
Born near Sandia Heights: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Jace Norman, was born in Corrales, 9 mi away. Demi Lovato is the most widely known, written about in 132 languages. Of the bordering towns, Albuquerque has the longest list: 51, with Demi Lovato at the top. No town in New Mexico lists more than Albuquerque, with 51.
What stands out about Sandia Heights’ famous people
Famous people born near Sandia Heights
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Albuquerque has the most people on record, 51 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sandia Heights 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 (8)
- Demi Lovato: Ashley Graham, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Nordhaus: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jace Norman: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willow Shields: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Annabeth Gish: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Branch: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
