
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pinos Altos
Closest of all is Paul Benedict, from Silver City, 7 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Pinos Altos yet. 98 towns in New Mexico have at least one famous person on record. Albuquerque has the most of any town in New Mexico: 51.
What stands out about Pinos Altos’ famous people
Famous people born near Pinos Altos
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Karen Shepherd
born 1940United States Congresswoman from Utah

Howie Morales
born 1973Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico since 2019
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pinos Altos 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 (5)
- Paul Benedict: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisa Quintana: NASA/Ames Research Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Tenney: Lstsnd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Shepherd: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howie Morales: NewMexicoMercury, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons