#111 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.
What stands out about Artesia’s famous people
When Artesia’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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.
Born in Artesia
Two of the three are athletes.
#1Steve Jones
born 1958Professional golfer from the United States
Everyone else born in Artesia
8 more, from 1940 to 1999.

Joel M. Carson III
born 1971United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit


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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.
Photo credits (4)
- Alexa Havins: vagueonthehow, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel M. Carson III: screenshot of video by US Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanner Gray: InnovativeCreationExpert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Lee Williams: Alberta Hill Henry, CC0, Wikimedia Commons