
Born near Trout Valley: 9 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Paul Benedict, was born in Silver City, 18 mi away. No famous person on record lists Trout Valley as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in New Mexico belongs to Albuquerque, with 51. After Albuquerque, the next longest list in New Mexico is Santa Fe’s, with 42.
What stands out about Trout Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Trout Valley
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Karen Shepherd
born 1940United States Congresswoman from Utah

Howie Morales
born 1973Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico since 2019
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Trout Valley 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 (5)
- Paul Benedict: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisa Quintana: NASA/Ames Research Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Tenney: Lstsnd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Shepherd: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howie Morales: NewMexicoMercury, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons