Editing Laredo, Texas (section)

==Notable people==

===Born in Laredo===
[[File:TomDeLay.jpg|thumb|upright=0.65|[[Tom DeLay]], the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[House Majority Leader]] from 2003 to 2006, was born in Laredo.]]
* [[Pedro "Pete" Astudillo]], composer
* [[David Barkley|David Barkley-Cantu]], first Mexican-American to be awarded the [[Medal of Honor]]
* [[Freddie Benavides]], former professional [[baseball]] player
* [[Santos Benavides]], [[Confederate States of America]] [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]]
* [[Esther Buckley]] (1948–2013), member of the [[United States Commission on Civil Rights]] from 1983 to 1992; Laredo educator
* [[Kaleb Canales]] (born 1978), assistant coach of the [[Indiana Pacers]] of the [[National Basketball Association]]
* [[Quico Canseco]], Republican [[U.S. Representative]] representing [[Texas's 23rd congressional district]] from 2010 to 2012
* [[Orlando Canizales]], professional [[boxing|boxer]], Career W 50 L 5 D 1
* [[Francisco G. Cigarroa]], chancellor of [[University of Texas System]]
* [[Henry R. Cuellar]], Democrat [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Texas's 28th congressional district]] since 2005, former [[Texas Secretary of State]] (2001) and [[Texas House of Representatives|state representative]] (1987–2001)
* [[Tony Dalton]], actor and screenwriter
* [[Elizabeth De Razzo]] (born 1980), actress
* [[Tom DeLay]], former [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas's 22nd congressional district]], former [[House Majority Leader]], Republican from [[Sugar Land, Texas|Sugar Land]], Texas
* [[Ramón H. Dovalina]] (born 1943), educator; president of Laredo Community College from 1995 to 2007
* [[Elma Salinas Ender]] (born 1953), first Hispanic woman state court judge in Texas; served on the 341st District Court from 1983 until her retirement in 2012
* [[Audrey Esparza]] (born 1986), actress
* [[Megan Frazee]] (born 1987), women's professional basketball player, (2009–)
* [[Betty Flores]] (born 1944), first woman mayor of Laredo, 1998–2006
* [[Alfonso Gomez-Rejon]] (born 1973), film and television director
* [[Rok-C|Carla Gonzalez]] (born 2001), professional wrestler known as Rok-C and Roxanne Perez
* [[Armando Hinojosa]] (born 1944), sculptor, designed Tejano Monument in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] and "Among Friends There Are No Borders" at the [[Laredo International Airport]]
* [[Jovita Idar]] (1885–1946), was a Mexican-American journalist, political activist and civil rights worker, who fought for the rights of Mexican Americans and women
* [[John King (baseball)|John King]], Professional baseball pitcher for The [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]
* [[Rodney Lewis]] (born 1954), oil and natural gas industrialist based in [[San Antonio]]
* [[Sebastián Ligarde]] (born 1954), actor
* [[Thomas C. Mann]] (1912–1999), Pointman for Latin America policy for President [[Lyndon Johnson]].
* [[J. C. Martin (Texas politician)|Jose C. "Pepe" Martin Jr.]] (1913–1998), mayor of Laredo from 1954 to 1978; convicted federal felon popularly known as ''el patron''
* [[César Martínez (artist)|César A. Martínez]] (born 1944), artist, prominent in the Chicano world of art
* [[Carlos Mercado]] (born 1999), soccer player<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mack |first=Jason |date=March 10, 2025 |title=Mercado’s journey from Laredo to MLS continues with new Orlando City deal |url=https://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/soccer-b-goalie-goalkeeper-contract-next-lions-mls-20201755.php |access-date=April 13, 2025 |work=[[Laredo Morning Times]]}}</ref>
* [[Alicia Dickerson Montemayor]], Democratic political activist and educator
* [[Amado M. Peña Jr.|Amado Maurilio Peña Jr.]] (born 1943), American visual artist and art educator
* [[Federico Peña]], former mayor of [[Denver]], former U.S. [[Secretary of Transportation]], and former U.S. [[Secretary of Energy]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
* [[William Merriweather Peña]] (1919–2018), architect
* [[Roel Ramírez]] (born 1995), professional baseball player
* [[Ana Rodriguez (Miss Texas USA)|Ana Rodriguez]], [[Miss USA]] finalist, finished third runner up, 2011
* [[Johnny Rodriguez]], Tex-Mex [[Country music|Country]] singer
* [[Pete Saenz]] (born 1951), mayor of Laredo since November 12, 2014; former trustee of Laredo Community College and Laredo lawyer
* [[Poncho Sanchez]] (born 1951), conga player, Latin jazz bandmaster & salsa singer
* [[Tony Sanchez (politician)|Antonio R. "Tony" Sanchez Jr.]], oilman and banker, 2002 Democratic nominee for [[governor of Texas]]
* [[Edgar Valdez Villarreal]] (born 1973), nicknamed ''La Barbie'', Mexican-American [[drug lord]] and former leader of [[Los Negros]]<ref>{{cite web|agency=Agence France-Presse|title=Mexico orders Laredo-born drug lord 'La Barbie' extradited to US|url=http://www.laredosun.us/notas.asp?id=12217|work=Laredo Sun|access-date=November 22, 2010|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214062345/http://laredosun.us/notas.asp?id=12217|archive-date=December 14, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Kathleen King von Alvensleben]], architect
* [[Peggy Webber]] (born 1925), actress
* [[John P. Wheeler III|Jack Wheeler]] (1944–2010), co-founder of the [[Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund]]; aide to U.S. Presidents Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush
* [[Judith Zaffirini]] (born 1946), First Latina elected to the [[Texas State Senate]].

===Other notable people===

* [[Steve Asmussen]] (born 1965), horse breeder who won three legs of the [[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Triple Crown]]
* [[Norma Elia Cantú]] (born 1947), [[Chicana]] postmodernist writer and a professor of English at the [[University of Texas at San Antonio]]
* [[Thomas Haden Church]], actor in film ''[[Sideways]]'' and sitcom ''[[Wings (NBC TV series)|Wings]]''
* [[Edmund J. Davis]] (1827–1883), [[governor of Texas]] from 1869 to 1873; resided in Laredo during parts of the 1850s
* [[Ned Kock]], [[information systems]] professor affiliated with Texas A&M International University
* [[Jack Lanza]], ex-professional [[wrestler]], now [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] producer
* [[Juan L. Maldonado]] (born 1948), sixth president of Laredo Community College
* [[Saul N. Ramirez Jr.]], mayor of Laredo from 1990 to 1998
* [[Richard Raymond (Texas politician)|Richard Peña Raymond]], state representative from Webb County since 2001; previously represented [[Duval County, Texas|Duval County]]
* [[Jerry D. Thompson]] (born 1943), historian affiliated with Texas A&M International University
* [[Jeremy Vuolo]], (born 1987), is an American former soccer player for Major League Soccer and the North American Soccer League.
* [[Robert G. Whitehead]] (1916–2007), businessman/artist who marketed "Blue Star" [[first-aid]] [[ointment]]
* [[Roger L. Worsley]] (born 1937), president of [[Laredo Community College]], 1985 to 1995