William Hanna William Hanna was born in Melrose, New Mexico. He was a film animator and producer who teamed up with Joseph Barbera. Barbera and Hanna created the Tom and Jerry cartoon characters. They both won seven Academy Awards and set up their own production company. Their company created The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, and Huckleberry Hound.
Conrad Hilton Conrad Hilton was born in San Antonio, New Mexico. Hilton grew up with seven siblings but unfortunately, one of his brothers died in infancy. He attended the Goss military (New Mexico Military Institute), St Michael’s College and the New Mexico School of Mines. He built his first hotel outside of Texas in 1939 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. During the Great Depression, he almost got bankrupt and lost many hotels.
