11 famous people were born within 35 miles of North San Ysidro
The nearest, Lucky Varela, was born in Pecos, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Adrian Grenier, with articles in 34 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in North San Ysidro. 103 of the towns in New Mexico list at least one person.
What stands out about North San Ysidro’s famous people
Famous people born near North San Ysidro
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Teresa Leger Fernandez
born 1959American attorney and politician


Adrian Grenier
born 1976American actor, director, producer, musician


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North San Ysidro 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 (6)
- Wally Funk: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lori Nelson: Max Factor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Ray Luján: Office of Congressman Ben Ray Lujan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Teresa Leger Fernandez: House Creative Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Spiess-Ferris: Umberto Tosi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons