Notable People
- James Carlos Blake: Award-winning novelist, received his elementary education at Saint Joseph Academy.
- Shelbie Bruce: Actress.
- Buddy Garcia: Interim 2012 member of the Texas Railroad Commission; now resides in Austin
- Dr. Juliet V. García: Current President of the University of Texas at Brownsville and the first Hispanic woman to serve as a University President or Rector.
- Tony Garza: Former US Ambassador to Mexico
- Reynaldo G. Garza (1915–2004): Judge of Brownsville was first appointed to the United States District Court in 1961 by President Kennedy, and to the United States Court of Appeals by President Carter in 1978.
- Kris Kristofferson: Country Music Star- 2004 Hall of Fame Inductee; and actor.
- Eddie Lucio, Jr.: Member of the Texas State Senate from Brownsville since 1991
- Kristian Menchaca (1983-2006): Soldier. Iraqi War casualty.
- Americo Paredes (1915-1999): Mexican-American writer and author of George Washington Gomez, was born in Brownsville on 3 September 1915.
- Federico Peña: Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, former U.S. Secretary of Energy and former mayor of Denver, Colorado, was reared in Brownsville.
- Julian Schnabel: Artist and director; spent his formative years and decided to become an artist in Brownsville.
- Jaime Zapata (1979–2011): Notable U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who was ambushed, shot, and killed by Los Zetas in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. He was returning from a meeting in Mexico City; Victor Avila, another agent that accompanied him, was wounded.
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