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MONTERREY
Most Famous People Born in Monterrey, Mexico
- Notable people
- 556
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1968
- Most distinctive
- Wrestler 9.5×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Monterrey during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Monterrey Is Known For
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Football is Monterrey's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (102).
Monterrey over-indexes on wrestler — 9.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Monterrey's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Felipe Montemayor
Born 1928
Lydia Madero García
Born 1950
Lázaro Gutiérrez de Lara
1870 - 1918
Eduardo Bailey
Born 1961
Miguel Covarrubias Ortiz
Born 1940
Javier González Garza
Born 1945
Rosario Garza Sada
1893 - 1994
Marco Aurelio Galindo
1902 - 1989
Carolina Fuentes
Born 1987
Roberto Hernández (cineasta)
Born 1974
Roberta Colindrez
-
Manuel Sáenz
Born 1948
Elenitza Canavati
Born 1972
Julio Reyes
Born 1985
Elena Rodriguez-Falcon
Born 1972
Roberto Ramírez Garza
1931 - 2009
Lucía Navarro
-
Elliott Huitrón
Born 1983
Gustavo Garza Villarreal
-
Jesús-Mario Lozano
Born 1971
Arturo de la Garza González
1936 - 2011
Mayela Quiroga Tamez
Born 1976
Edgar Romo García
Born 1974
Rogelio Cerda Pérez
Born 1951
Alberto Padilla
Born 1965
Virma González
1937 - 2000
Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola
Born 1966
David Martínez (businessman)
Born 1957
Francisco Avilán
Born 1947
Alberto Covarrubias
Born 1994
César Martínez (Mexican footballer)
Born 1995
Óscar Recio
Born 1989
Hechicero
-
Rodolfo Barragán Schwarz
1931 - 2017
Selma Oxor
Born 1988
Julio César Armendáriz
Born 1962
Toscano (wrestler)
Born 1973
Ario Garza Mercado
1936 - 2011
Arturo Villanueva
-
Roberto Carlos Flores Treviño
Born 1964
Ricardo Leal
Born 1966
Cristian Castaño Contreras
Born 1970
Napoleón Gómez Urrutia
Born 1944
Humberto Leal Garcia
1973 - 2011
Juan Alejo
Born 1984
Jesús Ángel Nerio
Born 1990
Óscar Talancón
Born 1993
Raúl Vidales
1943 - 1995
Ricky Rick
Born 1985
Eduardo Zambrano
Born 1960
Ángel Mario Huerta Cantú
Born 1977
José Maiz García
Born 1944
Erik Pedroza
Born 1994
Ana Estefanía Lago
Born 1995
Natalia Villareal
Born 1998
Francisco Cienfuegos
Born 1977
Omar Gómez
Born 1980
El Sagrado
Born 1980
Marcelo García (artista)
Born 1988
Laura Moreno
Born 1978
Fernando García Roel
1921 - 2009
Felipe Quintero
Born 1979
Samuel García Sepúlveda
Born 1987
Federico Arreola
Born 1956
Adrián de la Garza Santos
Born 1971
Juan Cerros
Born 1976
José Alberto Llaguno Farías
1925 - 1992
Manuel Florentino González Flores
Born 1957
Sergio Villarreal
Born 1971
José María Cantú Garza
1938 - 2007
Alberto Fernández Ruiloba
1917 - 2003
Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño
Born 1947
Charlie (cantante)
Born 1972
Luis Valdez (escritor)
Born 1976
David Oliva
Born 1972
Benito Caballero Garza
Born 1965
Carlos de la Fuente
Born 1974
Armando Garza Sada
Born 1957
Roberto Carlo
Born 1986
Alberto Rojas
1944 - 2016
Francisco G. Sada
1856 - 1945
André Aguilar
Born 1997
Javier Treviño Cantú
Born 1960
Pamela Pulido
Born 1987
Ana Silvia Garza
Born 1952
Raúl Coronado
Born 1984
Miguel Robles (swimmer)
Born 1987
Eduardo Livas Villarreal
1911 - 1991
Carlos Gallegos
Born 1992
Gustavo A. De Hoyos Walther
Born 1966
José Calderón Penilla
1843 - 1889
Lorena Marlene Cortinas Galván
Born 1973
Javier Garza Sepúlveda
1933 - 2004
Eva Marcela Rodriguez
-
Hilario González García
Born 1965
Mario Jáuregui
Born 1970
Gregorio Zambrano
1804 - 1873
Manuel L. Barragán
1888 - 1980
Oscar Lozano
Born 1928
Julian Ramirez
Born 1989
Pedro Zorrilla Martínez
1933 - 1999
Vidal Cantu
Born 1968
Eduardo A. Elizondo Lozano
1922 - 2005
María de Alva
Born 1969
Adrián Sada González
Born 1944
Hector Quintanilla
1923 - 1996
Oscar Bulnes Valero
Born 1944
Aglahe Leyva
Born 1989
Rogelio Sada Zambrano
Born 1935
Alberto Zeni
Born 1980
Pablo de la Garza
1876 - 1932
Hilario Tristán
Born 1989
Carlos Osuna
Born 1970
Eduardo Hinojosa
Born 1992
René Mario Montante Pardo
1933 - 2019
Alberto Santos de Hoyos
1941 - 2013
José Carlos Maltos
Born 1991
Héctor Gutiérrez De la Garza
Born 1962
Gerardo Jiménez
Born 1968
Juan Hiracheta
Born 1990
Imelda Martínez
Born 1982
José P. Saldaña
1891 - 1992
Carlos Morán
Born 1976
Julio Camelo Martínez
1937 - 2020
Alejandro Garza y Garza
Born 1955
Luis Rolando Ramírez
Born 1979
Jesús L. González
Born 1866
Daniel Luna
Born 2001
Antonio Ruiz-Rosales
Born 1984
Eduardo H. Garza
Born 1978
Pedro F. Quintanilla Coffin
1914 - 1992
Octavio Hinojosa
Born 1981
Enrique Baca
Born 1991
Ricardo Dávila
Born 1974
Hugo Meléndez
Born 1984
Mario Vanzzini
Born 1981
Roberto Escamilla
-
Miguel Arizpe Jiménez
Born 1948
Raúl Gerardo Quintero Flores
Born 1941
Ían Arellano
Born 1997
Macario Aguirre Puente
Born 1931
Antonio de la Paz Guerra
1882 - 1916
David Salazar (footballer, born 1991)
Born 1991
Emiliano Mirafuentes
Born 1999
Tonatiuh Martínez
Born 1962
Joel Arturo Morales
Born 1984
Juan Manuel Azuara Villareal
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Lady Maravilla
Born 1994
Raúl Gracia Guzmán
Born 1975
Eddy Carmona
Born 1988
Enrique Gorostieta González
1856 - 1921
Roberto Guajardo Suárez
1918 - 2008
Obed Martínez
Born 1996
Homero Niño de Rivera
Born 1975
Romulo Garza Guerra
1894 - 1969
Trueno (wrestler)
Born 1979
José Alanís
1910 - 2003
Juan M. García
1885 - 1957
Jorge Luis Caballero
Born 1994
Francisco de Padua Morales
1811 - 1853
Sonia Arredondo
Born 1947
Enrique C. Livas
1908 - 1984
Simón de la Garza Melo
1828 - 1875
José Videgaray
1884 - 1976
César Tiberio Jiménez
Born 1969
Ángel Eduardo García
Born 1976
Carlos Simental
Born 1972
Pedro Nava (politician)
Born 1948
Pamela Reiter
Born 1981
Santiago de los Santos Garza Zambrano
1837 - 1907
Jesús María Aguilar
1829 - 1891
Francisco J. Azcúnaga Guerra
-
John Saldivar
Born 1979
Gerardo Garza Sada
Born 1953
Leopoldo Blázquez Margáin
1880 - 1950
Carlos Berardi
1859 - 1906
Raúl García Rivera
Born 1936
Gabriel Girón
Born 1988
Ernesto Montemayor Jr.
1928 - 2000
José Luis Garza Ochoa
Born 1974
Carlos Javier González Morantes
Born 1945
Veronica Reyes
Born 1974
José de Jesús Dávila y Prieto
1805 - 1875
Domingo Arturo García
Born 1936
Sara Ferrara
Born 1995
Pedro C. Martínez
1855 - 1939
Fernando N. Villarreal
1895 - 1929
Víctor Oswaldo Fuentes Solís
Born 1975
Domingo Martínez (político)
1809 - 1899
Javier Náñez Pro
Born 1991
Felipe Enríquez Hernández
Born 1969
Leopoldo Treviño Garza
1896 - 1942
Víctor Ochoa (yudoca)
Born 1999
Victor Proa
Born 1985
Gabriel Nuncio
Born 1979
Jesús María Acuña
1879 - 1957
Manuel Zozaya
1859 - 1914
Francisco Moreno (bishop)
Born 1950
José María Zaragoza
1845 - 1876
Antonio García González
1889 - 1972
Gerónimo Gutiérrez Fernández
-
Remigio Valdés de Hoyos
Born 1958
Mariana Cadena
Born 1995
Horacio Guajardo Elizondo
Born 1925
Manuel Flores Varela
1901 - 1970
Raúl Salas
Born 1971
Raúl Rangel Hinojosa
Born 1949
Alfredo Rodríguez Dávila
Born 1969
Ramón E. Treviño
1863 - 1929
Alfredo Pérez Garza
1874 - 1954
Ana Lilia Garza Cadena
Born 1970
Laura Elena Martínez Rivera
Born 1953
José Madero
Born 1980
Claudia Caballero Chávez
Born 1982
Domingo Martínez Echartea
1848 - 1894
Eric Cantú
Born 1999
José Alberto Castañeda
Born 1949
Zelá Brambillé
Born 1994
Aldo Guerra
Born 1992
Alberto Coronado Quintanilla
Born 1963
José Martín López Cisneros
Born 1972
Arturo de la Garza Tijerina
Born 1958
Jacbern
Born 1992
Hernán Elizondo
Born 1976
Priscila González
Born 1982
Héctor Estrada
Born 1993
Verónica Sada Pérez
Born 1963
Héctor Cárdenas Rodríguez
Born 1936
Marcelo Garza Ruvalcaba
Born 1983
Ana María Ramírez Cerda
Born 1954
José Antonio Cabello
Born 1964
Rocío Morgan Franco
Born 1967
José Francisco Romero
Born 1960
Adrián Villagómez García
1952 - 2013
María Ceseñas Chapa
Born 1952
Norma Patricia Saucedo
Born 1972
María Sanjuana Cerda Franco
Born 1951
Gualterio Arteaga
1880 - 1924
Andrés Carranza
Born 1963
Félix Ayala
Born 1981
Gregorio Hurtado
Born 1969
Raúl Santos Galván Villanueva
Born 1944
Héctor Humberto Gutiérrez
Born 1962
Luis Alberto Álvarez Alanis
Born 1981
Julián Ezequiel Reynoso
Born 1952
Víctor Manuel Rodríguez Arriaga
Born 1949
Adrián Incapié
Born 1960
Guillermo Romero
Born 1988
Roberto Jesús Contreras
Born 1959
Juan Carlos Barrón
Born 1977
Jesús Valdés Loredo
Born 1990
Cuauhtémoc Vargas Almaguer
Born 1962
Juan Carlos Salas
Born 1976
José Ángel Abelardo Treviño Martínez
1942 - 1999
Leobardo Canales
Died 1914
Joel García
Born 1958