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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 . They are referred to by the demonym "New Mexican", and by the
Spanish language demonym "Neomexicano " or "Neomejicano " (as well as the feminine "Neomexicana " or "Neomejicana ").
Athletics
Kyle Altman (born 1986) – soccer player
Jason Anderson (born 1993) – born in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Supercross racer
Ross Anderson (born 1971) – lives in
Taos , record holder in
speed skiing
Hank Baskett (born 1982) – born in
Clovis , former
NFL player
Notah Begay III (born 1972) – born in
Albuquerque , golfer
Ray Birmingham (born 1955) – born in
Hobbs , baseball coach
Alan Branch (born 1984) – born in
Rio Rancho ,
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 ; fourth place in 2004 Olympic Games
Edgar Castillo (born 1986) – born in
Las Cruces ,
Liga MX
Jackie Chavez (born 1983) – born in Albuquerque, lives in
Las Cruces , boxer
Carlos Condit (born 1984) – born in Albuquerque,
UFC fighter
Ryan Cook (born 1983) – born in Albuquerque,
NFL player
Christian Cunningham (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 ,
MLB player
Doug Eddings (born 1968) – born in Las Cruces,
MLB umpire
Arian Foster (born 1986) – born in
Albuquerque , running back for the
Miami Dolphins
Bob Foster (1938–2015) – born in Albuquerque, light-heavyweight boxing world champion
Jack Gardner (1910–2000) – college men's basketball coach
Mitch Garver (born 1991) – born in Albuquerque, baseball player
Frank "Bruiser Brody" Goodish (1946–1988) –
professional wrestler
Aaron Graham (born 1973) – former
NFL center
Fred Haney (1896–1977) – Major League Baseball manager
Pat Henry (born 1951) – collegiate track-and-field head coach
Holly 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 golfer
Ronnie 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 player
Steve Ontiveros (born 1961) – baseball player
Dorothy Page (1921–1989) – known as the "mother of the
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race "
André Roberson (born 1991) – born in
Las Cruces , professional basketball player
Trevor Rogers (born 1998) – born in Carlsbad,
MLB player
Cody Ross (born 1980) – born in Carlsbad,
MLB player
Diego Sanchez (born 1981) – born in Albuquerque,
UFC fighter
Mike E. Smith (born 1965) – born in
Roswell ,
Hall of Fame jockey
Tony Snell (born 1991) – professional basketball player
Vern Stephens (1920–1968) – born in
McAlister , baseball player
Chuck Stevens (1918–2018) – born in
Colfax County , baseball player
Blake Swihart (born 1992) – raised in
Rio Rancho , MLB player
Johnny Tapia (1967–2012) – born in Albuquerque, boxer
Jeff Taylor (1960–2020) – raised in Hobbs, former NBA player
Jeffery 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 driver
Bobby Unser (1934–2021) – lived in Albuquerque, race car driver
Brian Urlacher (born 1978) – grew up in
Lovington ,
NFL player
Duane Ward (born 1964) – born in
Los Ojos (formerly Park View); grew up in
Farmington ,
MLB player
Kathy Whitworth (born 1939) – lived in Jal, New Mexico where her family owned a hardware store, professional golfer
Architecture
Art, literature, and journalism
Edward Abbey – novelist, graduated from the University of New Mexico
Rudolfo Anaya – novelist
Richard Artschwager – painter, illustrator and sculptor
Jimmy Santiago Baca – poet and author
Oscar 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 painter
Linda Chavez (born 1947) – author,
commentator , radio talk show host
E. Irving Couse (1866–1936) – founding member of
Taos Society of Artists
Stanley Crawford (born 1937) – writer and farmer
W. Herbert Dunton (1878–1936) – founding member of
Taos Society of Artists
Nicolai Fechin (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 (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 (1885–1930) – novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter
Marjorie Herrera Lewis – author and journalist
Albert Looking Elk (1888–1940) –
Taos Pueblo painter
Mabel Dodge Luhan (1879–1962) – writer and patroness of
Taos art colony
Albert Lujan (1892–1948) –
Taos Pueblo painter
Charles Fletcher Lummis (1859–1928) – journalist and Indian activist, photographer
Agnes Martin (1912–2004) – abstract painter
George 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 pottery
Bill Mauldin (1921–2003) –
editorial cartoonist ,
Pulitzer Prize , 1945 and 1958
Cormac McCarthy – author of
No Country for Old Men ,
The Road , Pulitzer Prize winner
Michael McGarrity – novelist, former deputy sheriff of Santa Fe County
Juan Mirabal (1903–1970) –
Taos Pueblo painter
N. Scott Momaday (1934) –
Kiowa , Pulitzer Prize-winning author and visual artist
Agnes Morley Cleaveland (1874–1958) – writer, cattle rancher, women's basketball player
Howard Morgan – television weather forecaster
Dan Namingha – Hopi artist
Bruce Nauman – artist
Georgia O'Keeffe (1887–1986) – artist
Bert Geer Phillips (1868–1956) – founding member of
Taos Society of Artists
Ernie Pyle (1900–1945) – war correspondent,
Pulitzer Prize 1944
Joseph Rael (born 1935) – Native American
ceremonial dancer ,
shaman , writer, and artist
Anita Rodriguez (born 1941) – artist and painter
Antonio Roybal – artist
Hib Sabin (born 1935) – sculptor
George I. Sánchez (1906–1972) – scholar and activist
Joseph Henry Sharp (1859–1953) – founding member of
Taos Society of Artists
Lori "Pop Wea" Tanner (died 1966) –
Taos Pueblo 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 and
Los Angeles Times , screenwriter and producer
Harold Joe Waldrum (1934–2003) – artist
Linda 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 and
Showtime's
Brotherhood
Drew Goddard (born 1975) – screenwriter, producer
Jeremy 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 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 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 films ,
Meet the Parents
Willow Shields (born 2000) – child actress, Hunger Games
Ron Shock (1942–2012) – comedian
Geno 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) – actor
Heidi Swedberg (born 1966) – actress,
Seinfeld
Raoul Trujillo (born 1955) – actor
Jeremy Ray Valdez (born 1980) – actor
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 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 (1810–1888) –
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 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 (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 (born 1947) – U.S. representative
Popé (ca. 1630 – ca. 1688) – leader of the
Pueblo Revolt
Bill Redmond (born 1954) – former U.S. representative
Bill 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. representative
Tina Smith (born 1958) – U.S. Senator
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 and
American folk music singer
Consuelo Luz Arostegui – lives in
Angel Fire , Latino musician
Ryan Bingham (born 1981) – born in
Hobbs , singer-songwriter
Zach Condon (born 1986) – born in
Santa Fe , musician in
Beirut
John Denver (1943–1997) – born in
Roswell , singer-songwriter
Bradley Ellingboe (born 1958) – composer
Al 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 music
John Lewis (1920–2001) – raised in Albuquerque, Albuquerque High School and University of New Mexico graduate. Pianist and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet
Demi Lovato (born 1992) – born in Albuquerque,
pop music singer-songwriter
James Mercer (born 1970) – singer, musician and leader of
the Shins and
Broken Bells
Robert Mirabal (born 1966) –
Taos Pueblo 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 members – born in Albuquerque, Latin pop sisters Verónica, Rosamaria, Kristyna and Carolina Sanchez
James Tenney (1934–2006) – born in
Silver City , composer
Kristen Vigard (born 1963) – lives in
Taos , singer (
Red Hot Chili Peppers ,
Fishbone )
Tony Vincent (born 1973) – born in
Albuquerque , performer
Randy Castillo (born 1950–2002) – born in
Albuquerque , Drummer (
Ozzy Osbourne ,
Lita Ford )
Rock
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 fluently
Anton Docher (1852–1928) – missionary and defender of the Indians
Jeff King – Navajo hataałii (medicine man)
Science and technology
See also