Born near Costilla: 7 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Carlos Cisneros, from Questa, 19 mi away. The best known of them is Jack Dempsey, with articles in 45 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Costilla. Famous people are on record for 95 of the towns in New Mexico.

What stands out about Costilla’s famous people
Famous people born near Costilla
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Joe Mondragon
1920–1987Woody Herman's Band Member (1946) , In 50's :Gerry Mulligan , Shorty Rogers , Shelly Manne , Chet Baker , Russ Freeman ecc.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Costilla 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 (1)
- Jack Dempsey: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons