Famous people · Placitas
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Placitas
Cynthia Nava, born in Doña Ana, 28 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Anwar al-Awlaki, with articles in 41 languages. The list for Placitas is empty for now. The longest list in New Mexico is Albuquerque’s, with 51 names.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
32 mi
Anwar al-Awlaki
Best known
Anwar al-Awlaki
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Placitas’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Placitas
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Anwar al-Awlaki
1971–2011American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist
Jerry Hines
1903–1963American football and basketball player, coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Placitas 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)
- 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
- Aaron Herrera: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Micah Lawrence: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons