List of Famous people born in Coahuila, Mexico

Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG was a Mexican-American film and television actor. Born in Mexico, Montalbán's career spanned seven decades, during which he became known for performances in a variety of genres, from crime and drama to musicals and comedy.

Marisela Escobedo Ortiz was a Mexican social activist from Juarez, Chihuahua, who was killed while protesting the murder of her daughter that occurred in 2008.

José Ángel Nájera Sánchez was a Mexican luchador or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Fishman. Fishman was one of the top wrestlers in the mid-1970s and 1980s and worked for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre, the Universal Wrestling Association, the World Wrestling Association and AAA in Mexico as well as frequent trips to Japan and the United States. Nájera was unmasked after losing a match in 2000 and retired shortly afterwards. Three of his sons are all luchadores enmascarados known by their ring names Black Fish, El Hijo del Fishman and El Único de Ciudad Juárez.

Juan Manuel González Barrón is a Mexican luchador who is best known under the ring name Dr. Wagner Jr., having used that name since 1987. He is the son of Manuel González Rivera, better known as Dr. Wagner and the brother of the late César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón, who worked primarily under the name Silver King. His son made his lucha libre debut 2009 under the ring name El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.. González was once married to professional wrestler María Moreno León, better known as Rossy Moreno.

Jorge Eduardo Sánchez Ramos is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Liga MX club América and the Mexico national team.

Javier Eduardo López Ramírez is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes on loan from Guadalajara. López is commonly known by his nickname, La Chofis.

María Rosario Ibarra de la Garza, also known by her marital name Rosario Ibarra de Piedra, is an activist and prominent figure in the politics of Mexico. She has been a presidential candidate and is currently the president of Comité Eureka.

Humberto Moreira Valdés is a Mexican politician who served as President of the  PRI. He was Governor of the State of Coahuila from 2005 to 2011.

Black Taurus is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, previously known by the ring name Machine Rocker. He is currently under contract with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, in addition to making appearances for Impact Wrestling.

Pedro Arce Latapí is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.