
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of El Cerro
Closest of all is Joe Baca, from Belen, 6 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Los Lunas has the longest list: 4, with Adelina Otero-Warren at the top. The best known of them is Demi Lovato, with articles in 133 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in El Cerro.
What stands out about El Cerro’s famous people
Famous people born near El Cerro
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Adelina Otero-Warren
1881–19651882-1965 , suffragist, politician, and author





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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Los Lunas, at 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is El Cerro 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 (7)
- Demi Lovato: Ashley Graham, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Nordhaus: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Annabeth Gish: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willow Shields: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Baca: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adelina Otero-Warren: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Aragon: Los Angeles Daily News, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
