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Famous people · Artesia

11 famous people from Artesia, many of them leaders

Articles in 14 languages make the American actress Alexa Havins the best known. Landry Jones and Steve Jones follow. The largest group, 6, was born between 1920 and 1969. 5 were born in 1970 or later.

#1 best knownAlexa HavinsFilm, TV & Stage · born 1980
+7more
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Alexa Havins
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1940
William Gray
Youngest
1999
Tanner Gray
Most common field
Sports
4 people

What stands out about Artesia’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Artesia’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.

The American centuryToday19502000Tanner GrayAlexa Havins
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMilitaryNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Artesia is known for

Leaders stand out most, at 1.7 times the usual share.

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 Artesia

Two of the three are athletes.

Alexa Havins#1
Film, TV & Stage

Alexa Havins

born 1980

American actress

14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
LJ#2
Sports

Landry Jones

born 1989

American football player

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
SJ#3
Sports

Steve Jones

born 1958

Professional golfer from the United States

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Artesia

8 more, from 1940 to 1999.

MR

Michelle Roark

born 1974

American freestyle skier

CE

Candy Ezzell

born 1953

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
CH

Charles W. Henderson

born 1948

Military writer

Joel M. Carson III

Joel M. Carson III

born 1971

United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
WG

William Gray

born 1940

American politician from New Mexico

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
CL

Cody Lambert

born 1961

American rodeo performer

Terry Lee Williams

Terry Lee Williams

born 1950

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Artesia 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.

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