Biographical Records

Notable People from New Mexico

262 notable figures born in New Mexico, showing page 5 of 6, ranked by historical prominence.

Earl Ben Gilliam
Earl Ben Gilliam
United States federal judge (1931-2001)
1931 - 2001
lawyerjudge
Paul Pierce
American football player and coach (1914-2004)
1914 - 2004
American football playermilitary officer
Mary Jane Garcia
American politician
1936 - 2024
anthropologistpoliticianbusinessperson
William Oscar Hall
American diplomat
1914 - 1977
diplomat
Tibo J. Chávez
American politician
1912 - 1991
politicianlawyerjudge
Felipe Archuleta
American folk artist (1910–1991)
1910 - 1991
wood carverpainter
Geronima Cruz Montoya
Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo artist and educator
1915 - 2015
painterteacher
Geoffrey Holiday Hall
American crime writer (1913-1981)
1913 - 1981
crime fiction writer
Louis R. Rocco
Louis R. Rocco
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1938-2002)
1938 - 2002
combat medic
Nina Leopold Bradley
Nina Leopold Bradley
American conservationist (1917-2011)
1917 - 2011
activist
Frank Chee Willeto
Frank Chee Willeto
Navajo Nation politician
1925 - 2012
code talkerpolitician
Lee Marmon
Lee Marmon
American photographer (1925-2021)
1925 - 2021
photographer
Harold H. Moon, Jr.
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1921–1944)
1921 - 1944
military personnel
Jose F. Valdez
Jose F. Valdez
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1925 - 1945
military personnel
Juan Guerrero Burciaga
Juan Guerrero Burciaga
United States federal judge
1929 - 1995
lawyerjudge
Lloyd Oliver
American Marine and one of the original Navajo Code Talkers during WWII
1923 - 2011
code talkermilitary personnel
Pete Alvarado
Comic writer and animator (1920–2003)
1920 - 2003
layout artistpencillerstoryboard artist
Santiago E. Campos
Santiago E. Campos
United States federal judge (1926-2001)
1926 - 2001
lawyerjudge
Virginia Klinekole
President of the Mescalero Apache (1924-2011)
1924 - 2011
politician
Mildred Rackley
Mildred Rackley
American artist (1906–1992)
1906 - 1992
painter
Antonia Apodaca
American musician and songwriter
1923 - 2020
songwritermusician
Murray Ryan
American politician
1922 - 2017
politician
George F. Ellis
American writer
1903 - 1972
animal breederwriter
Janet Lowe
American business writer (1940-2019)
1940 - 2019
economic journalistauthor
Amisoli Patasoni
American long-distance runner
1901 - 1962
long-distance runner
Ben D. Altamirano
United States Army soldier and politician
1930 - 2007
politician
José A. Baca
American politician
1900 - 1924
politician
Desmond Marquette
American film editor (1908-1999)
1908 - 1999
film editor
Waldo Henry Rogers
United States federal judge
1908 - 1964
lawyerjudge
Eva Mirabal
American painter and cartoonist (1920–1968)
1920 - 1968
cartoonist
Rose Gonzales
American potter (1900–1989)
1900 - 1989
ceramicist
Al Montgomery
Major League Baseball catcher (1920-1942)
1920 - 1942
baseball player
Alejandro R. Ruiz
Alejandro R. Ruiz
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1923–2009)
1923 - 2009
Thomas Atcitty
American politician (1933–2020)
1933 - 2020
academic administratorpolitician
Alfred A. Cave
American historian (1935-2019)
1935 - 2019
historian
Larry Larrañaga
American politician
1937 - 2018
civil engineerpoliticianengineer
Juan Bautista Rael
American ethnographer (1900-1993)
1900 - 1993
linguistethnographeranthropologist
Joel Hunt
American football player and coach, baseball player (1905-1978)
1905 - 1978
baseball player
Nick L. Salazar
American politician
1929 - 2020
politician
Charles Deaton
American architect
1921 - 1996
architect
Walter K. Martinez
American politician and lawyer
1930 - 1986
politicianlawyer
Robert Palladino
American Trappist monk, calligrapher, and academic, student of Edward M. Catich
1932 - 2016
calligrapheracademic
Jimilu Mason
Jimilu Mason
American sculptor
1930 - 2019
sculptor
Charles S. Kilburn
Charles S. Kilburn
U.S. Army brigadier general
1895 - 1978
military personnel
Aurora Lucero-White Lea
American folklorist, author, and suffragette
1894 - 1965
suffragistfolkloristwriter
Frank O. Bowman
Frank O. Bowman
United States Army general (1896–1978)
1896 - 1978
military officer
Robert B. Hall
japanologist
1896 - 1975
japanologistgeographer
Lucy M. Lewis
Lucy M. Lewis
Acoma ceramic artist (1898–1992)
1898 - 1992
ceramicist
Cleo Pineau
Cleo Pineau
American flying ace (1893-1972)
1893 - 1972
racing automobile driverflying ace
Al Clancy
American baseball player (1888–1951)
1888 - 1951
baseball player
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