
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of San Pedro
The best known of them is Mae Marsh, with articles in 32 languages. The nearest, Jason Anderson, was born in Edgewood, 7 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from San Pedro yet. 95 towns in New Mexico have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about San Pedro’s famous people
Famous people born near San Pedro
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Kenneth Walker
1898–1943United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is San Pedro 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 (7)
- Mae Marsh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Toney Anaya: William Pacheco from Santa Fe, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Walker: Official US Army Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary King: Steve Terrell, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pedro Perea: the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Anderson: SchmisterTyler, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons