Notable People
- Jessica Alba, actress, was a resident when her father was stationed at Laughlin Air Force Base
- Judge Roy Bean, an eccentric Justice of the Peace associated primarily with nearby Langtry, Texas, is interred, along with a son, at Del Rio's Whitehead Memorial Museum.
- Lance Blanks, retired NBA player who was drafted in the first round of the 1990 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons, and is currently the General Manager of the NBA's Phoenix Suns
- Larvell Blanks, Major League Baseball infielder for the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers
- Sid Blanks, halfback for the Houston Oilers and Boston Patriots of the American Football League
- John R. Brinkley, controversial medical doctor who experimented with goat glands as a means of curing male impotence
- Radney Foster, country music singer/songwriter
- Bob Gruber, retired offensive tackle in the NFL and USFL
- Todd Hays, American bobsledder who won the silver medal in the four-man event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Jay Kerr, actor who has appeared in various movies and television series, including his role as Con Madigan in the Australian series Five Mile Creek
- Tyrell McCrea, American football player for the New Orleans VooDoo
- Shawn Michaels, professional wrestler, was a resident when his father was stationed at Laughlin Air Force Base.
- Jerry Edwin Smith, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Byron Velvick, Bassmasters pro fisherman and reality show contestant on The Bachelor
- Hoke Hayden "Hooks" Warner, Major League Baseball player for the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates in the early 20th century
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