List of Famous people born in Veracruz, Mexico

Salma Hayek Pinault is a Mexican and American film actress and producer. She began her career in Mexico starring in the telenovela Teresa and starred in the film El Callejón de los Milagros for which she was nominated for an Ariel Award. In 1991, Hayek moved to Hollywood and came to prominence with roles in films such as Desperado (1995), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Wild Wild West, and Dogma.

Miguel Arturo Layún Prado is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club Monterrey and the Mexico national team.

María Natalia Lafourcade Silva, more commonly known as Natalia Lafourcade, is a Mexican pop-rock and folk singer and songwriter who, since her debut in 2002, has been one of the most successful singers in Latin America. Lafourcade's voice has been categorized as a lyric soprano.

Pentagón Jr. is a Mexican luchador enmascarado signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Penta El Zero M or Penta El Zero Miedo. He also appears in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where he is AAA World Tag Team Champion in his third reign along with his real-life younger brother, Rey Fénix, as Lucha Brothers.

Jürgen Damm Rascón is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for MLS side Atlanta United and Mexico national team. He also holds a German passport.

Luis Arturo Hernández Carreón is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker and is the fourth all-time leading scorer of the Mexico national team with 35 goals, and the joint-highest goalscorer in World Cups. He is widely regarded as one of Mexico's most talented strikers.

Claudia Ramírez is a Mexican actress.

José Antonio González Anaya is a Mexican economist who served as the minister of finance and public credit of Mexico until November 30, 2018. Previously he served as CEO of PEMEX and general director at the Mexican Social Security Institute. Also at the Ministry of Finance in Mexico he was: Undersecretary of Revenue; Chief of Staff of the Minister and head of the Unit of Coordination with States; head of the Unit of Pensions, Insurance and Securities; and chief of staff of the undersecretary. He was a lecturer and senior researcher at Stanford University; senior economist for Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru at the World Bank.

Miguel Ángel Yunes Linares is a Mexican politician and former Governor of Veracruz from 2016 to 2018.

Cuitláhuac García Jiménez is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) who currently serves as Governor of Veracruz. Previously, he represented Veracruz as a federal deputy in the LXIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress.