Famous people · Mora
Born near Mora: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Wally Funk, from Las Vegas, 26 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Mora is on record yet. Across New Mexico, 97 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in New Mexico belongs to Albuquerque, with 51.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Wally Funk
Best known
Wally Funk
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mora’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mora
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Teresa Leger Fernandez
born 1959American attorney and politician
Angelico Chavez
1910–1996American writer, poet and historian
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mora 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)
- Wally Funk: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Teresa Leger Fernandez: House Creative Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Hykes: MirrorWorld, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chief Ouray: Uncited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benigno C. Hernández: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Spiess-Ferris: Umberto Tosi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons