Maria Martinez
1887–1980Native American potter 1887-1980
Famous people · El Rancho
Born near El Rancho: 30 famous people within 35 miles
Michelle Lujan Grisham is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. The nearest, Maria Martinez, was born in San Ildefonso Pueblo, 2 mi away. No famous person’s birth in El Rancho is on record yet. Across the town line, San Ildefonso Pueblo lists 9, Maria Martinez first.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Michelle Lujan Grisham
Best known
Michelle Lujan Grisham
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about El Rancho’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near El Rancho
The 30 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Julian Martinez
1879–1943San Ildefonso painter and potter from New Mexico
Nora Naranjo-Morse
born 1953K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo) potter and poet
Pablita Velarde
1918–2006K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo) painter and illustrator
Jacobo de la Serna
born 1965American ceramic artist, Spanish Colonial scholar, and painter
Michelle Lujan Grisham
born 1959Governor of New Mexico since 2019
Geronima Cruz Montoya
1915–2015Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo artist and educator
Alfonso Ortiz
1939–1998Native-American cultural anthropologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is El Rancho 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 (14)
- Michelle Lujan Grisham: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Walt: Maarten, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandr Wang: Village Global, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Martinez: Wesley Bradfield, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manuel Lujan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Tipton: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Kirk: Shuhei S from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia D. Lopez: Pattylopez, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Martinez: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pablita Velarde: Photograph by Chris Judson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Satya Rhodes-Conway: US Department of Labor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth J. Gonzales: United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Awa Tsireh: Enos Studio (Life time: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eppie Archuleta: Tom Pich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons