Famous people · La Union
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of La Union
The best known of them is Debbie Reynolds, with articles in 85 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from La Union yet. Silvestre Reyes, born in Canutillo, 4 mi away, is the closest. 95 towns in New Mexico have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Debbie Reynolds
Best known
Debbie Reynolds
in 85 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about La Union’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near La Union
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Debbie Reynolds
1932–2016American actress, singer, and dancer
Gene Roddenberry
1921–1991American television screenwriter and producer
Jerry Hines
1903–1963American football and basketball player, coach, college athletics administrator
Anwar al-Awlaki
1971–2011American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Union 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 (8)
- Debbie Reynolds: Studio photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anwar al-Awlaki: Awlaki_1008.JPG: Muhammad ud-Deen derivative work: Greg A L, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paulina Chávez: Criticologos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawnacy Barber: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Castillo: Hefebreo from Tijuana, Mexico, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Silvestre Reyes: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Herrera: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Micah Lawrence: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons