List of Famous people born in Tamaulipas, Mexico

Rocío Colette Acuña Calzada, known as Colette, is a singer who finished as runner-up in the 5th series of the Mexican singing show La Academia in 2007 behind the winner Samuel Castelan Marini.

Yuselmi Kristal Silva Dávila is a Mexican beauty pageant titleholder who won the Nuestra Belleza México 2016 pageant and represented Mexico at Miss Universe 2016 where she placed top 9.

Bertha Elisa Noeggerath Cárdenas, better known as Dulce, is a Mexican singer and actress who started her career 1974.

Óscar Omar Treviño Morales is a convicted Mexican drug lord and former leader of Los Zetas, a criminal organization. He was one of Mexico's most-wanted drug lords. His brother is Miguel Treviño Morales, a former leader of the group. The authorities believe he was the successor of his brother, who was arrested on July 15, 2013.

Sara María Aldrete Villareal is a convicted Mexican serial killer who headed a drug-smuggling and human sacrifice cult with Adolfo Constanzo. The members of the cult, dubbed by the media as The Narcosatanists, called her The Godmother, with Constanzo as “The Godfather”. The cult was involved in multiple ritualistic killings in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, including the murder of Mark Kilroy, an American student killed in Matamoros in 1989.

Carmen Sarahí García Sáenz is a Mexican singer and actress.

Laredo Kid is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. He is currently under contract with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, where he is former one-time AAA World Cruiserweight Champion.

Arturo Alfonso González González, also known as "Ponchito," is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Monterrey.

Eugenio Javier Hernández Flores, is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was the mayor of Ciudad Victoria from 2001 to 2004 and Governor of the state of Tamaulipas from 2004 to 2010, and was also federal deputy in 2000 and coordinator of the Financial Committee of Tomas Yarrington during his campaign. On May 27, 2015, he was indicted on charges of money laundering alongside his brother-in-law Oscar Gomez Guerra by the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ).

Armando Pulido Izaguirre is a professional Mexican footballer who currently plays for Correcaminos UAT on loan from Tigres UANL.