
Born near Santa Teresa: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Silvestre Reyes, born in Canutillo, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Debbie Reynolds, with articles in 85 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Santa Teresa. In all of New Mexico, the famous people on record come from 98 towns.
What stands out about Santa Teresa’s famous people
Famous people born near Santa Teresa
Nobody born in Santa Teresa is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Debbie Reynolds
1932–2016American actress, singer, and dancer
Gene Roddenberry
1921–1991American television screenwriter and producer

Jerry Hines
1903–1963American football and basketball player, coach, college athletics administrator

Anwar al-Awlaki
1971–2011American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist




Janice McGeachin
born 1963Lieutenant Governor of Idaho from 2019 to 2023
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Santa Teresa 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)
- Debbie Reynolds: Studio photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anwar al-Awlaki: Awlaki_1008.JPG: Muhammad ud-Deen derivative work: Greg A L, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paulina Chávez: Criticologos, CC BY 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
- Silvestre Reyes: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Herrera: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janice McGeachin: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons