Born near Bayard: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Murray Ryan, born in Santa Clara, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Paul Benedict, with articles in 16 languages. No famous person’s birth in Bayard is on record yet. 95 towns across New Mexico can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Bayard’s famous people
Famous people born near Bayard
Nobody born in Bayard is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Karen Shepherd
born 1940United States Congresswoman from Utah

Howie Morales
born 1973Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico since 2019
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bayard and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (5)
- Paul Benedict: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisa Quintana: NASA/Ames Research Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Tenney: Lstsnd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Shepherd: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howie Morales: NewMexicoMercury, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons