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Famous people · Wagon Mound

4 famous people call Wagon Mound their birthplace

At the top of the list is the attorney General of New mexico Hector Balderas, covered in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Angelico Chavez and Edward Chávez. Born in 1910, Angelico Chavez is the first name on record, and Hector Balderas, born in 1973, the most recent. No town in New Mexico lists more than Albuquerque, with 51.

#1 best knownHector BalderasPolitics & Law · born 1973
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Hector Balderas
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
Angelico Chavez
Youngest
1973
Hector Balderas
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Wagon Mound

Writers and artists take two of the three places.

Hector Balderas#1
Politics & Law

Hector Balderas

born 1973

Attorney General of New Mexico

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AC#2
Writing & Arts

Angelico Chavez

1910–1996

American writer, poet and historian

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EC#3
Writing & Arts

Edward Chávez

1917–1995

American painter

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Wagon Mound’s famous people were born

Births peak in the 1910s, with 2 people born in that decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Hector Balderas
Politics & LawWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Wagon Mound is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Wagon Mound

1 more, best known first.

FJ

Fabian Chavez Jr.

1924–2013

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wagon Mound 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.

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