traditional New Mexican architecture * Mike Reynolds – architect, designer of Earthships

Art, literature, and journalism

Edward Abbey Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author, essayist, and environmental activist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies. His best-known works include '' Desert S ...

– novelist, graduated from the University of New Mexico *

Rudolfo Anaya Rudolfo Anaya (October 30, 1937June 28, 2020) was an American author. Noted for his 1972 novel ''Bless Me, Ultima'', Anaya was considered one of the founders of the canon of contemporary Chicano literature. The themes and cultural references of ...

– novelist *

Richard Artschwager Richard Ernst Artschwager (December 26, 1923 – February 9, 2013) was an American painter, illustrator and sculptor. His work has associations with Pop Art, Conceptual art and Minimalism. Early life and art Richard Artschwager was born to Euro ...

– painter, illustrator and sculptor * Jimmy Santiago Baca – poet and author * Oscar E. Berninghaus (1874–1952) – founding member of

Taos Society of Artists The Taos Society of Artists was an organization of visual arts founded in Taos, New Mexico. Established in 1915, it was disbanded in 1927. The Society was essentially a commercial cooperative, as opposed to a stylistic collective, and its foundation ...

* Ernest L. Blumenschein (1874–1960) – founding member of

* Fray Angelico Chavez – poet and painter *

Linda Chavez Linda Lou ChavezStated on ''Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'', May 20, 2012, PBS (born June 17, 1947) is an American author, commentator, and radio talk show host. She is also a Fox News analyst, Chairman of the Center for Equal ...

(born 1947) – author, commentator, radio talk show host * E. Irving Couse (1866–1936) – founding member of

* Stanley Crawford (born 1937) – writer and farmer *

W. Herbert Dunton William Herbert "Buck" Dunton (August 28, 1878 – March 18, 1936) was an American artist and a founding member of the Taos Society of Artists. He is noted for paintings of cowboys, New Mexico, and the American Southwest. Early life and educatio ...

(1878–1936) – founding member of

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(1881–1955) – painter known for his portraits and works featuring Native Americans * Forrest Fenn – poet, scholar, artist and painter, author, historian, teacher, environmentalist * R. C. Gorman (1931–2005) – Navajo artist * Grant Hayunga (born 1970) – artist and musician *

Tony Hillerman Anthony Grove Hillerman (May 27, 1925 – October 26, 2008) was an American author of detective novels and nonfiction works, best known for his mystery novels featuring Navajo Nation Police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. Several of his work ...

(1925–2008) – journalist, mystery writer, "Edgar" award winner, MWA Grand Master * Peter Hurd (1904–1984) – artist * Barbara Latham (1896–1989) – painter, printmaker, illustrator *

D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English writer, novelist, poet and essayist. His works reflect on modernity, industrialization, sexuality, emotional health, vitality, spontaneity and instinct. His best-k ...

(1885–1930) – novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter *

Marjorie Herrera Lewis Marjorie Herrera Lewis (born 1957) is a sports journalist best known for her 2018 novel ''When the Men Were Gone''. In 2018, the book was selected by ''Sports Illustrated'' as one of the best sports books in its year-in-review issue. In 2017, at ag ...

– author and journalist * Albert Looking Elk (1888–1940) –

Taos Pueblo Taos Pueblo (or Pueblo de Taos) is an ancient pueblo belonging to a Taos-speaking (Tiwa) Native American tribe of Puebloan people. It lies about north of the modern city of Taos, New Mexico. The pueblos are considered to be one of the oldest ...

painter *

Mabel Dodge Luhan Mabel Evans Dodge Sterne Luhan (pronounced ''LOO-hahn''; née Ganson; February 26, 1879 – August 13, 1962) was a wealthy American patron of the arts, who was particularly associated with the Taos art colony. Early life Mabel Ganson was the heir ...

(1879–1962) – writer and patroness of

Taos art colony The Taos art colony was an art colony founded in Taos, New Mexico, by artists attracted by the culture of the Taos Pueblo and northern New Mexico. The history of Hispanic craftsmanship in furniture, tin work, and other mediums also played a rol ...

* Albert Lujan (1892–1948) –

painter *

Charles Fletcher Lummis Charles Fletcher Lummis (March 1, 1859, in Lynn, Massachusetts – November 25, 1928, in Los Angeles, California) was a United States journalist, and an activist for Indian rights and historic preservation. A traveler in the American Southwest, h ...

(1859–1928) – journalist and Indian activist, photographer *

Agnes Martin Agnes Bernice Martin (March 22, 1912 – December 16, 2004), was an American abstract painter. Her work has been defined as an "essay in discretion on inward-ness and silence". Although she is often considered or referred to as a minimalist, Mart ...

(1912–2004) – abstract painter *

George R. R. Martin George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), also known as GRRM, is an American novelist, screenwriter, television producer and short story writer. He is the author of the series of epic fantasy novels ''A Song ...

(born 1948) – lives in Santa Fe, screenwriter and author of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, including ''Game of Thrones'' *

Maria Martinez Maria Montoya Martinez (1887, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico – July 20, 1980, San Ildefonso Pueblo) was a Native American artist who created internationally known pottery. Martinez (born Maria Poveka Montoya), her husband Julian, and o ...

(1887–1980) – pottery artist, famous for her pioneering work in black on black pottery * Bill Mauldin (1921–2003) –

editorial cartoonist An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary. Their cartoons are used to convey and question an aspect of daily news or curren ...

, Pulitzer Prize, 1945 and 1958 *

Cormac McCarthy Cormac McCarthy (born Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr., July 20, 1933) is an American writer who has written twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays and three short stories, spanning the Western and post-apocalyptic genres. He is known for his gr ...

– author of ''

No Country for Old Men ''No Country for Old Men'' is a 2007 American neo-Western crime thriller film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel of the same name. Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin, th ...

'', ''

The Road ''The Road'' is a 2006 post-apocalyptic novel by American writer Cormac McCarthy. The book details the grueling journey of a father and his young son over a period of several months across a landscape blasted by an unspecified cataclysm that ha ...

'', Pulitzer Prize winner * Michael McGarrity – novelist, former deputy sheriff of Santa Fe County * Juan Mirabal (1903–1970) –

painter * N. Scott Momaday (1934) –

Kiowa Kiowa () people are a Native American tribe and an indigenous people of the Great Plains of the United States. They migrated southward from western Montana into the Rocky Mountains in Colorado in the 17th and 18th centuries,Pritzker 326 and e ...

, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and visual artist *

Agnes Morley Cleaveland Agnes Morley Cleaveland (1874–1958) was an American writer and cattle rancher who lived in New Mexico and California. Her book about growing up on a New Mexico ranch in the late 19th-century, ''No Life for a Lady'', was a best seller. She w ...

(1874–1958) – writer, cattle rancher, women's basketball player * Howard Morgan – television weather forecaster * Dan Namingha – Hopi artist *

Bruce Nauman Bruce Nauman (born December 6, 1941) is an American artist. His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance. Nauman lives near Galisteo, New Mexico. Life and work ...

– artist *

Georgia O'Keeffe Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986) was an American modernist artist. She was known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes. O'Keeffe has been called the "Mother of Ame ...

(1887–1986) – artist *

Bert Geer Phillips Bert Geer Phillips (July 15, 1868 – June 16, 1956) was an American artist and a founding member of the Taos Society of Artists. He settled in Taos, New Mexico (1898) and was a founder of the Taos art colony. He is known for his paintings of Na ...

(1868–1956) – founding member of

Ernie Pyle Ernest Taylor Pyle (August 3, 1900 – April 18, 1945) was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American journalist and war correspondent who is best known for his stories about ordinary American soldiers during World War II. Pyle is also notable for the ...

(1900–1945) – war correspondent, Pulitzer Prize 1944 * Joseph Rael (born 1935) – Native American

ceremonial dance Ceremonial dance is a major category or classification of dance forms or dance styles, where the purpose is ceremonial or ritualistic. It is related to and overlaps with sacred dance and ecstatic dance. Definition History Description ...

shaman Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spir ...

, writer, and artist * Anita Rodriguez (born 1941) – artist and painter * Antonio Roybal – artist * Hib Sabin (born 1935) – sculptor *

George I. Sánchez George Isidore Sánchez (1906–1972) was a pioneer in American educational scholarship and civil rights activism, originally from the state of New Mexico. He served on the faculty of the University of New Mexico, held several concurrent teaching, ...

(1906–1972) – scholar and activist * Joseph Henry Sharp (1859–1953) – founding member of

* Lori "Pop Wea" Tanner (died 1966) –

painter and potter * Anne Trujillo – television news anchor and reporter, KMGH (ABC) in Denver * Sabine Ulibarri (1919–2003) – poet and teacher * Alisa Valdes – ''New York Times'' and ''USA Today'' bestselling author, staff writer

Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Glob ...

and

Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the U ...

, screenwriter and producer * Harold Joe Waldrum (1934–2003) – artist *

Linda Wertheimer Linda Wertheimer (; born March 19, 1943) is an American radio journalist for NPR. She's considered one of NPR's "Founding Mothers" along with Susan Stamberg, Nina Totenberg and the late Cokie Roberts. Background and education Wertheimer was b ...

– Senior National Correspondent for

NPR National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from other ...

Cody Willard Cody Willard (born August 31, 1972, in Ruidoso, New Mexico), is an American investor, television anchor and current hedge fund manager. He is the publisher of a subscription-based investment newsletter TradingWithCody.com and the author of the #1 ...

– anchor for

Fox Business Network Fox Business (officially known as Fox Business Network, or FBN) is an American business news channel and website publication owned by the Fox News Media division of Fox Corporation. The channel broadcasts primarily from studios at 1211 Avenu ...

and co-host of ''Fox Business Happy Hour'' *

Jack Williamson John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006), who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer, often called the "Dean of Science Fiction". He is also credited with one of the first uses of the term '' gen ...

– novelist, professor at

Eastern New Mexico University Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU or Eastern) is a public university with a main campus in Portales, New Mexico, and two associate degree-granting branches, one at Ruidoso and one at Roswell. ENMU is New Mexico's largest regional comprehensiv ...

Business

Paul Allen Paul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953 – October 15, 2018) was an American business magnate, computer programmer, researcher, investor, and philanthropist. He co-founded Microsoft Corporation with childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which ...

(1953–2018) – founded

Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washin ...

in Albuquerque *

Jeff Bezos Jeffrey Preston Bezos ( ;; and Robinson (2010), p. 7. ''né'' Jorgensen; born January 12, 1964) is an American entrepreneur, media proprietor, investor, and commercial astronaut. He is the founder, executive chairman, and former preside ...

(born 1964) – founder of

Amazon Amazon most often refers to: * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon (company), an American multinational technolog ...

Mack C. Chase Mack C. Chase (April 29, 1931 – October 2, 2023) was an American oil and natural gas businessman, who made his fortune in the oilfields of the Permian Basin (North America), Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico. Early life Mack C. Chase was ...

(born 1931) – oil and natural gas businessman, also the richest New Mexican *

Bill Gates William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Microsoft, along with his late childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions ...

(born 1955) – founded Microsoft in Albuquerque *

Maria Gertrudis "Tules" Barceló Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

(c. 1800–1852) – entrepreneur and gambler * Conrad Hilton (1887–1979) – founder of Hilton Worldwide *

Forrest Mims Forrest M. Mims III is an American amateur scientist,'Country Scientist' starting co ...

(born 1944) – founded

Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) was an American electronics company founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico that began manufacturing electronic calculators in 1971 and personal computers in 1975. Ed Roberts and Forrest Mims foun ...

in Albuquerque * Ed Roberts (1941–2010) – founded Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems in Albuquerque

Crime

Billy the Kid Billy the Kid (born Henry McCarty; September 17 or November 23, 1859July 14, 1881), also known by the pseudonym William H. Bonney, was an outlaw and gunfighter of the American Old West, who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at th ...

(1859–1881) – outlaw *

Jose Chavez y Chavez Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. *Jose ben Abin *Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean ...

(1851–1924) – cowboy and outlaw * Francisco Martin Duran – attempted

assassin Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have a ...

Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...

* William Walters aka (William E. "Bronco Bill" Walters) (1869–1921) – outlaw

Film and theater

* Aviva – actress, '' Superbad'' *Kathy Baker (born 1950) – actress, CBS's ''Picket Fences'', Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox's ''Boston Public'' *Greg Baldwin (born 1960) – actor, Uncle Iroh on the Nickelodeon animated series ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' *Bruce Cabot (1904–1972) – actor, ''King Kong (1933 film), King Kong'', ''Dodge City (1939 film), Dodge City'', ''The War Wagon'' *Jan Clayton (1917–1983) – actress, star of films and TV series ''Lassie (1954 TV series), Lassie'' *Ronny Cox (born 1938) – actor, ''Deliverance'', ''RoboCop'' *Jesse Tyler Ferguson (born 1975) – actor, American Broadcasting Company, ABC's ''Modern Family'' *Tony Genaro, actor – ''Anger Management (film), Anger Management'', ''Phenomenon (film), Phenomenon'' *Annabeth Gish (born 1971) – actress, Fox's ''The X-Files'' and Showtime (TV network), Showtime's ''Brotherhood (2006 TV series), Brotherhood'' *Drew Goddard (born 1975) – screenwriter, producer *Jeremy Foley (actor), Jeremy Foley (born 1983) – actor, Nickelodeon's ''Caitlin's Way'' *Adrian Grenier (born 1976) – actor, HBO's ''Entourage (American TV series), Entourage'' *Anna Gunn (born 1968) – actress, HBO's ''Deadwood (TV series), Deadwood'', American Movie Channel, AMC's ''Breaking Bad'' *William Hanna (1910–2001) – animator, director, producer, cartoon artist, and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera *Neil Patrick Harris (born 1973) – actor, ''How I Met Your Mother'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' *Alexa Havins (born 1980) – actress, BBC's ''Torchwood'', American Broadcasting Company, ABC's ''All My Children'' and ''One Life to Live'' *Judy Herrera – actress *Dennis Hopper (1936–2010) – actor, filmmaker, photographer, and artist *Mike Judge (born 1962) – actor, animator, producer, and creator of ''King of the Hill'' and ''Beavis and Butthead'' *Minka Kelly (born 1980) – actress, ''Lee Daniels' The Butler'', ''The Roommate'' *Val Kilmer (born 1959) – actor, ''Heat (1995 film), Heat'', ''Tombstone (film), Tombstone'', ''Top Gun'' *Mae Marsh (1894–1968) – actress, ''Intolerance (film), Intolerance'', ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932 film), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' *Benito Martinez (actor), Benito Martinez (born 1971) – actor, FX (TV channel), FX's ''The Shield'' *Patrice Martinez (1963–2018) – actress, History of Freeform, The Family Channel's ''Zorro (1990 TV series), Zorro'' *Demi Moore (born 1962) – actress, ''Ghost (1990 film), Ghost'', ''Indecent Proposal'', ''A Few Good Men'' *Freddie Prinze Jr. (born 1975) – actor, ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'', ''She's All That'' *Steven Michael Quezada (born 1963) – actor, ''Breaking Bad'' *Tracy Reiner (born 1964) – actress, ''When Harry Met Sally...'', ''A League of Their Own'', ''Apollo 13 (film), Apollo 13'' *Jay Roach (born 1957) – director, producer, the Austin Powers (film series), ''Austin Powers'' films, ''Meet the Parents'' *Willow Shields (born 2000) – child actress, ''Hunger Games'' *Ron Shock (1942–2012) – comedian *Geno Silva (1948–2020) – actor, ''Scarface (1983 film), Scarface'', ''The Lost World: Jurassic Park'', ''Amistad (film), Amistad'' *Madolyn Smith (born 1957) – actress, ''Urban Cowboy'', ''Funny Farm (film), Funny Farm'' *Austin St. John (born 1975) – actor, Jason Lee Scott, the original Red Ranger, on ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' *Kim Stanley (1925–2001) – actress, ''The Goddess (1958 film), The Goddess'', ''To Kill a Mockingbird (film), To Kill a Mockingbird'' *French Stewart (born 1964) – actor, ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' *Slim Summerville (1894–1968) – actor *Heidi Swedberg (born 1966) – actress, ''Seinfeld'' *Raoul Trujillo (born 1955) – actor *Jeremy Ray Valdez (born 1980) – actor *Kristen Vigard (born 1963) – actress, ''Annie (musical), Annie'', ''Guiding Light'', ''The Survivors (1983 film), The Survivors'' *Nick Wechsler (actor), Nick Wechsler (born 1978) – actor, The WB Television Network, The WB's and UPN's ''Roswell (TV series), Roswell''

Fashion

*Judith Baldwin – Miss New Mexico 1965, runner-up Miss USA 1965, actress *Tom Ford – grew up in Santa Fe, fashion designer and businessman *Onawa Lacy – Miss New Mexico USA 2006 *Marissa Livingston – Miss New Mexico 2015 *Arizona Muse – fashion model *Christina Olmi – Miss New Mexico 2008 *Millicent Rogers (1902–1953) – socialite, fashion icon, and art collector *Mai Shanley – Miss USA 1984

Government

*Toney Anaya (born 1941) – former governor *Jerry Apodaca (born 1934) – former governor *Clinton Presba Anderson (1895–1975) – former U.S. senator *Jeff Bingaman (born 1943) – former U.S. senator *Tomás Vélez Cachupín – 47th and 52nd Spanish Governor of New Mexico, judge, achieved peace between Spaniards and the Amerindian peoples of New Mexico *Dennis Chavez (1888–1962) – former U.S. senator *Cochise (1812–1874) – Chiricahua Apache chief *Colorow (Ute chief), Colorow (1810–1888) – Ute people, Ute chief *Bronson M. Cutting (1888–1935) – former U.S. senator *Pete Domenici (1932–2017) – former U.S. senator *Ed Foreman (born 1933) – former U.S. representative *Geronimo (1829–1909) – Chiricahua Apache chief *Thomas E. Horn (born 1946) – Trustee San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, lawyer, publisher Bay Area Reporter *Dolores Huerta – civil rights activist *Gary Johnson (born 1953) – former governor; Libertarian Party (United States), Libertarian presidential candidate, 2012 and 2016 *Bruce King (1924–2009) – former governor *Timothy Kraft (born 1941) – campaign manager for U.S. President Jimmy Carter in 1980 *Manuel Lujan Jr., Manuel Lujan (1928–2019) – former U.S. representative *Joseph Montoya (1915–1978) – former U.S. senator *Janet Napolitano (born 1957) – former governor of Arizona, former United States Secretary of Homeland Security, current president of University of California System *Steve Pearce (politician), Steve Pearce (born 1947) – U.S. representative *Popé (ca. 1630 – ca. 1688) – leader of the Pueblo Revolt *William T. Redmond (born 1954) – former U.S. representative *Bill Richardson (born 1947) – Energy Secretary, Ambassador, Ambassador to the United Nations, former governor, first Hispanic candidate for the U.S. Presidency *Edward R. Roybal (1916–2005) – U.S. representative from California, member of the Los Angeles City Council *Joe Skeen (1927–2003) – former U.S. representative *Victorio (1825–1880) – Chiricahua Apache chief

Military

*Carl Nelson Gorman (1907–1998) – U.S. Marine Corp soldier, Navajo code talker during World War II, as well as artist, and professor. *Pete Jimenez (1917–2006) – U.S. Army soldier in World War II

Music

*Lorenzo Antonio (born 1969) – born in Albuquerque, Latin pop and Mexican pop singer *Antonia Apodaca (1923–2020) – born in Rociada, New Mexico, Rociada, New Mexico music, New Mexico and American folk music singer *Consuelo Luz Arostegui – lives in Angel Fire, New Mexico, Angel Fire, Latino musician *Ryan Bingham (born 1981) – born in Hobbs, singer-songwriter *Zach Condon (born 1986) – born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe, musician in Beirut (band), Beirut *John Denver (1943–1997) – born in Roswell, singer-songwriter *Bradley Ellingboe (born 1958) – composer *Al Hurricane (1936–2017) – born in Dixon, New Mexico, Dixon, singer-songwriter, dubbed "The Godfather" of New Mexico music *Al Hurricane Jr. (born 1959) – born in Albuquerque, singer-songwriter, dubbed "The Godson" of New Mexico music *Demi Lovato (born 1992) – born in Albuquerque, pop music singer-songwriter *James Mercer (musician), James Mercer (born 1970) – singer, musician and leader of the Shins and Broken Bells *Robert Mirabal (born 1966) –

musician *Jim Morrison (1943–1971) – lived in Albuquerque for several years during his childhood *Michael Martin Murphey (born 1945) – author of New Mexico's state ballad, "The Land of Enchantment" *Norman Petty (1927–1984) – musician, songwriter, record producer *Pascual Romero (born 1980) – musician, television producer *Sparx (US band), Sparx members – born in Albuquerque, Latin pop sisters Verónica, Rosamaria, Kristyna and Carolina Sanchez *James Tenney (1934–2006) – born in Silver City, New Mexico, Silver City, composer *Kristen Vigard (born 1963) – lives in

, singer (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fishbone) *Tony Vincent (born 1973) – born in

, performer

Law enforcement

*Elfego Baca (1865–1945) – gunman and lawman in the American frontier *Pat Garrett (1850–1908) – sheriff known for shooting Billy the Kid *Lonnie Zamora (1933–2009) – police officer who reported a famous UFO sighting outside Socorro, New Mexico, Socorro in 1964

Religion

*Cormac Antram (1926–2013) – Catholic priest, known for his work translating the Catholic mass into the Navajo language, last Franciscan priest who could speak Navajo fluently *Anton Docher (1852–1928) – missionary and defender of the Indians *Jeff King (Navajo), Jeff King – Navajo hataałii (medicine man)

Science and technology

*Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier (1840–1914) – archaeologist after whom Bandelier National Monument and Bandelier Elementary School (in Albuquerque) in New Mexico is named *Edward Condon (1902–1974) – Nuclear physics, nuclear physicist *Robert H. Goddard (1882–1945) – built the world's first liquid-fueled rocket *Sidney M. Gutierrez (born 1951) – astronaut *Jaron Lanier (born 1960) – computer scientist *Edgar Mitchell (1930—2016) – Aerospace engineering, aeronautical engineer, NASA astronaut *Harrison Schmitt (born 1935) – astronaut, geologist and former United States Senate, U.S. Senator from New Mexico *Mark Spencer (computer engineer), Mark Spencer – computer engineer *John Stapp – pioneer in studying the effects of acceleration and deceleration forces on humans, "the fastest man on earth" *Clyde Tombaugh – astronomer and discoverer of the celestial body Pluto (at the time considered to be the 9th planet in the solar system) *Lydia Villa-Komaroff – molecular and cellular biologist *Michael A. Wartell, Michael Wartell – chancellor of Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne *Annie Dodge Wauneka (1895–1997) – Navajo people, Navajo health educator, winner of Presidential Medal of Freedom