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List of people from New Mexico

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State flag of New Mexico
Location of New Mexico on the U.S. map

This is a list of people from New Mexico, which includes notable people who were either born or have lived for a significant period of time in the U.S. state of New Mexico or its predecessors, the Spanish and Mexican Nuevo México and the American New Mexico Territory.[1][2] They are referred to by the demonym "New Mexican", and by the Spanish language demonym "Neomexicano" or "Neomejicano" (as well as the feminine "Neomexicana" or "Neomejicana").

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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Architecture

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Art, literature, and journalism

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Business

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Crime

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Film and theater

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Fashion

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Government

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See also: List of governors of New Mexico, List of justices of the New Mexico Supreme Court, List of United States representatives from New Mexico, and List of United States senators from New Mexico

Military

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  • Carl Nelson Gorman (1907–1998) – U.S. Marine Corp soldier, Navajo code talker during World War II, artist, professor
  • Pete Jimenez (1917–2006) – U.S. Army soldier in World War II
  • Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura (Japanese: 宮村 浩, October 6, 1925 – November 29, 2022) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the United States military's highest award for valor, for his actions during the Korean War. He was one of the last two surviving Medal of Honor recipients of the Korean War, along with Ralph Puckett Jr.

Music

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Religion

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  • Cormac Antram (1926–2013) – Catholic priest, known for his work translating the Catholic mass into the Navajo language, last Franciscan priest who could speak Navajo fluently
  • Anton Docher (1852–1928) – missionary and defender of the Indians
  • Jeff King – Navajo hataałii (medicine man)

Science and technology

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sánchez, Joseph P.; Spude, Robert L.; Gómez, Art (26 September 2013). New Mexico: A History. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-4256-2. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  2. ^ Weigle, Marta; Levine, Frances; Stiver, Louise (2009). Telling New Mexico: A New History. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press. ISBN 978-0-89013-552-5. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  3. ^ "John Gaw Meem: Respecting the Past, Building the Future". Historic Santa Fe Foundation. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  4. ^ Wingert-Playdom, Kate (2012). John Law Meem at Acoma. University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 978-0-8263-5209-5. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  5. ^ Bernstein, Fred A. (5 March 2024). "Antoine Predock, Architect Who Channeled the Southwest, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  6. ^ Brown, Patricia Lee (10 January 1993). "Father Earth". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Weigle 2009, p. 306.
  8. ^ Weigle 2009, p. 14, 375, 377.
  9. ^ Weigle 2009, p. 339, 375–78.
  10. ^ Weigle 2009, p. 238–39, 285, 292.
  11. ^ Weigle 2009, p. 199, 202.
  12. ^ Weigle 2009, p. 87–88, 105, 107–12, 143, 257–58, 384, 415–21.
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