List of people from Albuquerque

List of people from Albuquerque

This is a list of notable celebrities who were either born in, or who have lived in, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

* Edmund G. Ross (born 1826), newspaperman, U.S. Senator
* Clyde Tingley (born 1882), politician, NM Governor
* Clinton P. Anderson (born 1895), politician, U.S. Senator
* Ernie Pyle (born 1900), famous WWII correspondent
* George J. Maloof, Sr. (born 1903), businessman, banker, NBA team owner
* Vivian Vance (born 1909), stage and TV actress (although not born in in Albuquerque, her "I Love Lucy" character Ethel Mertz was.
* Tony Hillerman (born 1925), fiction author
* Bill Daily (born 1928), actor and comedian
* Juan Cole (born 1952), historian
* Ben Abruzzo (born 1930), record setting balloonist
* Fred Saberhagen (born 1930, Chicago, Illinois), science fiction author
* Pete Domenici (born 1932), U.S. Senator
* Bobby Unser (born 1934), race car driver
* Maxie Anderson (born 1934), record setting balloonist
* Rudolfo Anaya (born 1937), fiction author
* Don Perkins (born 1938), NFL running back
* Bob Foster (born 1938), world light-heavyweight boxing champion 1968–1974
* Al Unser Sr. (born 1939), race car driver
* Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio (born 1940) 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature
* Cissy King (born 1946), featured performer - The Lawrence Welk Show
* John Baker (born c. 1948), runner, running coach, subject of "A Shining Season"
* Randy Castillo (born 1950), drummer,artist
* Sidney Gutierrez (born 1951), Shuttle Astronaut
* Tito Landrum (born 1954, Joplin, Missouri), major league baseball player
* Gavin Maloof (born c. 1956), casino developer, NBA team vice president
* Jay Roach (born 1957), director, producer
* Ronnie Lott (born 1959), NFL defensive back
* Barbara Edwards (born 1960), Sept. 1983 Playmate of the Month & 1984 Playmate of the Year
* Mike Judge (born 1962), animator, actor and writer
* Al Unser Jr. (born 1962), race car driver
* Jim Everett (born 1963), NFL quarterback
* French Stewart (born 1964), actor
* Jeff Bezos (born 1964), Amazon.com founder
* Don McIver (born 1965), poet, producer
* Kate Snow, ABC and CNN News Anchor
* Johnny Tapia (born 1967), world champion boxer
* Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (born 1969), fiction author
* Matthew O'Neill (born 1969), poet, activist, lawyer
* Trent Dimas (born 1970), Olympic gold medallist
* Eric Chamberlain (born 1971), musician
* Notah Begay III (born 1972), PGA golfer
* Neil Patrick Harris (born 1973), actor
* Danny Romero (born 1974), world champion boxer
* Steve-O (born 1974), actor, "Jackass"
* Xzibit (born 1974), rap artist and television host
* Freddie Prinze, Jr. (born 1976), actor
* Brian Urlacher (born 1978), NFL linebacker
* Diego Sanchez (born 1981), MMA fighter
* Jimmy Currier (born 1981), co-founder of the Hot Boyz, award-winning journalist and Wiffle Ball Hall of Famer, not to mention ladie's man and cougar hunter
* The Shins (fl. 1997), Indie rock band
* Nordine Zouareg (born 1962), former Mr Universe


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