List of people from New Mexico

The list of people from New Mexico includes notable people who were either born or have lived for a significant period of time in New Mexico.

Athletics

• Ross Anderson (skier) (b. 1971), lives in Taos, fastest skier in the Western Hemisphere speed skiing;
• Hank Baskett (b. 1982), born in Clovis, NFL player;
• Notah Begay III (b. 1972), born in Albuquerque, golfer;
• Bill Bridges (b. 1939), born in Hobbs, former NBA player.
• Brenda Burnside (b. 1963), born in Albuquerque, boxer;
• Jackie Chavez (b. 1983), born in Albuquerque, lives in Las Cruces, boxer;
• Ryan Cook (b. 1983), born in Albuquerque, NFL player;
• Michael Dunn (b. 1985), born in Farmington, MLB player;
• Doug Eddings (b. 1968), born in Las Cruces, MLB umpire;
• Arian Foster (b. 1986), born in Albuquerque, running back for the Houston Texans;
• Bob Foster (b. 1938), born in Albuquerque, light heavyweight boxing world champion;
• Jack Gardner (1910–2000), college men's basketball coach;
• Frank "Bruiser Brody" Goodish (1946–1988), professional wrestler;
• Aaron Graham (b. 1973), former NFL center;
• Fred Haney (1896–1977), Major League Baseball manager;
• Pat Henry (b. 1951), collegiate track and field head coach;
• Damion James (b. 1987), born in Hobbs, player for the New Jersey Nets
• Ralph Kiner (b. 1922), Baseball Hall of Famer;
• Nancy Lopez (b. 1957), raised in Roswell, Hall of Fame golfer;
• Ronnie Lott (b. 1959), Pro Football Hall of Famer;
• Colt McCoy (b. 1986), born in Hobbs, quarterback for the Cleveland Browns;
• Steve Ontiveros (b. 1961), baseball player;
• Cody Ross (b. 1980), MLB player
• Diego Sanchez (b. 1981), born in Albuquerque, UFC fighter;
• Mike E. Smith (b. 1965), born in Roswell, Hall of Fame jockey;
• Vern Stephens (1920–1968), born in McAlister, baseball player;
• Johnny Tapia (b. 1967), born in Albuquerque, boxer;
• Jeff Taylor (b. 1960), raised in Hobbs, former NBA player;
• Al Unser (b. 1939), born in Albuquerque, race car driver;
• Al Unser, Jr. (b. 1962), born in Albuquerque, race car driver;
• Bobby Unser (b. 1934), lives in Albuquerque, race car driver;
• Brian Urlacher (b. 1978), grew up in Lovington, National Football League player;
• Holly Holm (b. 1981), born in Albuquerque, boxer

Business

• Jeff Bezos (b. 1964), born in Albuquerque, founder of Amazon.com;
• Conrad Hilton (1887–1979), born in San Antonio, New Mexico, hotelier, founder of the Hilton Hotel chain.

Crime

• Billy the Kid (1859–1881), outlaw
• Jose Chavez y Chavez (1851–1924), cowboy and outlaw
• Francisco Martin Duran, attempted assassin of Bill Clinton

Government

• Toney Anaya, (1941- ), Governor
• Clinton Presba Anderson, (1895–1975), Senator
• Elfego Baca (1865–1945)
• Jeff Bingaman, (1943- ), Senator
• Dennis Chavez (1888–1962), Senator
• Bronson M. Cutting, (1888–1935), Senator
• Pete Domenici, (1932–), Senator
• Pat Garrett (1850 – 1945)
• Bruce King, Former New Mexico Governor
• Joseph Montoya, U.S. senator
• Janet Napolitano, (1957–), United States Secretary of Homeland Security
• Bill Richardson (1947–), Energy Secretary, Ambassador to the United Nations, Former Governor, first Hispanic candidate for the U.S. Presidency
• Gary Johnson (1953- ) Former Governor, Republican Party (United States) presidential candidates, 2012

Native Americans

• Popé (ca. 1630 – ca. 1688) Leader of the Pueblo Revolt.
• Cochise (1812–1874), Chiricahua Apache chief
• Victorio (1825–1880), Chiricahua Apache chief
• Geronimo (1829–1909), Chiricahua Apache chief
• Annie Dodge Wauneka (1895 – 1997), Navajo health educator, winner of Presidential Medal of Freedom
• Willard Hughes Rollings (1948–2008), Part Cherokee, historian of Native Americans
• N. Scott Momaday (1934), Kiowa, Cherokee Pulitzer Prize-winning author

Popular culture

Art, literature, and journalism

• Rudolfo Anaya, novelist
• Richard Artschwager, painter, illustrator and sculptor
• Jimmy Santiago Baca, poet and author
• Fray Angelico Chavez, poet and painter
• Linda Chavez (1947–), author, commentator, radio talk show host
• R. C. Gorman, Navajo artist
• J.M.G. Le Clézio, novelist
• Tony Hillerman (1925 – 2008) journalist, mystery writer, "Edgar" winner, MWA Grand Master
• Peter Hurd (1904–1984), artist
• Agnes Martin, artist
• Bill Mauldin (1921–2003), editorial cartoonist, Pulitzer Prize, 1945 and 1958
• Cormac McCarthy, Author of The Road and Pulitzer Prize winner
• Howard Morgan, television weather forecaster
• Dan Namingha, Hopi artist
• Bruce Nauman, artist
• Georgia O'Keeffe (1887–1986), artist
• Grant Hayunga (1970–), artist and musician
• Keep Adding, (Brian Bixby & Noah MacDonald), artist collective specializing in digital and spray-paint art
• Ernie Pyle (1900–1945), war correspondent, Pulitzer Prize, 1944
• Antonio Roybal, artist
• George I. Sánchez (1906–1972), Scholar and Activist
• Anne Trujillo, TV News Anchor/Reporter, KMGH ABC Denver
• Linda Wertheimer, NPR Senior National Correspondent
• Cody Willard, anchor for Fox Business Network and co-host of Fox Business Happy Hour
• Jack Williamson, novelist, Professor Eastern New Mexico University
• Charles Fletcher Lummis (1859–1928) - journalist and Indian activist,photographer.
• Sabine Ulibarri (1919 – 2003) - poet and teacher

Fashion

• Tom Ford, fashion designer and businessman

Film and theater

• Aviva, actress, Superbad
• Kathy Baker (1950–), actress (CBS's Picket Fences) (Fox's Boston Public)
• Bruce Cabot (1904–1972), actor
• Ronny Cox (1938–), actor
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson (1975–), actor (ABC's Modern Family)
• Tony Genaro, actor, Anger Management, Phenomenon
• Annabeth Gish (1971–), actress (Fox's The X-Files and Showtime's Brotherhood)
• Drew Goddard (1975–), screenwriter, producer
• Jeremy Foley (1983–), actor (Nickelodeon's Caitlin's Way)
• Adrian Grenier (1976–), actor (HBO's Entourage)
• Anna Gunn (1968–), actress (HBO's Deadwood) (AMC's Breaking Bad)
• William Hanna (1910–2001), animator, director, producer, cartoon artist, and co-founder, together with Joseph Barbera, of Hanna-Barbera
• Neil Patrick Harris (1973–), actor
• Alexa Havins (1980–), actress (BBC's Torchwood) (ABC's All My Children and One Life to Live)
• Judy Herrera, actress
• Mike Judge (1962–), actor, animator, producer
• Minka Kelly (1980–), actress
• Val Kilmer (1959–), actor
• Benito Martinez (1971–), actor (FX's The Shield)
• Patrice Martinez (1963–), actress (The Family Channel's Zorro)
• Demi Moore (1962–), actress
• Madolyn Smith Osborne (1957–), actress
• Freddie Prinze Jr. (1975–), actor
• Jay Roach (1957–), director, producer, the Austin Powers films, Meet the Parents
• Bryce Robinson (1999–), child actor, Marley & Me, Four Christmases, Valentine's Day
• Willow Shields (2000–), child actress
• Austin St. John (1975–), former actor, Jason Lee Scott, the original Red Ranger, on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
• Kim Stanley (1925–2001), actress
• French Stewart (1964–), actor
• Heidi Swedberg (1966–), actress (NBC's Seinfeld)
• Raoul Trujillo (1955–), actor
• Ryan Turri (1982–), director, producer "The Bigfoot Election"
• Jeremy Ray Valdez (1980–), actor
• Ally Walker (1961–), actress (NBC's Profiler) (FX's Sons of Anarchy)
• Nick Wechsler (1978–), actor (The WB's and UPN's Roswell)

Music

• Ryan Bingham (b. 1981), born in Hobbs, singer-songwriter;
• Zach Condon (b. 1986), born in Santa Fe, musician in Beirut (band);
• John Denver (1943–1997), born in Roswell, singer-songwriter;
• Michael Martin Murphey (b. 1945), lives in Taos, country musician, the author of New Mexico's state ballad, "The Land of Enchantment;
• Norman Petty (1927–1984), musician, songwriter, record producer
• James Tenney (1934–2006), born in Silver City, composer;
• Brokencyde (Founded 2006), Albuquerque, New Mexico, Music Group;

Science and technology

• Edward Condon (1902–1974), Nuclear physicists
• Sidney M. Gutierrez (b. 1951), astronaut
• Harrison Schmitt (b. 1935), astronaut, geologist and former U.S. Senator from New Mexico
• Mark Spencer, computer engineer
• John Stapp, "the fastest man on earth"
• Clyde Tombaugh, astronomer and discoverer of the celestial body (at the time considered to be the 9th planet in the solar system) Pluto

Other

• Maria Gertrudis "Tules" Barceló (c. 1800-1852), Entrepreneur and Gambler
• Dorothy Page (1921-1989), known as the "Mother of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race"
• Addie Peed Swearingen (1904–2008), Portales philanthropist
• Mai Shanley Miss USA 1984
• Anton Docher (1852–1928) missionary and defender of the Indians
• Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier (1840–1914) American archaeologist after whom Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico is named