
8 famous people were born within 35 miles of El Cenizo
Closest of all is Tony Dalton, from Laredo, 16 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from El Cenizo yet. 665 towns in Texas have at least one famous person on record. No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.
What stands out about El Cenizo’s famous people
Famous people born near El Cenizo
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Federico Peña
born 1947U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 1993-1997

Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
born 1972American film and television director


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is El Cenizo 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 (5)
- Tony Dalton: Milton Martínez / Secretaría de Cultura CDMX, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Federico Peña: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfonso Gomez-Rejon: Montclair Film Festival, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pedro González González: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roxanne Perez: Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons