17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Citrus City
Closest of all is Mayra Rosales, from La Joya, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Lloyd Bentsen, with articles in 31 languages. No famous person’s birth in Citrus City is on record yet. In all of Texas, the famous people on record come from 671 towns.
What stands out about Citrus City’s famous people
Famous people born near Citrus City
Nobody born in Citrus City is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Sergio Castillo
born 1990American Canadian-football placekicker and punter



Trinidad Silva
1950–1988Native Mexican-American character actor


Mike Heath
born 1964American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder





Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez
1946–1968Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Citrus City and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (12)
- Lloyd Bentsen: Department of the Treasury[1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tito Santana: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Heath: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Landry: Big Cowboy Kev, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Pulido: Kim-bodia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois January: Willis Kent Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabrielle Ruiz: The Paparazzi Gamer (TPG), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jorge Cantú: Chrisjnelson on en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fortunato Benavides: Fifth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez: Petty Officer 1st Class Michelle Lucht, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Canales: Curtisbeaumont, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sergio Castillo: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons