Talk:List of people from Albuquerque, New Mexico

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A page similar to this one. List of people from San Francisco, is currently under review as an article for deletion, for reasons which would apply to this article as well. I am conducting an RfC on the talk page of the above-mentioned list to determine whether the concensus agrees on keeping such lists or not. Any and all comments are more than welcome. Badbilltucker 16:16, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

People from Albuquerque or who have lived there?
What is the point of this list? I did some clicking on a few of the names and quite a few of them aren't born in Albuquerque (like all the names before Pete Domenici on the list). Does Wikipedia really require a list of people who have lived in a particular city? A list of people born there, yes... but does Freddie Prinze, Jr. really call Albuquerque his hometown? Gront 02:48, 5 October 2006 (UTC)


 * There appear to be some dubious entries, like Bill Gates. In general, these lists are usually comprised of people who have lived in a place for a significant period of time. There aren't any rules. -Will Beback · † · 18:35, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

List order
I changed the list from chronological/topic order to just topic order because having everyone cross-listed in two places makes the list difficult to maintain. I looked at some of the lists for other cities and they mostly seemed to be arranged by general field and then alphabetically, so that's what I did here. I don't think having a chronological listing really adds much. I'll work on getting the list sourced and cleaned up as I have the time. Camerafiend (talk) 16:15, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

List entries removed
I've removed some people from this list: That's all for now; I may find more as I keep working on this. Camerafiend (talk) 03:48, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Jim Morrison. He spent part of his childhood (roughly age 4–5 and 12–14) in Albuquerque, along with at least half a dozen other places. (See .) It's hard to make the case that he meets any reasonable definition of "from Albuquerque."
 * Bryan Cranston. Bought a house in Albuquerque, but no evidence he intends to stay once his current TV show is completed.
 * Steve-O. Many online biographies  make no mention of Albuquerque. On his own site, he only mentions living there briefly in the late 1990s, while providing a laundry list of other places he lived growing up. IMDB and a handful of newspaper articles  (which may well have been sourced from the IMDB bio) describe Albuquerque as his hometown, but on the balance of evidence I don't think this is reliable.


 * Brian Urlacher. He was born in Washington and grew up in Lovington, NM. As far as I can tell his time at UNM is his only connection to Albuquerque. Camerafiend (talk) 15:06, 12 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Nordine Zouareg. Apparently lived in Albuquerque from c. 1994 to 1999 at the latest and currently lives in Arizona. Don't think this counts as "from Albuquerque." Camerafiend (talk) 22:26, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Why did you erase Ross Anderson Professional/ World Cup skier? You realize he lives in Albuquerque and still owns the All American Record as of this April 15 years. As well as a full blooded Cheyenne and Arapaho and chiricahua Apache. His wiki pedia still is Ross Anderson skier. Culture and history are important to New Mexico Florida01 (talk) 00:19, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

More removals

 * Gil Dozier. "Spent time in a halfway house in Albuquerque in 1986 after his release from federal prison" is not a significant association with the city.
 * Susan Pamerleau. According to her website she lived in Albuquerque for a few years as a child, along with several other places. I don't think this is significant either.
 * Richard V. Thomas. He retired to Rio Rancho, not Albuquerque, and did die in Albuquerque but that's it. Camerafiend (talk) 14:47, 26 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Donald Cerrone. Actually lives in Edgewood and is already listed there. Camerafiend (talk) 16:56, 30 May 2017 (UTC)

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 * Anton Docher – As far as I can tell, he lived in Albuquerque only for the last three years of his life. Camerafiend (talk) 18:32, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Blackjack Lanza - Seems like he was billed from Albuquerque as part of his wrestling persona but didn't actually live there. Camerafiend (talk) 22:13, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Emily Kagan - Only lived in ABQ for a few years. Camerafiend (talk) 20:05, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Eloy Casados - Seems to have only lived in the city for a short time. Camerafiend (talk) 21:08, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Timothy Kraft - Only lived in the area briefly. Camerafiend (talk) 00:52, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Matthew Taylor (musician) - I can't find a reliable source connecting him to the city. Camerafiend (talk) 00:32, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Blake Swihart - Lived in Texas until 6th grade and then Rio Rancho for ~7 years . Camerafiend (talk) 21:08, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Edgar Lee Hewett - Did spend time in Albuquerque but it appears his main residence was always in Santa Fe so I have added him to that list instead.
 * Coco Austin - Seems to have only spent 4-5 years in the city. Camerafiend (talk) 16:21, 11 May 2021 (UTC)