History · Portales

Famous people from Portales

9 notable people were born in Portales, from 1903 to 1980.

Ed Foreman

1933–2022

Texas businessman and former congressman from Texas and New Mexico

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Cody Ross

born 1980

Baseball player from the United States

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Baron Vaughn

born 1980

American comedian

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George F. Ellis

1903–1972

American writer

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Kent Jones

born 1967

Professional golfer

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Oscar Acosta

1957–2006

Baseball player

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Wayne Mass

1946–2019

American football player

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Ron Griggs

born 1952

American politician

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James Ridgley Whiteman

1910–2003

Indigenous North American artist

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Also called Portales home

Elizabeth Self

born 1956

American social psychologist

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Jana McCoy

born 1968

Miss New Mexico 1990

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Paul Coggins

American lawyer and novelist

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