Biographical Records

Notable People from New Mexico

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

Geronima Cruz Montoya
Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo artist and educator
1915 – 2015
painterteacher
Nina Leopold Bradley
Nina Leopold Bradley
American conservationist (1917-2011)
1917 – 2011
activist
Felipe Archuleta
American folk artist (1910–1991)
1910 – 1991
wood carverpainter
Aurora Lucero-White Lea
American folklorist, author, and suffragette
1894 – 1965
suffragistfolkloristwriter
Tibo J. Chávez
American politician
1912 – 1991
politicianlawyerjudge
William Oscar Hall
American diplomat
1914 – 1977
diplomat
Frank O. Bowman
Frank O. Bowman
United States Army general (1896–1978)
1896 – 1978
military officer
Paul Pierce
American football player and coach (1914-2004)
1914 – 2004
American football playermilitary officer
Carl Ashby
American abstract expressionist artist (1914-2004)
1914 – 2004
painter
Angelico Chavez
American writer, poet and historian
1910 – 1996
novelistpainterconservator
Junior Daugherty
American musician
1930 – 2023
fiddler
Mel Dinelli
American screenwriter (1912-1991)
1912 – 1991
screenwriter
Ben Luján
American politician
1935 – 2012
politician
William Harrell Nellis
William Harrell Nellis
World War II pilot for whom Nellis Air Force Base is named
1916 – 1944
fighter pilot
Richard Lucero
American politician
1934 – 2024
politician
Danny Villanueva
American football player (1937-2015)
1937 – 2015
American football player
Earl Ben Gilliam
Earl Ben Gilliam
United States federal judge (1931-2001)
1931 – 2001
lawyerjudge
Mary Jane Garcia
American politician
1936 – 2024
anthropologistpoliticianbusinessperson
Robert B. Hall
japanologist
1896 – 1975
japanologistgeographer
Louis R. Rocco
Louis R. Rocco
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1938-2002)
1938 – 2002
combat medic
Mildred Rackley
Mildred Rackley
American artist (1906–1992)
1906 – 1992
painter
George F. Ellis
American writer
1903 – 1972
animal breederwriter
Yginio Salazar
Yginio Salazar
Lincoln County regulator (1863–1936)
1863 – 1936
ranchercriminal
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
Randy Fuller
American musician
1944 – 2024
songwritersinger-songwritersinger
Bob Kelly
American football player (1940-2014)
1940 – 2014
American football playerbasketball player
Felipe Espinosa
American serial killer
1836 – 1863
serial killer
Marlo Henderson
musical artist
1948 – 2015
guitaristmusician
Austin Menaul
American decathlete
1888 – 1975
decathlete
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
Al Clancy
American baseball player (1888–1951)
1888 – 1951
baseball player
Desmond Marquette
American film editor (1908-1999)
1908 – 1999
film editor
Janet Lowe
American business writer (1940-2019)
1940 – 2019
economic journalistauthor
John Arthur Smith
American politician
1942 – 2024
real estate appraiserpolitician
Waldo Henry Rogers
United States federal judge
1908 – 1964
lawyerjudge
Rose Gonzales
American potter (1900–1989)
1900 – 1989
ceramicist
Felipe Baca
Felipe Baca
American farmer and politician (1828–1874)
1828 – 1874
businessperson
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
Al Hurricane, Jr.
Al Hurricane, Jr.
American songwriter and singer-songwriter
1959 – 2026
guitaristsongwritersinger-songwriter
Elizabeth Garrett
1885-1947 musician and songwriter , daughter of Pat Garrett
1885 – 1947
voice teachersongwritersinger
Tullis Onstott
American geologist
1955 – 2021
researcheruniversity teachergeologist
Louis R. Douglass
Louis R. Douglass
American civil engineer
1888 – 1979
civil engineerengineer
Eva Mirabal
American painter and cartoonist (1920–1968)
1920 – 1968
cartoonist
Murray Ryan
American politician
1922 – 2017
politician
Antonia Apodaca
American musician and songwriter
1923 – 2020
songwritermusician
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