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Famous people · Hurley

2 famous people were born in Hurley

Armando Vega, the American gymnast, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The list has one more: the American abstract expressionist artist Carl Ashby. Over 21 years of births, the list goes from Carl Ashby (1914) to Armando Vega (1935). The longest list of any town in New Mexico belongs to Albuquerque, with 51.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Armando Vega
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Carl Ashby
Youngest
1935
Armando Vega
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Hurley

AV#1
Writing & Arts

Armando Vega

1935–2026

American gymnast

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CA#2
Writing & Arts

Carl Ashby

1914–2004

American abstract expressionist artist

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hurley and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.