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Famous people · Santa Clara Pueblo

6 famous people from Santa Clara Pueblo, many of them writers and artists

Most widely known is Nora Naranjo-Morse, the K'apovi potter and poet, with articles in 4 languages. The next two names are Pablita Velarde and Grace Medicine Flower. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 4 in all. From Pablita Velarde to Jason Garcia, the births on the list run from 1918 to 1973.

#2 best knownPablita VelardeWriting & Arts · 1918–2006
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Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Nora Naranjo-Morse
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1918
Pablita Velarde
Youngest
1973
Jason Garcia
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people

What stands out about Santa Clara Pueblo’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Santa Clara Pueblo is known for

Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 6.6 times as common.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Santa Clara Pueblo

Writers and artists take two of the three places.

NN#1
Writing & Arts

Nora Naranjo-Morse

born 1953

K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo) potter and poet

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Pablita Velarde#2
Writing & Arts

Pablita Velarde

1918–2006

K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo) painter and illustrator

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
GF#3
Notable

Grace Medicine Flower

born 1938

American potter

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Santa Clara Pueblo’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1930s than in any other decade: 2.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Jason GarciaPablita Velarde
Writing & ArtsNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Santa Clara Pueblo

Another 3, the earliest born in 1938.

Jason Garcia

Jason Garcia

born 1973

Santa Clara Pueblo artist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
JF

Jody Folwell

born 1942

Santa Clara Pueblo artist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
LT

LuAnn Tafoya

1938–1988

Native American ceramicist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Santa Clara Pueblo 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.

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