Santa Cruz has no famous person on record yet
Of the bordering towns, Española has the longest list: 11, with Scott Tipton at the top. The longest list of any town in New Mexico belongs to Albuquerque, with 51. Santa Fe has the second-longest list in New Mexico, after Albuquerque, with 42. 95 towns in New Mexico have at least one famous person on record.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Santa Cruz), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Santa Cruz has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Santa Cruz
The best known from each town bordering Santa Cruz.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Santa Cruz 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.
Photo credits (1)
- Scott Tipton: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons