4 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fence Lake
The nearest, Chee B. Benally, was born in Black Rock, 30 mi away. The best known of them is Alissa Moreno, with articles in 3 languages. No famous person on record lists Fence Lake as their birthplace yet. Albuquerque’s 51 names make the longest list in New Mexico.

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Famous people born near Fence Lake
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fence Lake 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.
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- Alissa Moreno: Alissa_Headshot.jpg: Leonardo Canneto derivative work: StAnselm, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons