# List of people from Monterrey

This is a list of notable people from Monterrey, Mexico.

## Notable people

* Jesus Arellano, footballer for local squad Rayados de Monterrey and formerly of the Mexican national side
* Bárbara López, Mexican actress
* Eva Gonda de Rivera, Mexican billionaire heiress and businesswoman
* David Martínez, Mexican investor, businessman, the founder and managing partner of Fintech Advisory
* Marcela Bovio, lead singer of Stream of Passion
* Erika Buenfil, actress
* Fernando Canales, businessman, and Mexican politician
* Federico Cantú, painter, engraver and sculptor, also known as El Ulises de Cadereyta
* Eloy Cavazos, bullfighter
* Jorge de la Rosa, MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, and the Colorado Rockies
* Aldo de Nigris, association footballer
* Antonio de Nigris, association footballer
* Giovani dos Santos, association footballer
* Mario Vanzzini, Tv host and Showrunner
* Jonathan dos Santos, association footballer
* Cynthia Duque, Miss Mexico Universe 2013
* Fernando Elizondo, politician
* Ernesto Enkerlin Hoeflich, conservationist
* Anagabriela Espinoza, TV hostess, model and Miss International 2009
* Mauricio Fernandez Garza, businessman, politician and millionaire
* Katty Fuentes, Miss Mexico Universe 1998
* Elsa García, artistic gymnast
* Eugenio Garza Lagüera, businessman
* Eugenio Garza Sada, businessman and philanthropist
* María Luisa "Loreley" Garza, writer, intellectual, poet and essayist, also known as La novia de Nervo
* José Eleuterio González, medical doctor and professor
* Fabiola Guajardo, actress, model, author and musician
* Ely Guerra, singer-songwriter
* Esteban Gutiérrez, Formula 1 driver for Sauber
* Malukah, singer-songwriter
* Melissa Barrera, Actress
* Lucero Montemayor, Miss Mexico International 2013
* Bianca Marroquin, musical theatre actress known as the first Latina to play in a starring role on Broadway
* José Marroquín Leal, clown and children's TV show host
* Eduardo Martínez Celis, journalist, author and politician, also known as El Abate Sieyés
* Servando Teresa de Mier, Roman Catholic priest
* Consuelo Morales Elizondo, human rights activist
* José A. Muguerza, businessman and philanthropist
* Pato O'Ward, racing driver competing for Arrow McLaren SP in the IndyCar Series
* Ramiro Peña, Major League Baseball player
* Priscila Perales, actress, model and Miss International 2007
* Celso Piña, singer-songwriter
* Alejandra Quintero, Model and Miss Mexico World 1995
* Adal Ramones, comedian, television host
* Nayeli Rangel, captain of the Mexico women's national football team
* Alfonso Reyes, writer, intellectual, poet and essayist, also known as El Regiomontano Universal
* Sofía Reyes, actress and singer-songwriter
* Silvia Salgado, Miss Mexico Universe 1999
* Nora Salinas, actress and model
* Blanca Soto, actress, model and Miss Mexico World 1997
* Daniel Suárez, NASCAR driver
* Gloria Trevi, singer
* Javier Treviño, former Deputy Foreign Minister of Mexico
* Mariana Treviño, actress
* Manuel Uribe, world's fattest man
* Alicia Villarreal, singer
* The Warning (Mexican band), consisting of sisters Daniela, Paulina, and Alejandra Villarreal
* Kat Von D, tattoo artist
* José Woldenberg, first President of the Federal Electoral Institute
* Gabriel Zaid, writer, poet and intellectual
* Lorenzo Zambrano, businessman and billionaire
* Paulina Goto, actress and singer
* Fabiola Guajardo, actress
* Judith de los Santos (Malukah), singer, songwriter, composer