#1Writing & Arts
Raúl Rosas Jr.
born 2004American-Mexican mixed martial artist
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Famous people · Clovis
Leaders stand out among the 30 famous people born in Clovis
At the top of the list is the American-Mexican mixed martial artist Raúl Rosas Jr., covered in 18 languages. The largest group, 21, was born between 1920 and 1969. For every 10,000 residents the town has 7.9, while at least half the towns in New Mexico list nobody born there. 7 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
Raúl Rosas Jr.
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1922
Howard C. Bratton
Youngest
2004
Raúl Rosas Jr.
Most common field
Politics & Law
14 people
What stands out about Clovis’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Clovis is known for
Clovis has 2.2× the usual share of leaders.
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 Clovis’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 9.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Clovis
First, Raúl Rosas Jr. (18 languages), then Norman Petty (17) and Brandon Gill (10).
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#2Music
Norman Petty
1927–1984American musician and record producer, talent manager
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#3Politics & Law
Brandon Gill
born 1994American politician and investment banker
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Clovis
Another 27, the earliest born in 1922.
Benjamin Harjo, Jr.
1945–2023Native American painter and printmaker from Oklahoma (1945–2023), citizen of the Absentee Shawnee, descendant of Seminole Nation, from Oklahoma
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James A. Morrow Jr.
1923–1990American attorney, cattle farmer and Democratic politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clovis 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 (16)
- Raúl Rosas Jr.: Chamatkar Sandhu, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Petty: Wordbuilder, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Gill: Nate Payne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Rockwood: U.S. Air Force photo by Rebecca Amber, Staff writer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Baskett: Master Sgt. Donna T. Jeffries. Cropped by User:Blueag9., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Mulholland, Jr.: Ft Bragg Photo Lab, Meta Data removed by USASOC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard C. Bratton: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Billingsley: Iwaskramer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Ben Gilliam: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Bernstein: Ted Van Pelt from Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick H. Lyons: Steve Terrell from Santa Fe, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Hale: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Harjo, Jr.: Uyvsdi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryce Jordan: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum/White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwina Garcia: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Morrow Jr.: Heber A. Ladner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons