List of people from New Mexico
State flag of New Mexico Location of New Mexico on the U.S. map 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 U.S. state of New Mexico or its predecessors, the Spanish and Mexican Nuevo México and the American New Mexico Territory .[ 1] [ 2] Spanish language demonym "Neomexicano " or "Neomejicano " (as well as the feminine "Neomexicana " or "Neomejicana ").
Athletics
Kyle Altman (born 1986) – soccer playerJason Anderson (born 1993) – born in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Supercross racerRoss Anderson (born 1971) – lives in Taos , record holder in speed skiing Hank Baskett (born 1982) – born in Clovis , former NFL playerNotah Begay III (born 1972) – born in Albuquerque , golferRay Birmingham (born 1955) – born in Hobbs , baseball coachAlan Branch (born 1984) – born in Rio Rancho , NFL playerAlex Bregman (born 1994) – baseball playerBill Bridges (1939–2015) – born in Hobbs , former NBA playerBrenda Burnside (born 1963) – born in Albuquerque, boxerShelia Burrell (born 1972) – born in Albuquerque, heptathlete ; fourth place in 2004 Olympic GamesEdgar Castillo (born 1986) – born in Las Cruces , Liga MX Jackie Chavez (born 1983) – born in Albuquerque, lives in Las Cruces , boxerCarlos Condit (born 1984) – born in Albuquerque, UFC fighterRyan Cook (born 1983) – born in Albuquerque, NFL playerChristian Cunningham (born 1997) – raised in Albuquerque, basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League John Dodson (born 1984) – born in Albuquerque, mixed martial artistMichael Dunn (born 1985) – born in Farmington , MLB playerDoug Eddings (born 1968) – born in Las Cruces, MLB umpireArian Foster (born 1986) – born in Albuquerque , running back for the Miami Dolphins Bob Foster (1938–2015) – born in Albuquerque, light-heavyweight boxing world championJack Gardner (1910–2000) – college men's basketball coachMitch Garver (born 1991) – born in Albuquerque, baseball playerFrank "Bruiser Brody" Goodish (1946–1988) – professional wrestler Aaron Graham (born 1973) – former NFL centerFred Haney (1896–1977) – Major League Baseball managerPat Henry (born 1951) – collegiate track-and-field head coachHolly Holm (born 1981) – born in Albuquerque, mixed martial artist Damion James (born 1987) – born in Hobbs, player for the New Jersey Nets Ralph Kiner (1922–2014) – Baseball Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez (born 1957) – raised in Roswell , Hall of Fame golferRonnie Lott (born 1959) – Pro Football Hall of Famer Colt McCoy (born 1986) – born in Hobbs , quarterback for the Washington Redskins Tommy McDonald (1934–2018) – Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Matt Moore (born 1989) – lived in Edgewood , MLB playerSteve Ontiveros (born 1961) – baseball playerDorothy Page (1921–1989) – known as the "mother of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race "André Roberson (born 1991) – born in Las Cruces , professional basketball playerTrevor Rogers (born 1998) – born in Carlsbad, MLB playerCody Ross (born 1980) – born in Carlsbad, MLB playerDiego Sanchez (born 1981) – born in Albuquerque, UFC fighterMike E. Smith (born 1965) – born in Roswell , Hall of Fame jockeyTony Snell (born 1991) – professional basketball playerVern Stephens (1920–1968) – born in McAlister , baseball playerChuck Stevens (1918–2018) – born in Colfax County , baseball playerBlake Swihart (born 1992) – raised in Rio Rancho , MLB playerJohnny Tapia (1967–2012) – born in Albuquerque, boxerJeff Taylor (1960–2020) – raised in Hobbs, former NBA playerJeffery Taylor (born 1989) – raised in Hobbs, player for the Charlotte Hornets Al Unser (born 1939) – born in Albuquerque, race car driver Al Unser Jr. (born 1962) – born in Albuquerque, race car driverBobby Unser (1934–2021) – lived in Albuquerque, race car driverBrian Urlacher (born 1978) – grew up in Lovington , NFL playerDuane Ward (born 1964) – born in Los Ojos (formerly Park View); grew up in Farmington , MLB playerKathy Whitworth (born 1939) – lived in Jal, New Mexico where her family owned a hardware store, professional golfer
Architecture
Edward Abbey – novelist, graduated from the University of New MexicoRudolfo Anaya – novelistRichard Artschwager – painter, illustrator and sculptorJimmy Santiago Baca – poet and authorOscar E. Berninghaus (1874–1952) – founding member of Taos Society of Artists Ernest L. Blumenschein (1874–1960) – founding member of Taos Society of Artists Fray Angelico Chavez – poet and painterLinda Chavez (born 1947) – author, commentator , radio talk show hostE. Irving Couse (1866–1936) – founding member of Taos Society of Artists Stanley Crawford (born 1937) – writer and farmerW. Herbert Dunton (1878–1936) – founding member of Taos Society of Artists Nicolai Fechin (1881–1955) – painter known for his portraits and works featuring Native AmericansForrest Fenn – poet, scholar, artist and painter, author, historian, teacher, environmentalistR. C. Gorman (1931–2005) – Navajo artistGrant Hayunga (born 1970) – artist and musicianTony Hillerman (1925–2008) – journalist, mystery writer, "Edgar" award winner, MWA Grand Master[ 7] Peter Hurd (1904–1984) – artistBarbara Latham (1896–1989) – painter, printmaker, illustratorD. H. Lawrence (1885–1930) – novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter[ 8] Marjorie Herrera Lewis – author and journalistAlbert Looking Elk (1888–1940) – Taos Pueblo painterMabel Dodge Luhan (1879–1962) – writer and patroness of Taos art colony [ 9] Albert Lujan (1892–1948) – Taos Pueblo painterCharles Fletcher Lummis (1859–1928) – journalist and Indian activist, photographer[ 10] Agnes Martin (1912–2004) – abstract painterGeorge R. R. Martin (born 1948) – lives in Santa Fe, screenwriter and author of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, including Game of Thrones Maria Martinez (1887–1980) – pottery artist, famous for her pioneering work in black on black potteryBill Mauldin (1921–2003) – editorial cartoonist , Pulitzer Prize , 1945 and 1958Cormac McCarthy – author of No Country for Old Men The Road Michael McGarrity – novelist, former deputy sheriff of Santa Fe CountyJuan Mirabal (1903–1970) – Taos Pueblo painterN. Scott Momaday (1934) – Kiowa , Pulitzer Prize-winning author and visual artist[ 7] Agnes Morley Cleaveland (1874–1958) – writer, cattle rancher, women's basketball playerHoward Morgan – television weather forecasterDan Namingha – Hopi artistBruce Nauman – artistGeorgia O'Keeffe (1887–1986) – artistBert Geer Phillips (1868–1956) – founding member of Taos Society of Artists Ernie Pyle (1900–1945) – war correspondent, Pulitzer Prize 1944[ 7] Joseph Rael (born 1935) – Native American ceremonial dancer , shaman , writer, and artistAnita Rodriguez (born 1941) – artist and painterAntonio Roybal – artistHib Sabin (born 1935) – sculptorGeorge I. Sánchez (1906–1972) – scholar and activistJoseph Henry Sharp (1859–1953) – founding member of Taos Society of Artists Lori "Pop Wea" Tanner (died 1966) – Taos Pueblo painter and potterAnne Trujillo – television news anchor and reporter, KMGH (ABC) in DenverSabine Ulibarri (1919–2003) – poet and teacherAlisa Valdes – New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, staff writer Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times , screenwriter and producerHarold Joe Waldrum (1934–2003) – artistLinda Wertheimer – Senior National Correspondent for NPR Cody Willard – anchor for Fox Business Network and co-host of Fox Business Happy Hour Jack Williamson – novelist, professor at Eastern New Mexico University
Business
Crime
Film and theater
Ari Aster (born 1986) – director, writer, Hereditary Midsommer Aviva – actress, Superbad Kathy Baker (born 1950) – actress, CBS 's Picket Fences 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 Dodge City The War Wagon Jan Clayton (1917–1983) – actress, star of films and TV series Lassie Ronny Cox (born 1938) – actor, Deliverance RoboCop Jesse Tyler Ferguson (born 1975) – actor, ABC's Modern Family Tony Genaro , actor – Anger Management Phenomenon Annabeth Gish (born 1971) – actress, Fox's The X-Files Showtime's Brotherhood Drew Goddard (born 1975) – screenwriter, producerJeremy Foley (born 1983) – actor, Nickelodeon 's Caitlin's Way Adrian Grenier (born 1976) – actor, HBO 's Entourage Anna Gunn (born 1968) – actress, HBO's Deadwood 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 ABC's All My Children One Life to Live Judy Herrera – actressDennis Hopper (1936–2010) – actor, filmmaker, photographer, and artistMike Judge (born 1962) – actor, animator, producer, and creator of King of the Hill Beavis and Butt-Head Minka Kelly (born 1980) – actress, Lee Daniels' The Butler The Roommate Val Kilmer (born 1959) – actor, Heat Tombstone Top Gun Mae Marsh (1894–1968) – actress, Intolerance Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Benito Martinez (born 1971) – actor, FX's The Shield Patrice Martinez (1963–2018) – actress, The Family Channel 's Zorro Demi Moore (born 1962) – actress, 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 Jay Roach (born 1957) – director, producer, the Austin Powers filmsMeet the Parents Willow Shields (born 2000) – child actress, Hunger Games Ron Shock (1942–2012) – comedianGeno Silva (1948–2020) – actor, Scarface The Lost World: Jurassic Park Amistad Madolyn Smith (born 1957) – actress, Urban Cowboy 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 To Kill a Mockingbird French Stewart (born 1964) – actor, 3rd Rock from the Sun Slim Summerville (1894–1968) – actorHeidi Swedberg (born 1966) – actress, Seinfeld Raoul Trujillo (born 1955) – actorJeremy Ray Valdez (born 1980) – actorPaul Chavez (born 1984) – Oscar winning Visual Effects Artist Blade Runner 2049 Kristen Vigard (born 1963) – actress, Annie Guiding Light The Survivors Nick Wechsler (born 1978) – actor, The WB's and UPN 's Roswell
Fashion
Government
Toney Anaya (born 1941) – former governorJerry Apodaca (born 1934) – former governorClinton Presba Anderson (1895–1975) – former U.S. senatorJeff Bingaman (born 1943) – former U.S. senatorTomás Vélez Cachupín – 47th and 52nd Spanish governor of New Mexico, judge, achieved peace between Spaniards and the Amerindian peoples of New MexicoDennis Chavez (1888–1962) – former U.S. senatorCochise (1812–1874) – Chiricahua Apache chiefColorow (1810–1888) – Ute chiefBronson M. Cutting (1888–1935) – U.S. senatorPete Domenici (1932–2017) – U.S. senatorEd Foreman (born 1933) – U.S. representativeGeronimo (1829–1909) – Chiricahua Apache chief[ 11] Thomas E. Horn (born 1946) – Trustee San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center , lawyer, publisher Bay Area Reporter Dolores Huerta – civil rights activistGary Johnson (born 1953) – Governor of New Mexico; Libertarian presidential candidate in 2012 and 2016Bruce King (1924–2009) – Governor of New MexicoTimothy Kraft (born 1941) – campaign manager for U.S. president Jimmy Carter in 1980Manuel Lujan (1928–2019) – former U.S. representativeJoseph Montoya (1915–1978) – U.S. senatorJanet Napolitano (born 1957) – governor of Arizona, former United States Secretary of Homeland Security , current president of University of California SystemSteve Pearce (born 1947) – U.S. representativePopé (ca. 1630 – ca. 1688), also spelled Po'pay – leader of the Pueblo Revolt [ 12] L. Bradford Prince (1840–1922) – Governor of New Mexico TerritoryBill Redmond (born 1954) – U.S. representativeBill Richardson (born 1947) – Energy Secretary, 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. representativeTina Smith (born 1958) – U.S. senatorVictorio (1825–1880) – Chiricahua Apache chief
Military
Carl Nelson Gorman (1907–1998) – U.S. Marine Corp soldier, Navajo code talker during World War II, artist, professorPete Jimenez (1917–2006) – U.S. Army soldier in World War IIHiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura (Japanese: 宮村 浩, October 6, 1925 – November 29, 2022) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the United States military's highest award for valor, for his actions during the Korean War. He was one of the last two surviving Medal of Honor recipients of the Korean War, along with Ralph Puckett Jr.
Music
Lorenzo Antonio (born 1969) – born in Albuquerque, Latin pop and Mexican pop singerAntonia Apodaca (1923–2020) – born in Rociada , New Mexico and American folk music singerConsuelo Luz Arostegui – lives in Angel Fire , Latino musicianRyan Bingham (born 1981) – born in Hobbs , singer-songwriterZach Condon (born 1986) – born in Santa Fe , musician in Beirut John Denver (1943–1997) – born in Roswell , singer-songwriterBradley Ellingboe (born 1958) – composerAl Hurricane (1936–2017) – born in 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 musicJohn Lewis (1920–2001) – raised in Albuquerque, Albuquerque High School and University of New Mexico graduate; pianist and musical director of the Modern Jazz QuartetDemi Lovato (born 1992) – born in Albuquerque, pop music singer-songwriterJames Mercer (born 1970) – singer, musician and leader of the Shins and Broken Bells Robert Mirabal (born 1966) – Taos Pueblo musicianJim Morrison (1943–1971) – lived in Albuquerque for several years during his childhoodMichael Martin Murphey (born 1945) – author of New Mexico's state ballad, "The Land of Enchantment"Norman Petty (1927–1984) – musician, songwriter, record producerPascual Romero (born 1980) – musician, television producerSparx members – born in Albuquerque, Latin pop sisters Verónica, Rosamaria, Kristyna and Carolina SanchezJames Tenney (1934–2006) – born in Silver City , composerKristen Vigard (born 1963) – lives in Taos , singer (Red Hot Chili Peppers , Fishbone )Tony Vincent (born 1973) – born in Albuquerque , performerRandy Castillo (born 1950–2002) – born in Albuquerque , Drummer (Ozzy Osbourne , Lita Ford )
Law enforcement
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 fluentlyAnton Docher (1852–1928) – missionary and defender of the IndiansJeff King – Navajo hataałii (medicine man)
Science and technology
See also
References
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