List of famous people from Albuquerque
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This is a list of notable celebrities who were either born in, or who have lived in, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Bill Gates (Founder, Microsoft)
- Edmund G. Ross (b.1826 - newspaperman, U.S. Senator)
- Clyde Tingley (b.1882 - politician, NM Governor)
- George J. Maloof, Sr. (b.1903 - businessman, banker, NBA team owner)
- Clinton P. Anderson (b.1895 - politician, U.S. Senator)
- Ernie Pyle (b.1900 - famous WWII correspondent)
- Tony Hillerman (b.1925 - fiction author)
- Bill Daily (b.1928 - actor and comedian)
- Ben Abruzzo (b.1930 - record setting balloonist)
- Fred Saberhagen (b.1930, Chicago, Illinois - science fiction author)
- Pete Domenici (b.1932 - U.S. Senator)
- Bobby Unser (b.1934 - race car driver)
- Maxie Anderson (b.1934 - record setting balloonist)
- Rudolfo Anaya (b.1937 - fiction author)
- Don Perkins (b.1938 - NFL running back)
- Al Unser Sr. (b.1939 - race car driver)
- Cissy King (b.1946 - featured performer - The Lawrence Welk Show)
- John Baker (?b.1948? - runner, running coach, subject of "A Shining Season")
- Randy Castillo (b. 1950- drummer,artist)
- Sidney Gutierrez-(b.1951 - Shuttle Astronaut)
- Tito Landrum (b.1954, Joplin, Missouri - major league baseball player)
- Joe Maloof (?b.1955? - casino developer, NBA team president)
- Gavin Maloof (?b.1956? - casino developer, NBA team vice president)
- Jay Roach (b.1957 - director, producer)
- Ronnie Lott (b.1959 - NFL defensive back)
- Barbara Edwards (b.1960 - chosen Playmate of the Month for Sept. 1983 and Playmate of the Year for 1984)
- Mike Judge (b.1962 - animator, actor and writer)
- Al Unser Jr. (b.1962 - race car driver)
- Jim Everett (b.1963 - NFL quarterback)
- Beth Moore-Love (b.1964 - Unpop artist)
- French Stewart (b.1964 - actor)
- Jeff Bezos (b.1964 - Amazon.com founder)
- Kate Snow (?b.? - ABC and CNN News Anchor)
- Johnny Tapia (b.1967 - world champion boxer)
- Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (b.1969 - fiction author)
- Trent Dimas (b.1970 - Olympic gold medallist)
- Notah Begay III (b.1972 - PGA golfer)
- Neil Patrick Harris (b.1973 - actor)
- Danny Romero (b.1974 - world champion boxer)
- The Shins (Indie rock band)
- The Pajama Men (Improv/Sketch Comedy Duo)
- Amy Linton (of the band The Aislers Set)
- Steve-O (b.1974 - actor, Jackass)
- Xzibit (b.1974 - rap artist and television host)
- Freddie Prinze, Jr. (b.1976 - actor)
- J. Sanchez (b.1972- producer, race car driver, business man)
- Don McIver (b. 1965- poet, producer)
- Matthew O'Neill (b. 1969- poet, activist, lawyer)
- Chris Federico (b. 1972- poet, author, music authority)
- Eric Chamberlain (b. 1971- musician)
- Karen Conniff (b. 1953- well-known entomologist)
- Don Schrader (b. 1945- local celebrity, public access tv host, activist)
- Nathan Lloyd Braun (Christian vegetarian/polygamist theologian)
- Scott Mabe Born 1962 Musician
- Bob Foster (b. 1938- world's light-hevy weight boxing champion from 1968 to 1974)
