Anwar al-Awlaki
1971–2011American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist
Famous people · White Sands
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of White Sands
Closest of all is Anwar al-Awlaki, from Las Cruces, 19 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from White Sands yet. Albuquerque has the most of any town in New Mexico: 51. After Albuquerque, the next longest list in New Mexico is Santa Fe’s, with 42.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Anwar al-Awlaki
Best known
Anwar al-Awlaki
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about White Sands’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near White Sands
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Janice McGeachin
born 1963Lieutenant Governor of Idaho from 2019 to 2023
Jerry Hines
1903–1963American football and basketball player, coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is White Sands 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 (7)
- Anwar al-Awlaki: Awlaki_1008.JPG: Muhammad ud-Deen derivative work: Greg A L, CC BY-SA 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
- Micah Lawrence: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons