Anwar al-Awlaki
1971–2011American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist
Famous people · San Ysidro
Born near San Ysidro: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Anwar al-Awlaki, from Las Cruces, 2 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from San Ysidro yet. Across New Mexico, 95 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in New Mexico belongs to Albuquerque, with 51.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Anwar al-Awlaki
Best known
Anwar al-Awlaki
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about San Ysidro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near San Ysidro
Nobody born in San Ysidro is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Jerry Hines
1903–1963American football and basketball player, coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is San Ysidro 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)
- 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
- André Roberson: Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Silvestre Reyes: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Herrera: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Micah Lawrence: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons