Famous people · Ruidoso Downs
Born near Ruidoso Downs: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Tristan Gale, was born in Ruidoso, 4 mi away. Kim Stanley is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. No famous person on record lists Ruidoso Downs as their birthplace yet. In New Mexico, 95 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Kim Stanley
Best known
Kim Stanley
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ruidoso Downs’ famous people
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Famous people born near Ruidoso Downs
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ruidoso Downs 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)
- Kim Stanley: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronny Cox: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tristan Gale: Senior Airman Brieana E. Bolfing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yvette Herrell: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Clayton: Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn for the show's sponsor, Campbell's Soup. It was not uncommon in the 1950s and 1960s for publicity material to be distributed by either an advertising or public relations agency., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine D. Ortega: Comet Photo AG (Zürich), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons