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Famous people · La Joya

La Joya is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Mayra Rosales, the American accused of murder, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The other is Sergio Castillo. Over 10 years of births, the list goes from Mayra Rosales (1980) to Sergio Castillo (1990). No town in Texas lists more than Beaumont, with 63.

#2 best knownSergio CastilloSports · born 1990
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Mayra Rosales
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1980
Mayra Rosales
Youngest
1990
Sergio Castillo
The best known

Born in La Joya

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Notable

Mayra Rosales

1980–2024

American accused of murder

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Sergio Castillo#2
Sports

Sergio Castillo

born 1990

American Canadian-football placekicker and punter

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Athletes are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Joya and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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