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Famous people · Taos
Leaders stand out among the 15 famous people born in Taos
Chiara Aurelia, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. Second and third on the list are David Hykes and Chief Ouray. The largest group, 7, was born between 1920 and 1969. Half or more of the towns in New Mexico have no one on record, but this one has 23.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Chiara Aurelia
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1828
Felipe Baca
Youngest
2002
Chiara Aurelia
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Taos’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Taos’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsFilm, TV & StageMusicNotableMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Taos is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 2 times the usual share.
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 Taos
First, Chiara Aurelia (21 languages), then David Hykes (8) and Chief Ouray (7).
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Taos
12 more, from 1828 to 1994.
Cecilia Martinez
Co-founder and Executive Director of the Center for Earth, Energy, and Democracy.
BusinessWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Taos home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Gary Johnson the best known.
Gary Johnson
born 1953American politician, businessman, and 29th Governor of New Mexico
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Taos Pueblo, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Taos 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 (7)
- David Hykes: MirrorWorld, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chief Ouray: Uncited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benigno C. Hernández: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe P. Martinez: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Felipe Baca: Unknow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Johnson: Gary Johnson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Salsbury James: Alfred Stieglitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons