#1Famous people · Albuquerque
51 famous people from Albuquerque, many of them performers
Articles in 132 languages make the American singer-songwriter and actress Demi Lovato the best known. Jeff Bezos is second and Neil Patrick Harris third. No other town in New Mexico lists as many. Between 1920 and 1969, 25 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
51
notable people
Best known
Demi Lovato
in 132 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Slim Summerville
Youngest
2001
Carmen Corley
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
20 people
Also called it home
11
notable residents
What stands out about Albuquerque’s famous people
Known worldwideDemi Lovato has a Wikipedia article in 132 languages.A town of performersAmong the 51 people born here, 20 are performers: 4.2 times the usual share.Still making namesSince 1950, 41 of them have been born here, the latest in 2001.A chosen home11 more notable people chose to live here, Glen Campbell among them.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Albuquerque
Demi Lovato, Jeff Bezos and Neil Patrick Harris are written about in 132, 115 and 72 languages.
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Known for
What Albuquerque is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 4.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Albuquerque’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 10 births.
Film, TV & StageSportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotablePolitics & LawMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Albuquerque
The other 48 span the years 1892 to 2001.
Valentin de Vargas
1935–2013Graduated St. Mary's High School, Albuquerque in 1953.
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A chosen home
Also called Albuquerque home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Albuquerque, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Albuquerque 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 (25)
- Demi Lovato: Ashley Graham, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Nordhaus: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willow Shields: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Annabeth Gish: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tina Smith: Mark Dayton, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- French Stewart: Lifestyle.org, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holly Holm: MMAnytt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Sánchez: Angela Kohler, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Wechsler: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathy Carr: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney M. Gutierrez: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Domenici: Office of Senator Pete Domenici, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Michael Quezada: Jamie Burnett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benito Martinez: Dulce Osuna, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Spolsky: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diego Sanchez: Josh Vandegriff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Slim Summerville: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Unser: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glen Campbell: LawrieM at English Wikipedia Later versions were uploaded by Timseid1 at en.wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Lujan Grisham: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Heinrich: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lewis: Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Branch: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jace Norman: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons