Notable and Famous New Mexico People from StuffAboutStates.com

Every state of the Union has given birth to people who have left a lasting impression on our history and culture. The following native New Mexicans have played distinctive roles.

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Famous New Mexicans
Name	Born / Died		Place
Rudolfo Alfonso Anaya Writer	Born:	October 30, 1937	Pastura
Rudolfo Alfonso Anaya Writer	Died:
Jeffrey Preston "Jeff" Bezos Businessman, Founder: Amazon.com	Born:	January 12, 1964	Albuquerque
	Died:
Bruce Cabot (Born: Etienne Pelissier Jacques de Bujac) Actor	Born:	April 20, 1904	Carlsbad
	Died:	May 3, 1972	Woodland Hills, Calif.
Dennis Chavez Politician, U.S. Senator	Born:	April 8, 1888	Los Chavez
Dennis Chavez Politician, U.S. Senator	Died:	November 18, 1962	Washington, D.C.
Mangas Coloradas or Dasoda-Hae (AKA: Red Sleeves) Chiricahua Apache tribal chief	Born:	c.1793
	Died:	January 18, 1863	Fort McLane, Grant County
Edward Uhler Condon Nuclear physicist	Born:	March 2, 1902	Alamogordo
Edward Uhler Condon Nuclear physicist	Died:	March 26, 1974	Boulder, Colo.
Daniel Ronald "Ronny" Cox Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist	Born:	July 23, 1938	Cloudcroft
	Died:
Robert Crichton Writer	Born:	January 29, 1925	Albuquerque
Robert Crichton Writer	Died:	March 23, 1993	New Rochelle, N.Y.
John Denver (Born: Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.) Singer, Songwriter	Born:	December 31, 1943	Roswell
	Died:	October 12, 1997	Pacific Grove, Calif.
Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici Politician, U.S. Senator	Born:	May 7, 1932	Albuquerque
Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici Politician, U.S. Senator	Died:
Harvey Fergusson Writer	Born:	January 28, 1890	Albuquerque
Harvey Fergusson Writer	Died:	August 27, 1971	Berkeley, Calif.
Sidney McNeill "Sid" Gutierrez Astronaut, Aeronautical engineer	Born:	June 27, 1951	Albuquerque
	Died:
William Denby "Bill" Hanna Animator, Cartoonist, Producer, Director	Born:	July 14, 1910	Melrose
	Died:	March 22, 2001	Los Angeles, Calif.
Neil Patrick Harris Actor	Born:	June 15, 1973	Albuquerque
Neil Patrick Harris Actor	Died:
Conrad Nicholson Hilton Hotelier, Founder: Hilton Hotel chain	Born:	December 25, 1887	San Antonio
	Died:	January 3, 1979	Santa Monica, Calif.
Peter Hurd (Born: Harold Hurd, Jr.) Artist	Born:	February 22, 1904	Roswell
Peter Hurd (Born: Harold Hurd, Jr.) Artist	Died:	July 9, 1984	Roswell
Ralph McPherran Kiner Sportscaster, Baseball player	Born:	October 27, 1922	Santa Rita
Ralph McPherran Kiner Sportscaster, Baseball player	Died:
Ronald Mandel "Ronnie" Lott Football player	Born:	May 8, 1959	Albuquerque
Ronald Mandel "Ronnie" Lott Football player	Died:
William Henry "Bill" Mauldin Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist	Born:	October 29, 1921	Mountain Park
	Died:	January 22, 2003	Newport Beach, Calif.
Demi Moore Actress	Born:	November 11, 1962	Roswell
Demi Moore Actress	Died:
Harrison Hagan "Jack" Schmitt Geologist, Astronaut, U.S. Senator	Born:	July 3, 1935	Santa Rita
	Died:
Mike E. Smith Jockey	Born:	August 10, 1965	Roswell
Mike E. Smith Jockey	Died:
Kim Stanley (Born: Patricia Beth Reid) Actress	Born:	February 11, 1925	Tularosa
Kim Stanley (Born: Patricia Beth Reid) Actress	Died:	August 20, 2001	Santa Fe
Slim Summerville (Born: George Joseph Somerville) Actor	Born:	July 10, 1892	Albuquerque
Slim Summerville (Born: George Joseph Somerville) Actor	Died:	January 6, 1946	Laguna Beach, Calif.
Alfred "Al" Unser Race car driver	Born:	May 29, 1939	Albuquerque
Alfred "Al" Unser Race car driver	Died:
Victorio Chiricahua Apache Chief	Born:	c. 1825
Victorio Chiricahua Apache Chief	Died:	October 14, 1880	Mexico
Thomas Weaver Anthropologist, Educator	Born:		Greenville
Thomas Weaver Anthropologist, Educator	Died:
Linda Wertheimer (Born: Linda Cozby) Journalist	Born:	March 19, 1943	Carlsbad
Linda Wertheimer (Born: Linda Cozby) Journalist	Died:

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