8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Malaga
Bruce Cabot is the most widely known, written about in 26 languages. The nearest, Al Montgomery, was born in Loving, 5 mi away. The list for Malaga is empty for now. In all of New Mexico, the famous people on record come from 103 towns.
What stands out about Malaga’s famous people
Famous people born near Malaga
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Alejandro R. Ruiz
1923–2009United States Army Medal of Honor recipient




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Malaga 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
- Georgia Lee Lusk: New Mexico State Archives, Georgia Lusk Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Rogers: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alejandro R. Ruiz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons