Notable Natives and Residents
- Manuel González Flores, general and politician who served as president of Mexico from 1880-1884.
- Emilio Portes Gil, president of Mexico after the death of Alvaro Obregon in 1928.
- José María Jesús Carbajal, Mexican freedom fighter, military governor of Tamualipas
- Alicja Bachleda-Curus, actress, and singer, currently married to Colin Farrell
- Laura Elizondo, beauty queen/model
- Laura Flores, actress
- Víctor García, singer
- Juan García Esquivel, composer/band leader/pianist
- Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, director/producer
- Rodrigo González, musician and songwriter
- James de La Rosa, welterweight boxer
- Juan de la Rosa, boxer on the NBC's show The Contender
- Manuel Raga, basketball player
- Aurora Robles, model
- Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente, alleged by the Mexican government to be Subcomandante Marcos
- Arleth Terán, actress
- Rigo Tovar, singer/songwriter/composer/actor
- Ismael Valdez, former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
- Eduardo Verástegui, actor/model
- Ana Brenda Contreras, actress, singer
- Rosemary Barkett, US judge
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