Esther Martinez
1912–2006New Mexican Tewa language activist and linguist
Famous people · Middle Mesa
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Middle Mesa
The nearest, Esther Martinez, was born in Ignacio, 12 mi away. Stuart Roosa is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. No famous person on record lists Middle Mesa as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in New Mexico belongs to Albuquerque, with 51.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
Stuart Roosa
Best known
Stuart Roosa
in 36 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Middle Mesa
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middle Mesa 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)
- Stuart Roosa: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sepp Kuss: Foveon producciones, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Tully: Vanguard Films, Inc., for the U.S. Public Health Service and the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Quinn Simmons: Hugo LUC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Turrell V. Wylie: White whirlwind, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carmen Small: Hoebele, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Harman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons