#1Music
Charles Mingus
1922–1979American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader
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Famous people · Nogales
Performers stand out among the 16 famous people born in Nogales
Best known of all is Charles Mingus, written about in 48 languages. Movita Castaneda and Jack Hannah follow. 9 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. From Charles Mehan to John Scearce, the births on the list run from 1896 to 1997.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Charles Mingus
in 48 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Charles Mehan
Youngest
1997
John Scearce
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Nogales’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Nogales is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 3.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Nogales
Two of the three are performers.
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Through the years
When Nogales’s famous people were born
The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
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Everyone else born in Nogales
13 more, 4 of them athletes.
Danny Villa
born 1964All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman
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Eugene Cota-Robles
1926–2012NotableWikipedia ↗
Mauricio L. Miller
born 1946NotableWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Nogales home
One more notable person made the town home: Ellen Griffin Dunne.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nogales and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Charles Mingus: Charles_Mingus_1976.jpg: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA derivative work: Emdee, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Movita Castaneda: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine McIntyre: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Baffert: Richard Yaussi from Arcadia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gil Heredia: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marco A. Hernandez: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Leo Bettwy: see below, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons