Las Cruces, New Mexico
Las Cruces, New Mexico ranks 4,104th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Arvfurstens palats, Durango (city), and Fareham. Memorable people born in Las Cruces, New Mexico include Anwar al-Awlaki, Shawnacy Barber, and André Roberson. Memorable people who died in Las Cruces, New Mexico include Clyde Tombaugh, and Pat Garrett. Las Cruces, New Mexico has been the birth place of many extremists, and athletes and the death place of many astronomers, and religious figures. Las Cruces, New Mexico is located in United States.
Las Cruces is a city in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States, and its county seat. The population was 111,385 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in New Mexico, and the largest in both Doña Ana County and southern New Mexico. It is the principal city of the Las Cruces metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Doña Ana County and had an estimated 230,000 residents in 2024. The city is also part of the larger El Paso–Las Cruces combined statistical area. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1971 and 1994, Las Cruces, New Mexico was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Anwar al-Awlaki, Shawnacy Barber, and André Roberson. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Las Cruces, New Mexico including Clyde Tombaugh, and Pat Garrett.
People Born in Las Cruces, New Mexico
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Anwar al-Awlaki
EXTREMIST
1971 - 2011
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 1
Shawnacy Barber
ATHLETE
1994 - 2024
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 2
André Roberson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.37
Rank: 4
Edgar Castillo
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.21
Rank: 5
Micah Lawrence
SWIMMER
1990 - Present
HPI: 24.36
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Las Cruces, New Mexico
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Clyde Tombaugh
ASTRONOMER
1906 - 1997
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 2
Pat Garrett
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1850 - 1908
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Las Cruces, New Mexico were extremists (1), athletes (1), basketball players (1), soccer players (1), and swimmers (1), while most who died were astronomers (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, extremists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Las Cruces, New Mexico, including Anwar al-Awlaki. Whereas, throughout history, extremists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Las Cruces, New Mexico, including Anwar al-Awlaki.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Las Cruces, New Mexico since 1700.
