Famous people · Hanover
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hanover
The nearest, Murray Ryan, was born in Santa Clara, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Paul Benedict, with articles in 16 languages. No famous person’s birth in Hanover is on record yet. Across New Mexico, 102 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Paul Benedict
Best known
Paul Benedict
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hanover’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hanover
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Karen Shepherd
born 1940United States Congresswoman from Utah
Howie Morales
born 1973Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico since 2019
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hanover 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 (5)
- Paul Benedict: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisa Quintana: NASA/Ames Research Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Tenney: Lstsnd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Shepherd: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howie Morales: NewMexicoMercury, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons