Born near Soham: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Lucky Varela, from Pecos, 15 mi away. Adrian Grenier is the most widely known, written about in 34 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Soham yet. 103 towns across New Mexico can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Soham’s famous people
Famous people born near Soham
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Teresa Leger Fernandez
born 1959American attorney and politician

Adrian Grenier
born 1976American actor, director, producer, musician



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Soham 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 (6)
- Wally Funk: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Ray Luján: Office of Congressman Ben Ray Lujan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lori Nelson: Max Factor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Teresa Leger Fernandez: House Creative Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons