Famous people · Mesita
Born near Mesita: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Lee Marmon, from Laguna, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Paula Gunn Allen, with articles in 20 languages. No famous person’s birth in Mesita is on record yet. In New Mexico, 98 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Paula Gunn Allen
Best known
Paula Gunn Allen
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mesita’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mesita
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Josephine Waconda
1935–2013Native American nurse and nursing administrator
Susie Rayos Marmon
1877–1988Educator, oral historian and storyteller, supercentenarian
Adelina Otero-Warren
1881–19651882-1965 , suffragist, politician, and author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mesita 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 (7)
- Joe Baca: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adelina Otero-Warren: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Aragon: Los Angeles Daily News, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tranquilino Luna: Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Marmon: Tomcorbett at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Josephine Waconda: U.S. Public Health Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solomon Luna: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons