Melanie Stansbury
born 1979United States Representative from New Mexico since 2021
Famous people · Fruitland
Born near Fruitland: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Melanie Stansbury, from Farmington, 12 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Fruitland. The longest list of any town in New Mexico belongs to Albuquerque, with 51. After Albuquerque, the next longest list in New Mexico is Santa Fe’s, with 42.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Melanie Stansbury
Best known
Melanie Stansbury
in 17 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fruitland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fruitland
Nobody born in Fruitland is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Mike Dunn
born 1985American baseball player for The Colorado Rockies
Russell Begaye
American politician, former President of the Navajo Nation
Lloyd Oliver
1923–2011American Marine and one of the original Navajo Code Talkers during WWII
TahNibaa Naataanii
born 1967Native American traditional artist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fruitland 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)
- Melanie Stansbury: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luci Tapahonso: Native truth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chevel Shepherd: Forest Service, USDA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Dunn: Sideonecincy on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Begaye: United States Department of Agriculture, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pamela J. Peters: Amerique, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Dayish: Office of United States Congressman Tom Udall (D-New Mexico), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons