
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Monterey Park
The best known of them is Joe Baca, with articles in 10 languages. Closest of all is Rosa Maria Calles, from Tome, 4 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Monterey Park. 95 towns in New Mexico have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Monterey Park’s famous people
Famous people born near Monterey Park
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Adelina Otero-Warren
1881–19651882-1965 , suffragist, politician, and author



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monterey Park 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
- Mariano S. Otero: Museum of New Mexico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tranquilino Luna: Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosa Maria Calles: Creator: Rosa Maria Calles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solomon Luna: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons