Famous people · Pueblo
Born near Pueblo: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Lucky Varela, from Pecos, 22 mi away. Wally Funk is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. Across New Mexico, 103 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in New Mexico belongs to Albuquerque, with 51.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Wally Funk
Best known
Wally Funk
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pueblo’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pueblo
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Teresa Leger Fernandez
born 1959American attorney and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pueblo 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
- Bruce King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Teresa Leger Fernandez: House Creative Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary King: Steve Terrell, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Spiess-Ferris: Umberto Tosi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons