
Born near Jemez Springs: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Casey Luna, from Jemez Pueblo, 12 mi away. The best known of them is Michelle Lujan Grisham, with articles in 38 languages. No famous person’s birth in Jemez Springs is on record yet. In all of New Mexico, the famous people on record come from 98 towns.
What stands out about Jemez Springs’ famous people
Famous people born near Jemez Springs
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Michelle Lujan Grisham
born 1959Governor of New Mexico since 2019




Angie Reano Owen
born 1946Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo) jeweler

Maria Martinez
1887–1980Native American potter 1887-1980



Julian Martinez
1879–1943San Ildefonso painter and potter from New Mexico


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jemez Springs 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 (14)
- Michelle Lujan Grisham: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Walt: Maarten, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandr Wang: Village Global, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Martinez: Wesley Bradfield, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Montoya: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manuel Lujan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Cordero: Tom Pich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Kirk: Shuhei S from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Branch: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Luna: Powell/Luna Campaign Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pedro Perea: the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Martinez: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Awa Tsireh: Enos Studio (Life time: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Velino Herrera: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons