This is a list of people from Mexicali,

Baja California Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...

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* Luis "Abuelo" Álvarez, Mexican archer * Eduardo Auyón, painter

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* Norma Enriqueta Basilio de Sotelo, first female Olympic cauldron lighter

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* Milton Castellanos Everardo,

Governor of Baja California The governor of Baja California represents the executive branch of the government of the state of Baja California, Mexico, per the state's constitution. The official title is "Free and Sovereign State of Baja California" (''Estado Libre y Soberan ...

, 1971-1977 * Dino Cazares, musician, former member of heavy metal bands Fear Factory, Asesino, and Brujería * David Cortés, MLB player for the

Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The team plays its home baseball games at Coors F ...

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Nadir D'Priest London is an American glam metal band formed in Hollywood, California in 1978. The band included several members that would go on to play in more famous bands, such as Mötley Crüe, Guns N' Roses, W.A.S.P. and Cinderella. History Origin ...

, lead singer of 80s glam metal band London

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Jorge Enríquez Jorge Enríquez García (born 8 January 1991) is a former Mexican professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Club career C.D. Guadalajara Enriquez was born in Mexicali, Baja California, and d ...

, mexican professional football player

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* Carlos Girón, silver medal winner in diving at the 1980 Olympics

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Lupita Jones María de Guadalupe "Lupita" Jones Garay (, ; born 6 September 1967) is a Mexican television producer, model, actress, and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1991. She was the first Mexican contestant to win the crown. Since 1994, Jones ...

, Miss Mexico 1990, Miss Universe 1991

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Denisse López Denisse López Sing (born December 8, 1976) is a retired Mexican gymnast. She was the first gymnast from Mexico ever to qualify for an event final at the World Gymnastics Championships and the Olympic Games. Lopez began gymnastics at the age o ...

, former Olympic gymnast *

Luis Alberto Lopez Luis Alberto Lopez Vargas (born 21 August 1993) is a Mexican professional boxer who has held the IBF featherweight title since December 2022. Professional boxing career Early career Lopez made his professional debut against Francisco Javier Pac ...

, IBF featherweight boxing champion

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* José Madueña, mexican football player * Alexa Moreno, former Olympic gymnast * Los Muecas, mexican ballad group

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Nikki Clan Nikki Clan is a Mexican Pop rock band from Nogales, Sonora and Mexicali, Baja California. It is formed by Yadira Gianola (lead vocals), Alberto Espinosa (bass guitar), José Antonio Dabdoub (guitar), Ángel Yáñez (guitar), and José Carlos F ...

, pop-rock band

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Azriel Páez Azriel, Asriel or Ezriel may refer to: People * Azriel of Gerona (c. 1160–c. 1238), Catalan kabbalist * Azriel Hildesheimer (1820–1899), German rabbi * Azriel Rabinowitz (1905–1941), Lithuanian rabbi and Holocaust victim * Azriel Rosenfeld ( ...

, professional boxer, son of Jorge, brother of Jorge Jr. *

Jorge Páez Jorge Adolfo Páez (born October 27, 1965) is a Mexican actor, circus performer and former professional boxer. In boxing he held the WBO and IBF featherweight titles. Paez's nickname of ''"El Maromero"'' is in honor of the somersault (referred t ...

, former professional boxer, world champion, actor * Jorge Páez, Jr., professional boxer * Tony Perezchica, former infielder for the San Francisco Giants and third base coach for the

Arizona Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The ...

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* Miguel "Meegs" Rascon, musician, former member of

Coal Chamber Coal Chamber is an American nu metal band formed by Dez Fafara and Meegs Rascón in Los Angeles, California in 1993. Prior to Coal Chamber, the two had also created the band She's in Pain, in 1992. The original lineup also consisted of bassist ...

* Reik, Latin Grammy-nominated pop group * René Jaime Amaya Martínez "Rorrito", television host and entertainer

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* Daniel Sada, poet and writer * Raúl Sandoval, actor and singer

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Gus Vildósola Gustavo Vildósola Ramos (born May 19, 1953, in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico) is a Mexican off-road racer and entrepreneur. Racing career Gus Vildósola has been in off-road racing since 1968. He started racing in local races in the Mex ...

off-road Off-roading is the activity of driving or riding in a vehicle on unpaved surfaces such as sand, gravel, riverbeds, mud, snow, rocks, and other natural terrain. Types of off-roading range in intensity, from leisure drives with unmodified vehicl ...

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Tavo Vildósola Gustavo Vildósola Perez Tejada, better known as Tavo Vildósola, (born February 1, 1982) is a Mexican off-road racer and entrepreneur. Racing career Born in Mexicali, Vildosóla started racing at a very young age. He raced his first official of ...

, off-road racer * Manuel Vizcarra, Mexican judge, founder of Mexicali * Vazquez Sounds, musical trio formed by the Vazquez siblings

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* Ysaias Zamudio, former professional boxer

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