List of sons and daughters of the city of Orizaba
This list includes people born in Orizaba in alphabetical order of the first family name. It is irrelevant whether they subsequently worked in Orizaba. The list does not claim to be complete.
First, an internal link was created for everyone in the list. It is the responsibility of the author of the individual article to check whether the respective person is actually encyclopedically relevant.
A.
- Abdel Aguilar , referee
- Pablo Amora Rojí (* 1947), football player (Necaxa)
- Gonzalo Argüelles Bringas (1877–1942), watercolor painter
- José María Ariza y Huerta , poet
- Ramón Arnaud Vignon (1887–1915), officer
- José Luis Arriola Ortiz (* 1938), football player (Orizaba FC, Puebla FC)
- José Luis Aussín Suárez (* 1942), football player (Orizaba FC, Veracruz, Olympic participant 1964)
- Antonio Azpiri (* around 1912, † after 1947), football player (Necaxa, Moctezuma)
B.
- Mario Beauregard , pianist
- Manuel Becerra Vera (* 1917), football player (ADO, Moctezuma, and others)
C.
- Pedro Cabrera “Picos” (1939? -1995), football player (Orizaba)
- Emilio Carballido (1925–2008), playwright and screenwriter
- Dante del Castillo (* 1946), playwright
- Ignacio del Castillo (1886-1966), author
- Luis Cerrilla (1906–1936), football player (Club América, Olympic participant 1928)
- Guillermo Contreras († 2006), football goalkeeper (ADO, 1945–1948)
- Rubén Cortés Sánchez (* 1960), football player (Atlante, Cobras de Ciudad Juárez)
- José Bernardo Couto (1803–1862), politician and lawyer
- José Antonio Cuburu (1925–2005), football player (ADO, Puebla FC)
- Martín Cuburu , football player (España, Moctezuma, ADO and others)
- Samuel Cuburu (* 1928), soccer player (Zacatepec, Puebla FC, World Cup participant 1950)
E.
- Miguel María de Echegaray (1816-1891), officer
- Teodoro Escalona Cortés (1883–19 ??), officer
G
- Francisco Gabilondo Soler (1907–1991), composer
- Sara García Hidalgo (1895–1980), actress
- Parménides García Saldaña (1944–1982), writer
- Humberto Gómez Landero (1904–1968), screenwriter
H
- Jesús Hernández Hernández (* 1931), football player (ADO 1947–1949, Tampico 1951–1952, Moctezuma 1953–1955)
J
- José María Jara (1866–1939), painter
- Enrique Jiménez Domínguez (1891–1952), diplomat and author
- Rafael Junquera Maldonado (* 1940), writer
L.
- Héctor Lechuga (* 1926), actor and comedian
- Alejandro Leyva (* 1980), football player
- Ignacio de la Llave (1818–1863), General and Governor of Veracruz (1861–1862)
- José Luis Lobato Campos (* 1938), politician
- Gilberto Loyo (1901–1973), politician and economist
- Amado Luna (* 1962), bullfighter
M.
- Gregorio Mendizábal (1846–1932), writer
- Julián Meza González (* 1944), writer and translator
- Salvador Moreno Manzano (1916–1999), composer, art historian and painter
- Evita Muñoz "Chachita" (* 1936), actress
N
- Firpo Nadal , football player (Club Marte)
O
- Armando Ortega Carrillo (1936–1973), composer
- Pedro Pablo Osorio (* 1965), football player (Morelia, Veracruz, Toros Neza and national team)
P
- Bernardo Palafox (1857-1937), General and Provisional Governor of Chiapas (1913-1914)
- José Peón del Valle (1866–1924), writer and lawyer
- Rafael Eligio Portas López (1897–1975), film producer
R.
- Rodolfo Ramos Beristain “El Buscapié” (* 1956), conductor
- Ignacio Rosas (1880–1950), artist
S.
- Alfredo Sánchez “Viejo”, football player (America, Olympian 1928)
- Guillermo Sánchez de Anda (* 1936), poet and writer
- Guillermo Sánchez Terrazas “El Chueco” (1907–1972), football player
- José Antonio Solano , football player (among others with Necaxa)
- Mercedes Soler (1915–1971), actress
- Ernesto Sota (1896–1977), football player (Club América, Olympic participant 1928)
- Isidoro Sota (1902 - ????), football goalkeeper (América, Asturias, World Cup participant 1930)
- Jorge Sota (1912–1994), football player (Club América, national player)
- José Luis Suárez “La Zorrita”, football player (Tecos) and coach
T
- Leticia Tarragó (* 1940), painter
- Juan Terrazas (1909–1947), football player (Club América, Olympic competitor 1928)
- José Maria Tornel y Mendívil (1789–1853), general and politician
V
- René Vásquez (1940? –1989), football player (Orizaba, Veracruz)
- Esperanza Velásquez Bringas (1899–1980), writer
Y
- Octaviano Yáñez (1878–1918), guitarist and composer