Famous people · Happy Valley
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Happy Valley
Bruce Cabot, born in Carlsbad, 3 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Happy Valley is on record yet. Of the towns next door, Carlsbad lists the most: 20, with Bruce Cabot first. Across New Mexico, 95 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Bruce Cabot
Best known
Bruce Cabot
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Happy Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Happy Valley
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Alejandro R. Ruiz
1923–2009United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Carlsbad counts 20 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Happy Valley 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)
- Bruce Cabot: New York Daily News Color Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. Drew Gaffney: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexa Havins: vagueonthehow, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgia Lee Lusk: New Mexico State Archives, Georgia Lusk Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alejandro R. Ruiz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons