13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Radium Springs
Cynthia Nava, born in Doña Ana, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Anwar al-Awlaki, with articles in 41 languages. 95 towns across New Mexico can name a famous person born there. No famous person on record lists Radium Springs as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Radium Springs’ famous people
Famous people born near Radium Springs
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Anwar al-Awlaki
1971–2011American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist




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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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Radium Springs 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
- Aaron Herrera: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janice McGeachin: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Micah Lawrence: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons