Anwar al-Awlaki
1971–2011American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist
Famous people · Picacho Hills
Born near Picacho Hills: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Anwar al-Awlaki, from Las Cruces, 5 mi away. Anwar al-Awlaki leads the 36 names listed next door in Las Cruces. No entry yet names Picacho Hills as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in New Mexico belongs to Albuquerque, with 51.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Anwar al-Awlaki
Best known
Anwar al-Awlaki
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Picacho Hills’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Picacho Hills
Nobody born in Picacho Hills is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Janice McGeachin
born 1963Lieutenant Governor of Idaho from 2019 to 2023
Jerry Hines
1903–1963American football and basketball player, coach, college athletics administrator
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The best known from each town bordering Picacho Hills.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Picacho Hills 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)
- Anwar al-Awlaki: Awlaki_1008.JPG: Muhammad ud-Deen derivative work: Greg A L, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawnacy Barber: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Castillo: Hefebreo from Tijuana, Mexico, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- André Roberson: Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Silvestre Reyes: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Herrera: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janice McGeachin: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons