#1Famous people · Raton
10 famous people were born in Raton, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Paul L. Modrich, the American biochemist, is the most widely known, written about in 56 languages. From John R. Sinnock in 1888 to Bennie L. Woolley, Jr. in 1963, the births cover 75 years. 3 of them are writers and artists, more than in any other field. Half or more of the towns in New Mexico have no one on record, but this one has 16.6 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Paul L. Modrich
in 56 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
John R. Sinnock
Youngest
1963
Bennie L. Woolley, Jr.
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
What stands out about Raton’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Raton
The three are covered in 56, 9 and 7 languages: Paul L. Modrich, Petro Vlahos and Tom W. Blackburn.
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Through the years
When Raton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Writing & ArtsNotableScience & MedicineBusinessPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Raton is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 3 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Raton
Of the other 7, 2 are writers and artists.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Raton and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Paul L. Modrich: Holger Motzkau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Petro Vlahos: Cristo Vlahos, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Sinnock: The Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Warren: Office of the Attorney General of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons