List of Famous people born in Veracruz, Mexico

María Blanca Estela Pavón Vasconcelos was a Mexican film actress and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

José Arturo Rivas Mortera is a former Mexican professional footballer who last played as a centre back for Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz in Liga MX.

Fidel Kuri Grajales is a Mexican businessman and politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He serves as a deputy to the LXIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress, representing Veracruz's 15th electoral district, which includes the city of Orizaba. He also served as a deputy in the LXI Legislature. He is the incumbent chairman of the Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz.

Sara Maldonado Fuentes is a Mexican actress, better known for her role as Lorena Alvarez from El juego de la vida, which was her first main role and her first telenovela. After this, she was the protagonist in other teenage soap operas like Clase 406 and Corazones al límite. She is also known as Camelia Pineda "La Texana" from Camelia la Texana and other main roles.

Paolo Medina Etienne is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Greek club Panetolikos. He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2016".

Rafael Baca Miranda is a Mexican professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul. Primarily a central midfielder, Baca's play is described as displaying "the tenacity in winning second balls, the clean, quick passing to the flanks."

Mauricio Barcelata Pinedo is a Mexican actor and TV host. He currently hosts Sale el Sol, the morning show of Imagen Televisión.

Gabriel Orozco is a Mexican artist. He gained his reputation in the early 1990s with his exploration of drawing, photography, sculpture and installation. In 1998, Francesco Bonami called Orozco "one of the most influential artists of this decade, and probably the next one too."

Dante Alfonso Delgado Rannauro is a Mexican politician, lawyer, and diplomatic who is the national coordinator and co-founder of the Citizens' Movement political party. He has served as Interim Governor of Veracruz, as Ambassador of Mexico in Italy, as Senator of the LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Veracruz, and as Deputy during the LIII Legislature.

José Javier Abella Fanjul is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga MX club Atlas on loan from Santos Laguna.