NB#1
Writing & Arts
Nacio Herb Brown
1896–1964American writer of popular songs, movie scores, and Broadway theatre music
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Famous people · Deming
Deming counts 7 famous people, first among them Nacio Herb Brown
Nacio Herb Brown leads the list, covered in 12 languages. The American educator and writer Cordelia Candelaria ranks second, ahead of Wade Blasingame. For every 10,000 residents the town has 4.6, while at least half the towns in New Mexico list nobody born there. Fewer than a quarter of the 95 towns in New Mexico with famous people list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Nacio Herb Brown
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Nacio Herb Brown
Youngest
1944
John Ferejohn
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Deming
Nacio Herb Brown leads with articles in 12 languages, ahead of Cordelia Candelaria (3) and Wade Blasingame (3).
CC#2
Writing & Arts
Cordelia Candelaria
born 1943American educator and writer
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
WB#3
Through the years
When Deming’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 3 people born in that decade.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Deming is known for
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 2.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Deming
4 more, from 1907 to 1944.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Deming home
Born elsewhere, Ximena Navarrete lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Deming 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 (3)
- Craig Noel: Photo by Michael Stewart., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard L. Miller: State of West Virginia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ximena Navarrete: Abhisit Vejjajiva, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons