List of places in Mexico named after people

There are a number of places in Mexico named after famous people.

Aguascalientes

• Adolfo López Mateos (Aguascalientes) – Adolfo López Mateos
• Calvillo – José Calvillo (founder)
• Cosío – Felipe Cosío, Governor
• Pabellón de Arteaga – José María Artega, 19th century national hero
• Pabellón de Hidalgo (Aguascalientes) – Miguel Hidalgo
• San Francisco de los Romo – Francis of Assisi
• San José de Gracia, Aguascalientes – Joseph Villaseñor, son of Ferdinand VII of Spain
• Villa Juárez (Aguascalientes) – Benito Juárez
• Villa Jesús Terán (Aguascalientes) – Jesús Terán Peredo (governor)

Baja California

• Alberto Oviedo Mota (Baja California) – Dr. Alberto Oviedo Mota (1882–1953)
• Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California – Guadalupe Victoria
• San Quintín Municipality – Quentin of Amiens (d. c. AD 287)
• Venustiano Carranza, Baja California – Venustiano Carranza, President of Mexico
• Vicente Guerrero, Baja California – Vicente Guerrero
• Villa de Juárez (Ensenada) – Benito Juárez, President of Mexico

Baja California Sur

• Melitón Albáñez Domínguez, Baja California Sur – General Melitón Albañez (1880–1917)
• Puerto Adolfo López Mateos (Baja California Sur) – Adolfo López Mateos

Campeche

• Alfredo V. Bonfil (Campeche) – Alfredo Vladimir Bonfil, a Peasant leader
• Bolonchén de Rejón – Manuel Crescencio García Rejón (1799–1849), jurist
• Emiliano Zapata (Campeche) – Emiliano Zapata
• Escárcega – Francisco Escárcega Márquez (1896–1938), a native from Tlaxcala who fought in the 1910 revolution
• Ingeniero Eugenio Echeverría Castellot (Calakmul, Campeche) – Eugenio Echeverría Castellot (1918–1999), governor of Campeche
• Iturbide (Campeche) – Agustín de Iturbide
• Juárez (Campeche) – Benito Juárez
• Villa Madero (Campeche) – Francisco I. Madero

Chiapas

• Ángel Albino Corzo – Ángel Albino Corzo (1816–1875), liberal politician, governor (1856–1860)
• Bejucal de Ocampo – Melchor Ocampo, politician, senator
• Benemérito de las Américas – Benito Juárez
• Berriozábal – Felipe Berriozábal, military and politician
• Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal – Captain Luis Vidal, hero of the Battle of Chiapa de Corzo
• Chiapa de Corzo – Ángel Albino Corzo
• Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez (Chiapas) and El Porvenir de Velasco Suárez – Manuel Velasco Suárez, neurologist and former governor of Chiapas in 1970 to 1976
• Dr. Rodulfo Figueroa (Chiapas) – Mexican poet and physician Dr. es:Rodulfo Figueroa Esquinca (1866–1899)
• Efrain A. Gutierrez (Chiapas) – Efrain Antonio Gutierrez (1894–1985), Governor of Chiapas in 1936 to 1940
• Ejido Raymundo Enríquez - Raymundo E. Enríquez (1889-1968), Governor of Chiapas
• Emiliano Zapata, Chiapas – Emiliano Zapata
• Francisco León, Chiapas – Francisco Leon, Governor of Chiapas
• Frontera Hidalgo – Miguel Hidalgo, Father of the fatherland
• Joaquín Amaro (Chiapas) – Gral. Joaquín Amaro
• Juárez, Chiapas – Benito Juárez, president of Mexico
• Larráinzar – Manuel Larráinzar, politician
• Marqués de Comillas – Claudio López, 2nd Marquess of Comillas
• Mazapa de Madero – Francisco I. Madero, president of Mexico
• Miguel Alemán (Chiapas) – Miguel Alemán Valdés
• Montecristo de Guerrero – Vicente Guerrero
• Motozintla de Mendoza – Ismael Mendoza Sanchez (1882–1920)
• Nicolás Ruiz – 19th-century Governor of Chiapas, Nicolás Ruiz
• Ocozocoautla de Espinosa – Luis Espinosa (1880–1926)
• Rayón, Chiapas – Ignacio López Rayón
• Rincón Chamula San Pedro – Peter the Apostle
• San Andrés Larráinzar – Saint Andrew and Manuel Larráinzar
• San Cristóbal de las Casas – Bartolomé de las Casas, 15th century Spanish writer
• San Fernando, Chiapas – Ferdinand III of Castile (d. 1252)
• San Lucas, Chiapas – Luke the Evangelist
• Santiago el Pinar – James the Great (d. AD 44)
• Tuxtla Gutiérrez – es:Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez (1796–1838), Conservative politician, independence leader
• Unión Juárez, Chiapas – Benito Juárez
• Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas – Venustiano Carranza, President of Mexico
• Villa Corzo – Ángel Albino Corzo

Chihuahua

• Ahumada Municipality – Miguel Ahumada Governor of Chihuahua
• Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua – Juan Aldama
• Allende Municipality, Chihuahua – Ignacio Allende
• Aquiles Serdán Municipality – Aquiles Serdán
• Batopilas de Manuel Gómez Morín – Manuel Gómez Morín, National Action Party's founder
• Cárdenas – Lázaro Cárdenas, President
• Chínipas de Almada – Francisco R. Almada (1896-1989), a historian and two-time governor of Chihuahua.
• Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua – Cuauhtémoc
• Ciudad Juárez – Benito Juárez, President
• Colonia LeBaron – Alma Dayer LeBaron Sr., Joel LeBaron and Ervil LeBaron, one of a Mormon fundamentalists leaders
• Coronado Municipality – es:Esteban Coronado (1832-1860), liberal soldier in Reform War
• Cuauhtémoc Municipality – Cuauhtémoc, Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan (1520-1521)
• Dr. Belisario Domínguez Municipality – Belisario Domínguez (1863-1913), Senator
• Galeana – Hermenegildo Galeana (1762-1814), insurgent leader
• Gómez Farías Municipality, Chihuahua – Valentín Gómez Farías, President
• Gran Morelos – José María Morelos (1765-1815), priest and insurgent leader
• Guerrero, Chihuahua – Vicente Guerrero, President
• Hidalgo del Parral – Miguel Hidalgo, priest and insurgent leader
• Ignacio Zaragoza Municipality – Ignacio Zaragoza (1829-1862), general who won the Battle of Puebla
• Jiménez Municipality – José Mariano Jiménez (1781-1811), engineer and soldier in the Mexican War of Independence
• López Municipality – Octaviano López, a republican soldier killed in the battle of Talamantes on 1860.
• Manuel Benavides – Manuel Benavides Armendáriz (1852-1913), a native revolutionary who died in combat on 1913
• Mariano Matamoros – Mariano Matamoros, priest and insurgent leader
• Morelos Municipality – José María Morelos
• Ocampo Municipality – Melchor Ocampo (1814-1861), lawyer and liberal politician
• Ojinaga – Manuel Ojinaga Castañeda (1834–1865), Governor of Chihuahua
• Práxedis G. Guerrero Municipality – es:Práxedis G. Guerrero (1882-1910), anarchist and philosopher
• Ranchería Luis L. León (Guadalupe) - Luis Laureano León (1890-1981), Governor of Chihuahua
• Riva Palacio Municipality – Vicente Riva Palacio (1832-1896), liberal politician
• San Francisco de Borja Municipality and two other municipalities named San Francisco – Francis of Assisi (1182-1226)
• San Francisco Javier de Satevó – Francis of Assisi
• Santa Bárbara Municipality – Saint Barbara (d. AD 3rd century)
• Santa Isabel Municipality – Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
• Valle de Zaragoza – Ignacio Zaragoza

Coahuila

• Abasolo, Coahuila – Mariano Abasolo
• Adolfo López Mateos, Coahuila – Adolfo López Mateos, President
• Allende, Coahuila – Ignacio Allende
• Arteaga – José María Arteaga Magallanes, Governor of Querétaro (1858)
• Ciudad Acuña – Manuel Acuña, poet
• Cuatrocienegas de Carranza – President Venustiano Carranza, who was born in Cuatrocieneagas in 1859
• Diana Laura Riojas (Coahuila) – Diana Laura Riojas de Colosio (1957–1994), Luis Donaldo Colosio's widow
• Escobedo, Coahuila – General Mariano Escobedo
• Francisco I. Madero, Coahuila – Francisco I. Madero, President
• Flores Magon, Coahuila – Ricardo Flores Magón, Jesús Flores Magón and Enrique Flores Magón
• General Cepeda – Victoriano Cepeda Camacho, (1826–1892), a general and a governor of Coahuila
• Guerrero, Coahuila – Vicente Guerrero, President
• Hidalgo, Coahuila – Miguel Hidalgo
• Jiménez, Coahuila – José Mariano Jiménez
• Juárez Municipality, Coahuila – Benito Juárez, President
• Lamadrid Municipality, Coahuila – Francisco Lamadrid
• Lázaro Cárdenas, Coahuila – Lázaro Cárdenas, President
• Lucio Blanco, Coahuila – Lucio Blanco, revolutionary
• Matamoros Municipality – Mariano Matamoros (1770–1814), priest and independence leader
• Monclova – Melchor Portocarrero, 3rd Count of Monclova
• Morelos Municipality – José María Morelos (1765–1815), priest and independence leader
• Nava, Coahuila – Pedro de Nava, Commander general of New Spain
• Ocampo, Coahuila – Melchor Ocampo
• Ramos Arizpe – Miguel Ramos Arizpe, priest and politician
• San Buenaventura Municipality, Coahuila – Giovanni di Fidanza (1221–1274), Franciscan scholastic theologian and philosopher
• San Pedro Municipality, Coahuila – Saint Peter
• Santa Rosa de Múzquiz – Saint Rose of Lima and Melchor Múzquiz, President
• Viesca – José María y Viesca, Governor of Coahuila and Nuevo León
• Zaragoza, Coahuila – Ignacio Zaragoza

Colima

• Arturo Noriega Pizano – Prof. Arturo Noriega Pizano (1915–1994), governor of Colima
• Cuauhtémoc, Colima – Cuauhtémoc
• Madrid, Colima – the Madrid family who are owners on their place at a time
• Pueblo Juárez – Benito Juárez, President
• Venustiano Carranza – Venustiano Carranza, President
• Villa de Álvarez – General Manuel Álvarez, first governor

Durango

• Adolfo López Mateos (Aguinaldo) – Adolfo López Mateos
• Arturo Martinez Adame, Durango – Arturo Martinez Adame (1896–1970), lawyer and politician
• Canelas, Durango – Captain Mateo Canelas
• Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria and Victoria de Durango – Guadalupe Victoria, First President
• Ciudad Lerdo – Miguel Lerdo de Tejada
• Coneto de Comonfort – Ignacio Comonfort
• Domingo Arrieta – General Domingo Arrieta León, Mexican general and statesman
• Dr. Francisco Castillo Nájera – Francisco Castillo Nájera, diplomat and politician
• Francisco I. Madero, Durango – Francisco I. Madero, President of Mexico
• General Simón Bolívar – Simón Bolívar, South American liberator
• Gómez Palacio, Durango – Francisco Gómez Palacio, writer
• José Ramón Valdés – Prof. José Ramón Valdés (1888–1975), politician
• Ocampo Municipality – Melchor Ocampo
• Pastor Rouaix – Pastor Rouaix (1874–1950), politician
• Raul Madero – General Raul Madero (1888–1982), a former President's brother
• San Bernardo Municipality, Durango – Bernard of Corleone (1605-1667)
• San Juan de Guadalupe – Saint John the Baptist and Our Lady of Guadalupe
• San Juan del Río del Centauro del Norte, Durango – Pancho Villa
• San Luis del Cordero – Don Luis del Cordero (Founder)
• San Pedro del Gallo Municipality – Saint Peter
• Santa Clara Municipality, Durango – Clare of Assisi (1194-1253)
• Santiago Papasquiaro Municipality – James the Great
• Tlahualilo de Zaragoza – Ignacio Zaragoza
• Vicente Guerrero, Durango – Vicente Guerrero
• Villa Hidalgo, Durango – Miguel Hidalgo
• Villa Ocampo, Durango – Melchor Ocampo

Guanajuato

• Abasolo, Guanajuato – Mariano Abasolo
• Álvaro Obregón – Álvaro Obregón
• Ciudad Manuel Doblado – Manuel Doblado, liberal politician, governor (1854–1858 and 1860–1861), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1861)
• Colonia Juan José Torres Landa – Juan José Torres Landa (1911 -1980), Governor of Guanajuato
• Comonfort – Ignacio Comonfort, President of Mexico
• Cortazar, Guanajuato – Luis Cortazar y Rabago
• Doctor Mora – José María Luis Mora Lamadrid, father of the Mexican liberalism}
• Doctor Hernández Álvarez (San Felipe) - Enrique Hernández Álvarez (1892-1938), Governor of Guanajuato and Secretariat of Health
• Dolores Hidalgo – Miguel Hidalgo
• Enrique Fernandez Martinez (León) - Enrique Fernandez Martinez (1896-1968), Governor of Guanajuato
• Jacinto López Moreno (León) - Jacinto López Moreno (1906-1971), founder of General Union of Workers and Peasants of Mexico
• Luis Donaldo Colosio (Celaya) - Luis Donaldo Colosio
• Ocampo, Guanajuato – Melchor Ocampo
• Purísima del Bustos – Hermenegildo Bustos, painter
• San Diego de la Unión – Didacus of Alcalá
• San Felipe, Guanajuato – King Philip II of Spain
• San Francisco del Rincón – Saint Francis
• San José Iturbide – Saint Joseph and Agustín de Iturbide, Emperor of Mexico (1822-1823)
• San Miguel de Allende – Ignacio Allende
• Santa Catarina, Guanajuato – Catherine of Alexandria
• Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas – Juventino Rosas, musician
• Santiago Maravatío – James the Great
• Villagrán, Guanajuato – Julián Villagran

Guerrero

• Free and Sovereign State of Guerrero – Vicente Guerrero, independence leader and second President
• Acapulco de Juárez – Benito Juárez
• Alcozauca de Guerrero – Vicente Guerrero
• Atoyac de Álvarez – Juan Álvarez
• Buenavista de Cuéllar – General Rafael A. Cuellar, Governor
• Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero – Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
• Chilpancingo de los Bravo – Leonardo Bravo (1764–1812), general during the independence movement, and his sons Nicolás Bravo (1786–1854), independence leader and 11th President; and Víctor Bravo, independence leader
• Coahuayutla de José María Izazaga – es:José María Izazaga, insurgent
• Coyuca de Benítez – María Faustina Benítez, wife of Juan Álvarez
• Coyuca de Catalán – Nicolás Catalán
• Eduardo Neri – Eduardo Neri Reynoso (1887–1973)
• Florencio Villarreal – Col. Florencio Villarreal, who drafted the Plan of Ayutla
• General Canuto A. Neri – Canuto A. Neri, a Zapatist general
• General Heliodoro Castillo – a Zapatist general, Heliodoro Castillo Castro
• Huitzuco de los Figueroa – named after the Figueroa family, such as Rubén Figueroa Figueroa, (1908–1991), governor of Guerrero, Ignacio Figueroa (1834–1873), liberal military, and Prof. Francisco Figueroa Mata (1870–1936), teacher and governor of Guerrero
• Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc – Cuauhtémoc
• José Joaquín de Herrera (municipality) – José Joaquín de Herrera, President
• Juan R. Escudero (municipality) – Juan Ranulfo Escudero (1890–1923), a syndicalist leader, worker and statesman
• La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca – Isidoro Montes de Oca, insurgent
• Leonardo Bravo (municipality) – General Leonardo Bravo, an Independence hero
• Mártir de Cuilapán – Vicente Guerrero Saldaña
• Pedro Ascencio Alquisiras – Pedro Ascencio Alquisiras, insurgent
• San Luis Acatlán – Louis IX of France
• San Marcos Municipality, Guerrero – Mark the Evangelist
• Taxco de Alarcón – Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, writer
• Tecpan de Galeana (municipality) – Hermenegildo Galeana
• Tepecoacuilco de Trujano – Valerio Trujano
• Tixtla de Guerrero (municipality) – Vicente Guerrero
• Tlapa de Comonfort – Ignacio Comonfort
• Tlalixtaquilla de Maldonado – Caritino Maldonado Pérez, Governor
• Zihuatanejo de Azueta – es:José Azueta (1895–1914), Artillery Tactical Lieutenant during the Battle of Veracruz of 1914
• Zirándaro de los Chávez – Rodolfo Chávez Sánchez (1895–1995) and Dr. Ignacio Chávez Sánchez

Hidalgo

• Free and Sovereign State of Hidalgo – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, (1753–1811), leader of the Mexican independence movement
• Agua Blanca de Iturbide - Juan de Iturbide, Franciscan friar
• Cuautepec de Hinojosa – Pedro Hinojosa
• Emiliano Zapata, Hidalgo – Emiliano Zapata
• Fraccionamiento Jesús Ángeles Contreras (Pachuca) - Lic. Jesús Ángeles Contreras (1921-2006)
• Francisco I. Madero Municipality, Hidalgo – Francisco I. Madero, President
• Huasca de Ocampo, Tepeji del Río de Ocampo – Melchor Ocampo
• Huejutla de Reyes – Antonio Reyes Cabrera (1831–1866)
• Javier Rojo Gómez (Hidalgo) – Lic. Javier Rojo Gómez, Governor of Hidalgo
• Manuel Ávila Camacho (Hidalgo) – Manuel Ávila Camacho, President
• Nicolás Flores, Hidalgo – General Nicolás Flores Rubio (1873–1934)
• Omitlán de Juárez, Juárez, Hidalgo, Zapotlán de Juárez – Benito Juárez, President
• Pachuca de Soto – Manuel Fernando Soto, lawyer
• Progreso de Obregón – Álvaro Obregón, President
• San Agustín Tlaxiaca – Augustine of Hippo
• San Bartolo Tutotepec – Bartholomew the Apostle
• San Salvador, Hidalgo – Jesus
• Santiago de Anaya – James the Great and Pedro Maria Anaya, President
• Santiago Tulantepec - James the Great
• Tenango de Doria – Juan Cristodomo Doria, first governor
• Tepehuacán de Guerrero - Vicente Guerrero
• Tezontepec de Aldama – Juan Aldama
• Tula de Allende – Ignacio Allende
• Tulantepec de Lugo Guerrero – José Lugo Guerrero (1897–1980), Governor
• Zacualtipan de Ángeles – General Felipe Ángeles
• Zapotlán de Juárez – Benito Juárez

Jalisco

• Acatlán de Juárez, Valle de Juárez – Benito Juárez
• Ahualulco de Mercado – José María Mercado
• Atemajac de Brizuela – Coronel Miguel Brizuela
• Autlán de Navarro – revolutionary Paulino Navarro
• Bolaños, Jalisco – Toribio de Bolanos, conquistator
• Casimiro Castillo – peasant leader Casimiro Castillo Vigil (1883–1925)
• Cañadas de Obregón – Álvaro Obregón
• Ciudad Guzmán – es:Gordiano Guzmán (1789-1854), insurgent
• Cuautitlán de García Barragán – General Marcelino García Barragán (1895–1979), Governor of Jalisco
• Degollado – Santos Degollado
• Emiliano Zapata, Jalisco – Emiliano Zapata
• Encarnación de Díaz – Porfirio Díaz, Mexican dictator
• Gómez Farías, Jalisco – Valentín Gómez Farías
• Juan Gil Preciado (Jalisco) – Prof. Juan Gil Preciado (1909–1999), governor of Jalisco
• Lagos de Moreno – Pedro Moreno (soldier) (1775–1817), insurgent
• Lázaro Cárdenas, Jalisco – Lázaro Cárdenas
• Puerto Vallarta – Ignacio Luis Vallarta (Governor)
• San Cristóbal de la Barranca – Saint Christopher
• San Diego de Alejandría – Saint James the Major
• San Ignacio Cerro Gordo – Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556)
• San Juan de los Lagos – John the Baptist
• San Juanito de Escobedo – John the Apostle and Antonio Escobedo, governor (1844)
• San Julián, Jalisco – Julian of Antioch (d. c. AD 308)
• San Marcos, Jalisco – Mark the Evangelist
• San Martín de Bolaños – Martin of Braga (AD 520–580)
• San Martín de Hidalgo – Miguel Hidalgo
• San Sebastián del Oeste – Saint Sebastian (AD 256-288)
• Santa María de los Ángeles and Santa María del Oro, Jalisco – Mary
• Talpa de Allende – Ignacio Allende
• Teocuitatlán de Corona, Villa Corona – Ramón Corona
• Tepatitlán de Morelos – José María Morelos
• Tlajomulco de Zúñiga – General Eugenio Zúñiga
• Valle de Juárez – Benito Juárez
• Villa Guerrero, Jalisco – Vicente Guerrero
• Villa Hidalgo, Jalisco – Miguel Hidalgo
• Yahualica de González Gallo – José González Gallo (Governor)
• Zapotitlán de Vadillo – Basilio Vadillo (1895–1935)
• Zapotlán del Rey – King Philip II of Spain

Mexico (state)

• Acolman de Nezahualcóyotl – Nezahualcoyotl (1402–1472), poet
• Almoloya de Alquisiras – Pedro Ascencio Alquisiras, an Independence hero
• Almoloya de Juárez, Amecameca de Juárez, Chicoloapan de Juárez and Chiconcuac de Juárez – Benito Juárez, President
• Apaxco de Ocampo – Melchor Ocampo, politician and philosopher
• Atizapán de Zaragoza – Ignacio Zaragoza
• Atlacomulco de Fabela, Tlazala de Fabela – Isidro Fabela, writer, politician and academician
• Chapa de Mota – conquistator Jeronimo Ruiz de la Mota
• Ciudad López Mateos – Adolfo López Mateos, President
• Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl – Nezahualcóyotl
• Coacalco de Berriozábal – Felipe Berriozábal, Governor of State of Mexico
• Donato Guerra, State of Mexico – Donato Guerra, Soldier
• Ecatepec de Morelos and Morelos, State of Mexico – José María Morelos
• Jilotepec de Molina Enríquez – Andrés Molina Enríquez
• Luvianos – Cristobal Luvianos (founder)
• Melchor Ocampo, State of Mexico – Melchor Ocampo
• Otumba de Gómez Farías – Valentín Gómez Farías
• Rayón, State of Mexico – Ignacio López Rayón, an Independence hero
• San Antonio la Isla – Anthony of Padua (1195–1231)
• San Felipe del Progreso – Philip the Apostle
• San José del Rincón – Saint Joseph
• San José Villa de Allende – Saint Joseph and Ignacio Allende, an Independence hero
• San Martín de las Pirámides – Martin of Braga
• San Mateo Atenco – Matthew the Apostle
• San Simón de Guerrero – Simon the Zealot and Vicente Guerrero, president (1839)
• Santo Tomás de los Plátanos – Thomas the Apostle
• Temascalcingo de José Maria Velasco – José María Velasco Gómez, painter
• Texcoco de Mora – José María Luis Mora (1794–1850), priest and liberal idealist
• Tlalnepantla de Baz – Dr. Gustavo Baz Prada, Revolutionary and governor
• Toluca de Lerdo – Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, President
• Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo – General Mariano Escobedo
• Valle de Bravo – Nicolás Bravo, President
• Villa Guerrero, State of Mexico – Vicente Guerrero, President
• Villa Victoria – Guadalupe Victoria, President

Mexico City

Álvaro Obregón

• Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City – Álvaro Obregón, who was assassinated in that area in 1928
• Abraham M. González – Abraham González, former governor of Chihuahua (1912–1913)
• Alfonso XIII – Alfonso XIII, king of Spain (1886–1931)
• Francisco Villa – Pancho Villa, leader of División del Norte (1913–1920)
• Galeana – Hermenegildo Galeana, (1762–1814), hero of the Mexican War of Independence
• Hidalgo and Miguel Hidalgo – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753–1811), Father of the Nation
• José María Pino Suárez – José María Pino Suárez, (1869–1913), Vice President of Mexico (1911–1913)
• Margarita Masa de Juárez – Margarita Maza (1826–1871), First Lady of Mexico (1858–1864 and 1867–1871)
• Mártires de Tacubaya – The soldiers and civilians who were shot as a result of their defeat in the Battle of Tacubaya on April 11, 1859.
• Merced Gómez – Merced Gomez, Sr., bullfighter (1884–1923)
• Ponciano Arriaga – José Ponciano Arriaga Mejía (1811–1865), lawyer and radical liberal politician
• Reacomodo Valentín Gómez Farías – Valentín Gómez Farías, five-time President of Mexico (1830s, 1846–1847)

Azcapotzalco

• U. H. Francisco Villa – Pancho Villa
• U. H. Lázaro Cárdenas – Lázaro Cárdenas, President of Mexico (1934–1940)
• U. H. Lerdo de Tejada – Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, President of Mexico (1872–1876)
• U. H. Miguel Hidalgo – Miguel Hidalgo
• U. H. Rosendo Salazar – Rosendo Salazar Álamo (1888–1971), journalist and writer, promoter of organized labor

Benito Juárez

• Benito Juárez, Mexico City – Benito Pablo Juárez García, President of Mexico (1858–1872)
• General Pedro María Anaya – Pedro María de Anaya, general and twice-president (1847 and 1848)
• Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez – Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez ″La Corregidora″, (1768–1829), hero of the Mexican War of Independence
• Merced Gómez – Merced Gomez, Sr.
• Miguel Alemán – Miguel Alemán González (1884–1929), general in the Mexican Revolution
• Niños Héroes – Niños Héroes: Juan de la Barrera, Juan Escutia, Francisco Márquez, Agustín Melgar, Fernando Montes de Oca, and Vicente Suárez, cadets who died at the Battle of Chapultepec in 1847

Coyoacán

• Adolfo Ruiz Cortines – Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President (1952–1958)
• Emiliano Zapata – Emiliano Zapata Salazar (1879–1919), leader of the Liberation Army of the South
• Espartaco – Spartacus (c. 111–71 BC), gladiator who led a slave rebellion against the Roman Republic (73–71 BC)
• Nueva Díaz Ordaz – Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, President (1964–1970)

Cuajimalpa

• Cuajimalpa de Morelos – José María Teclo Morelos Pérez y Pavón (1765–1815), leader of Mexican War of Independence
• Adolfo López Mateos – Adolfo López Mateos, President (1958–1964)

Cuauhtémoc

• Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City – Cuauhtémoc, Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan (1520–1521)
• Condesa – María Magdalena Dávalos de Bracamontes y Orozco, Countess of Miravalle (1701–1777)
• Colonia Doctores – Dr. Lavista and Dr. Río de la Loza
• Colonia Guerrero – Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña, Independence leader and 2nd President (1829)
• Colonia Juárez, Mexico City – Benito Juárez
• Colonia Maza – José Maza, owner of La Vaquita Ranch
• Colonia Morelos – José María Morelos
• Colonia Paulino Navarro – Paulino Navarro, soldier in the Mexican Revolution

Gustavo A. Madero

• Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City – Gustavo Adolfo Madero González (1875–1913), Francisco I. Madero's brother

Miguel Hidalgo

• Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City – Miguel Hidalgo

Venustiano Carranza

• Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City – Venustiano Carranza, leader of the Constitutional Army during the Revolution, Head of State (1914–1916) and President of Mexico (1916–1920)
• Colonia Valle Gómez – Modesto del Valle and Rafael B. Gomez, real estate developers (1890s)

Michoacán

• Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo – Melchor Ocampo, liberal politician
• Álvaro Obregón Municipality – President Álvaro Obregón
• Arteaga, Michoacán – José María Arteaga, 19th century national hero
• Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares – Natalio Vázquez Pallares (1913–1981), Mexican lawyer
• Cojumatlán de Régules – Nicolás de Régules, a general who fought against the French intervention in Mexico
• Carácuaro de Morelos – José María Morelos
• Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacán – Miguel Hidalgo
• Epitacio Huerta – General Epitacio Huerta (1827–1904)
• Gabriel Zamora – Gabriel Zamora (1897–1933), Farm work and civil rights activist
• Jiménez, Michoacán – Mariano Jiménez, twice governor of Michoacán
• Juárez Municipality, Michoacán – President Benito Juárez
• Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán – President Lázaro Cárdenas
• Marcos Castellanos – Father Marcos Castellanos, an Independence hero
• Morelia – José María Morelos
• Múgica Municipality – Francisco J. Múgica (1884–1954)
• Ocampo Municipality – Melchor Ocampo
• Paracho de Verduzco – José Sixto Verduzco, an Independence hero
• Pastor Ortiz – Pastor Ortiz Avila (1902–1930)
• Quiroga, Michoacán – Vasco de Quiroga, Bishop of Michoacan
• San Juan Huetamo de Núñez – Saint John; Purépecha people, Spanish, African slaves, and Andalusians; Nuño de Guzmán (1490–1558)
• Jacona de Plancarte – Francisco Plancarte y Navarrete (1856–1920), archbishop born in Zamora, Michoacán
• Jiménez, Michoacán – Mariano Jiménez, governor of Michoacán (1885–1892)
• Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán – Lázaro Cárdenas del Río, president (1934–1940)
• Santa Ana Maya – Saint Anne
• Santa Clara del Cobre (a.k.a. Salvador Escalante) – Clare of Assisi and General Salvador Escalante Pérez Gil, Revolutionary leader
• San Lucas Municipality, Michoacán – Saint Luke
• Tiquicheo de Nicolás Romero – Nicolás Romero, liberal general during the Reform War
• Venustiano Carranza, Michoacán – José Venustiano Carranza De La Garza, president (1916–1920)
• Villa Madero – Francisco I. Madero, president (1911–1913)
• Villa Victoria – Guadalupe Victoria, first president (1824–1829)
• Villamar Municipality – Eligio Villamar, hero of the Mexican–American War.
• Vista Hermosa de Negrete – José María Martínez Negrete, landowner and benefactor
• Zamora de Hidalgo – Miguel Hidalgo

Morelos

State

• Morelos – José María Morelos (1765–1815), priest and independence leader

Municipalities and municipal seats

• Ciudad Ayala – Francisco Ayala (1760–1812), independence leader
• Emiliano Zapata, Morelos (previously called San Francisco Zacualpan and San Vicente Zacualpan) – Emiliano Zapata (1879–1919), revolutionary general (Francis of Assisi (1182–1226) and Saint Vincent)
• Santo Domingo Hueyapan – Saint Dominic
• Jantetelco de Matamoros – Mariano Matamoros (1770–1814), priest and independence leader
• Jojutla de Juárez – Benito Juárez (1806–1872), president (1858–1872)
• Jonacatepec de Leondro Valle – Leandro Valle Martínez (1833–1861), general and liberal politician
• Tlaltizapán de Zapata – Emiliano Zapata
• Totolapan de Montes de Oca – Fernando de Montes de Oca (c. 1830–1847), one of the Niños Héroes
• Yautepec de Zaragoza – Ignacio Zaragoza (1829–1862), led the defense in the Battle of Puebla (1862)
• Zacatepec of Hidalgo – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753–1811), priest and Father of the Nation

Colonies, neighborhoods, and towns

• Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, Cuernavaca – Adolfo Ruiz Cortines (1889–1973), president (1952–1958)  PRI
• Amatlán de Quetzalcóatl, Tepoztlán – Quetzalcoatl, prehispanic god
• Antonio Barona, Cuernavaca – es:Antonio Barona Rojas (1886–1915), revolutionary general
• Ángel Bocanegra, Tepoztlán – José María Bocanegra, third president (December 1829)
• Alfredo V. Bonfil, Tlaquiltenango; and Alfredo V. Bonfil, Yautepec – es:Alfredo V. Bonfil (1936–1973), politician and peasant leader
• Benito Juárez, Cuernavaca – Benito Juárez
• Diego Ruiz, Zapata – General Diego Ruiz, who was killed in a battle in 1915
• Dr. José G. Parres, Jiutepec – José G. Parres (1888–1949), politician
• Emiliano Zapata, Zacualpan – Emiliano Zapata
• Felipe Neri, Tlalnepantla – Felipe Neri (1884–1914), revolutionary general
• Gloria Almada de Bejarano, Cuernavaca – es:Gloria Bejarano Almada (b. 1952), Costa Rican politician and First Lady of Costa Rica (1990–1994)
• Guadalupe Victoria, Zacualpan – Guadalupe Victoria (1786–1843), first president (1824–1829)
• López Mateos, Cuautla and Adolfo López Mateos, Cuernavaca – Adolfo López Mateos (1909–1969), president (1958–1964)  PRI
• José López Portillo, Cuernavaca – José López Portillo (1920–2004), president (1976–1982)  PRI
• Juan Morales, Yecapixtla – Juan Esteban Morales, general who led the defense during the Battle of Veracruz in 1914
• Margarita Maza de Juárez, Cuernavaca – Margarita Maza (1826–1871), First Lady of Mexico (1858–1864 and 1867–1871)
• Mariano Escobedo, Zacualpan – Mariano Escobedo (1826–1902), liberal general
• Narciso Mendoza and Niño Artillero, Cuautla – es:Narciso Mendoza (1800–1888), eleven-year-old soldier during the Siege of Cuautla
• Otilio Montaño, Cuautla, and Otilio Montaño, Jiutepec – Otilio Montaño Sánchez (1887–1917), revolutionary general
• Paraíso Montessori, Cuernavaca – Maria Montessori (1870–1952), Italian educator
• Rancho Cortes – Hernán Cortés (1485–1547), Spanish conquistador and 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca
• Ricardo Flores Magón, Cuernavaca – Ricardo Flores Magón (1874–1922), anarchist and social reformer
• Rodolfo López de Nava, Cuernavaca – Rodolfo López de Nava, Governor of Morelos (1952–1958)
• Rubén Jaramillo, Temixco – Rubén Jaramillo (1900–1962), peasant leader
• San Antón Analco, Cuernavaca – Anthony of Padua (1195–1231), Franciscan priest and friar
• San Lorenzo Chamilpa, Cuernavaca – Saint Lawrence (AD 225-258)
• San Nicolás Galeana, Zacatepec – Hermenegildo Galeana (1762–1814), independence leader
• Santa María Ahuacatitlán – Mary
• Shaya Michan, Xoxocotla – Shaya Michan, naturalist doctor
• Tres Marias, Huitzilac – The Three Marys present at the Crucifixion
• Valle de Vázquez and Lorenzo Vázquez, Tlalnepantla – es:Lorenzo Vázquez Herrera (1879–1917), revolutionary general
• Vicente Estrada Cajigal, Cuernavaca – Vicente Estrada Cajigal, first modern governor (1930–1932)
• Vicente Guerrero, Cuernavaca – Vicente Guerrero (1782–1831), independence leader and second president (1829)
• Villa Nicolás Zapata, Totolapan – es:Nicolás Zapata Aguilar (1906–1979), politician  PRI

Other

• Benito Juárez, Xochitepec – Benito Juárez
• Cliserio Alanís, San Gaspar, Jiutepec – Cliserio Alanís, revolutionary general; Caspar, one of the Three Kings
• Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz – Agustín "Coruco" Díaz (1935–1960), soccer player
• Estadio Isidro Gil Tapia – Isidro Gil Tapia, soccer player
• Estadio Mariano Matamoros – Mariano Matamoros
• Francisco Villa, Xochitepec – Pancho Villa (1878–1923), general, leader of División del Norte
• General Mariano Matamoros Airport – Mariano Matamoros
• Borda Garden, Cuernavaca – José de la Borda (c. 1699–1778), a miner in Taxco, New Spain
• La Hacienda de San Gabriel Las Palmas, Amacuzac – Archangel Gabriel
• La hacienda de Santa Lucía, Temoac – Saint Lucy
• Melchor Ocampo park, Cuernavaca – Melchor Ocampo (1814–1861), liberal politician
• Miguel Hidalgo, Xochitepec – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
• Nueva Morelos, Xochitepec – José María Morelos
• San José Vista Hermosa (ex-hacienda), Jojutla – Saint Joseph
• Siqueiros park, Cuernavaca – David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896–1974), muralist
• Unidad Deportiva Fidel Velázquez, Cuernavaca – Fidel Velázquez Sánchez (1900–1997), union leader

Nayarit

• El Nayar – Tribal chief, Nayar
• Ruiz, Nayarit – Mariano Ruiz Montanez (1846–1932), soldier
• Salvador Allende (Nayarit) – Dr. Salvador Allende, Chilean president who visited in Mexico in 1972
• San Blas, Nayarit – Saint Blaise
• San Pedro Lagunillas – Saint Peter
• Santa María del Oro, Nayarit – Mary
• Santiago Ixcuintla – James the Great (died AD 44)
• Villa Hidalgo (Nayarit) – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753-1811), Father of the Nation
• Villa Juárez, Nayarit – Benito Juárez, liberal president (1858-1872)

Nuevo León

• Abasolo, Nuevo León – Mariano Abasolo
• Alfredo V. Bonfil (Paras) – Alfredo Vladimir Bonfil (1936–1973), a peasant leader
• Allende, Nuevo León – Ignacio Allende
• Aquiles Serdán (Vallecillo) – Aquiles Serdán, revolutionary
• Aramberri, Nuevo León – José Silvestre Aramberri
• Cadereyta Jiménez, Nuevo León – José Mariano Jiménez
• Bustamante, Nuevo León – Anastasio Bustamante
• Cerralvo Municipality – Rodrigo Pacheco, 3rd Marquess of Cerralvo
• Ciénega de Flores – Don Pedro Flores
• Congregación Calles – Plutarco Elías Calles
• Doctor Arroyo – Dr. José Francisco Arroyo y Anda
• Doctor Coss – José María Cos, politician
• Doctor González, Nuevo León – José Eleuterio González, Governor and founder of the UANL
• Galeana, Nuevo León – Hermenegildo Galeana (1762–1814), a hero of the Mexican War of Independence
• García, Nuevo León – Joaquín García (Governor)
• General Bravo – Nicolás Bravo (1786–1854), 11th President of Mexico and hero of the War of Independence and the Mexican–American War
• General Escobedo – Mariano Escobedo
• General Treviño – Jerónimo Treviño (1835–1914)
• General Zaragoza – Ignacio Zaragoza (1829–1862), Mexican military commander of the 19th century
• General Zuazua – Juan Zuazua Esparza, who fought in the Reform War
• Hidalgo and Sabinas Hidalgo – Miguel Hidalgo
• Iturbide, Nuevo León – Agustín de Iturbide
• Juárez, Nuevo León – Benito Juárez
• Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo León – Francisco Naranjo
• Los Aldamas – Brothers Juan Aldama and Ignacio Aldama, heroes of the Mexican War of Independence
• Los Herreras – Brothers Herrera, heroes of the battle of the bridge of San Bernabe during the War of Independence
• Melchor Ocampo – Melchor Ocampo, liberal thinker and diplomat
• Mier y Noriega – Fray José Servando Teresa de Mier Noriega y Guerra (1765–1827), priest who helped draft the Mexican Constitution of 1824
• Monterrey – Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey
• Morones Prieto (Nuevo León) – Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto (1899–1974), physician and governor
• Predio Alfonso Martínez Domínguez (Nuevo Leon) - Alfonso Martínez Domínguez, governor
• Salinas Victoria – Guadalupe Victoria, first president (1824-1829)
• San Pedro Garza García – St. Peter and Genaro Garza García (1837–1904), governor
• San Nicolás de los Garza – Saint Nicholas of Myra and Pedro de la Garza, benefactor of the town
• Santa Catarina – Catherine of Alexandria
• Santiago – Saint James the Greater

Oaxaca

Acatlán to Rojas de Cuauhtémoc

• Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa – Luis Pérez Figueroa
• Ánimas Trujano, Oaxaca – Valerio Trujano
• Ayoquezco de Aldama – Juan Aldama
• Capulalpam de Méndez – Miguel Méndez Hernández, initiator of Mexican Liberal Party
• Chiquihuitlán de Benito Juárez – Benito Juárez
• Cuilapan de Guerrero – Vicente Guerrero, who was executed here in 1831
• Ejutla de Crespo – Manuel Sabino Crespo (executed 1815), who fought with Morelos during the War of Independence
• Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón – Ricardo Flores Magón
• Evangelista Analco – A woman named Ana who founded the town in 1660
• Guadalupe de Ramírez – Francisco M. Ramírez (1866-1955), judge
• Guevea de Humboldt – Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), Prussian naturalist and explorer who visited the town
• Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (Oaxaca) – Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
• Huajuapan de León – Antonio de León, who fought in the War of Independence
• Huautla de Jiménez – General Mariano Jiménez, first governor of the state of Oaxaca (1884) and founder of the town
• Ixtlán de Juárez – Benito Juárez, who was baptized in the church of St Thomas in Ixtlán
• Juchitán de Zaragoza – Ignacio Zaragoza
• La Compañía – Named for the Jesuits
• Mariscala de Juárez – Benito Juárez, originally called Mariscala de Iturbide in honor of Agustín de Iturbide
• Mártires de Tacubaya – Liberal soldiers and civilians who were executed after the Battle of Tacubaya (1859)
• María Lombardo de Caso (Oaxaca) – María Lombardo de Caso (1905–1964), a Mexican narrator
• Matías Romero, Oaxaca – Matías Romero, politician and diplomat
• Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz, Santa María Chilapa de Diaz – Porfirio Díaz, seven-time President (1877–1880 and 1884–1911)
• Municipality of Guelatao de Juárez – Benito Juárez, who was born there in 1806
• Nejapa de Madero – Francisco I. Madero
• Oaxaca de Juárez – Benito Juárez
• Ocotlán de Morelos – José María Morelos
• Putla Villa de Guerrero – Vicente Guerrero
• Rojas de Cuauhtémoc – Cuauhtémoc

San Agustín to San Simón

• San Agustín Amatengo and seven other municipalities named San Agustín – Augustine of Hippo (354–430), bishop, theologian and father of the Latin Catholic Church.
• San Andrés Cabecera Nueva and 14 other municipalities named San Andrés – Andrew the Apostle
• San Antonino Castillo Velasco – Anthony of Padua and José María Castillo Velasco, who was born here in 1820 and who played important roles in the Reform War and French intervention in Mexico
• San Antonino El Alto and seven other municipalities named San Antonino – Saint Anthony of Padua
• San Baltazar Chichicapam and two other municipalities named San Baltazar – Balthazar, one of the biblical Magi (Three Wise Men)
• San Bartolo Coyotepec and two other municipalities named San Bartolo – Bartholomew the Apostle
• San Bartolomé Ayautla and four other municipalities named San Bartolomé – Bartholomew the Apostle
• San Blas Atempa – Saint Blaise
• San Carlos Yautepec – Saint Charles
• San Cristóbal Amatlán and three other municipalities named San Cristóbal – Saint Christopher
• San Dionisio del Mar and three other municipalities named San Dionisio – Pope Dionysius (AD 259–268)
• San Esteban Atatlahuca – Saint Stephen (AD 5–34), first Christian martyr
• San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz – Philip the Apostle and Porfirio Díaz, president seven times (1877–1880 and 1884–1911)
• San Felipe Tejalapam and San Felipe Usila – Philip the Apostle
• San Francisco Cahuacúa and 15 other municipalities named San Francisco – Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan Order
• San Ildefonso Amatlán, San Ildefonso Sola, and San Ildefonso Villa Alta – Saint Ildefonsus (AD 607–667), archbishop of Toledo, Spain
• San Jacinto Amilpas and San Jacinto Tlacotepec – Saint Hyacinth, a Roman martyr
• San Jerónimo Coatlán and five other municipalities named San Jerónimo – Saint Jerome (c. 345–420), priest who translated the Bible into Latin
• San Jorge Nuchita – Saint George (d. AD 303), soldier immortalized in the legend of Saint George and the Dragon
• San José Ayuquila and eight other municipalities named San José – Saint Joseph
• San Juan Achiutla and 40 other municipalities named San Juan – Saint John
• San Juan Bautista Atatlahuca and ten other municipalities named San Juan Bautista – John the Baptist
• San Lorenzo, Oaxaca and nine other municipalities named San Lorenzo – Saint Lawrence (AD 225–258), deacon of Rome
• San Lucas Camotlán, San Lucas Ojitlán, San Lucas Zoquiapam – Luke the Evangelist
• San Luis Amatlán – Saint Louis IX of France
• San Marcial Ozolotepec – es:Marcial de Limoges (d. AD 273), bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoges
• San Marcos Arteaga – Mark the Evangelist
• San Martín de los Cansecos and seven other municipalities named San Martín – Saint Martin of Braga (c. 520–580), archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia
• San Mateo Cajonos and seven other municipalities named San Mateo – Matthew the Apostle
• San Melchor Betaza – Melchor, one of the Biblical Magi
• San Nicolás, Oaxaca and San Nicolás Hidalgo – Saint Nicholas and Miguel Hidalgo
• San Pablo Coatlán and eight other municipalities named San Pablo – Paul the Apostle
• San Pedro Amuzgos and 36 other municipalities named San Pedro – Saint Peter, apostle and first pope
• San Pedro y San Pablo Ayutla, San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula, San Pedro y San Pablo Tequixtepec – Saints Peter and Paul
• San Raymundo Jalpan – Raymond of Fitero, monk and founder of the Order of Calatrava
• San Sebastián Abasolo and seven other municipalities named San Sebastián – Saint Sebastian, early martyr
• San Simón Almolongas and San Simón Zahuatlán – Simon the Zealot

Santa Ana to Zimatlán de Álvarez

• Santa Ana, Oaxaca and seven other municipalities named Santa Ana – Saint Anne, grandmother of Jesus
• Santa Catalina Quierí and seven other municipalities named Santa Catalina – Catherine of Alexandria, virgin and martyr
• Santa Gertrudis Municipality – Gertrude the Great (1256–1302), Benedictine nun and theologian
• Santa Inés del Monte and Santa Inés Yatzeche – Agnes of Rome (AD 291–304), virgin and martyr
• Santa Inés de Zaragoza – Ignacio Zaragoza (1829–1862), Mexican military commander of the 19th century
• Santa Lucía del Camino and three other municipalities named Santa Lucía – Saint Lucy of Syracuse (AD 283–304)
• Santa Magdalena Jicotlán – Mary Magdalene
• Santa María Alotepec and 52 other municipalities named Santa María – Mary, mother of Jesus
• Santa María Jalapa del Marqués – Hernán Cortés (1485–1547), 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca
• Santa María Chilapa de Diaz – Lorenzo Cortéz y Salazar, landowner
• Santiago Amoltepec and 52 other municipalities named Santiago – James the Great, apostle and patron of Spain
• Santo Domingo Albarradas and 19 other municipalities named Santo Domingo – Saint Dominic (1170–1221), founder of the Dominican Order
• Santos Reyes Nopala and four other municipalities named Santos Reyes – the Three Kings
• Santo Tomás Jalieza and three other municipalities named Santo Tomás – Thomas the Apostle
• San Vicente Coatlán, San Vicente Lachixío, San Vicente Nuñú – Vincent of Saragossa (d. c. AD 304), deacon and martyr
• Tataltepec de Valdés – Antonio Valdés (d. 1811), soldier in the War of Independence who was born in the town
• Teococuilco de Marcos Pérez – Marcos Pérez
• Teotitlán de Flores Magón – Ricardo Flores Magón and Enrique Flores Magón
• Tepelmeme Villa de Morelos – José María Morelos
• Tlacolula de Matamoros – Mariano Matamoros (1770–1814), priest and general in the War of Independence
• Totontepec Villa de Morelos – José María Morelos
• Unión Hidalgo – Miguel Hidalgo
• Villa Díaz Ordaz – José María Díaz Ordaz, politician
• Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo – Melchor Ocampo (1814–1861), radical liberal and diplomat (McLane–Ocampo Treaty)
• Yutanduchi de Guerrero – Vicente Guerrero
• Zimatlán de Álvarez – Juan Álvarez, caudillo who fought in the War of Independence and the Pastry War, liberal president (1855)

Puebla

Acatlán to Rafael Lara Grajales

• Acatlán de Osorio – Joaquín Osorio
• Acatzingo de Hidalgo – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753–1811), initiator of the Mexican War of Independence
• Albino Zertuche and Acaxtlahuacán de Albino Zertuche – Albino Zertuche
• Ayotoxco de Guerrero, Totoltepec de Guerrero, Vicente Guerrero, Puebla – Vicente Guerrero (1782–1831), leader of the Mexican War of Independence and 2nd president (1829)
• Cañada Morelos Municipality and Morelos Cañada – José María Morelos (1765–1815), leader of the Mexican War of Independence
• Carmen Serdán – Carmen Serdán, a Mexican Revolutionary heroine
• Ciudad Serdán – Aquiles Serdán leader of the Mexican Revolution
• Cuapiaxtla de Madero – Francisco I. Madero (1873–1913), initiator of the Mexican Revolution and president (1911-1913)
• Domingo Arenas – Revolutionary Domingo Arenas (1888–1916)
• Emilio Portes Gil (Puebla) – Emilio Portes Gil, President of Mexico (1928–1930)
• Francisco Z. Mena – Francisco Zacarias Mena (1841–1908), general
• General Felipe Ángeles – Felipe Ángeles (1868–1919), Revolutionary general
• Guadalupe Victoria, Puebla – Guadalupe Victoria (1786–1843), general and first president (1824–1829)
• Hermenegildo Galeana, Puebla, Tuzamapan de Galeana – Hermenegildo Galeana (1762–1814), general in the War of Independence
• Huitzilan de Serdán – Aquiles Serdán (1876–1910), Maderista Mexican politician and revolutionary from Puebla who took part in the first action of the Mexican Revolution
• Izúcar de Matamoros (municipality) – Mariano Matamoros (1770–1814), Lieutenant general who won the Battle of Izúcar in the War of Independence
• Juan C. Bonilla (municipality) – Juan Crisóstomo Bonilla
• Juan Galindo (municipality) – Juan Galindo (1840–1888), liberal coronel born in Cuacuila, Puebla, who led the Batalion of Huauchinango at the Battle of Puebla
• Juan N. Méndez (municipality), Zapotitlán de Méndez – Juan N. Méndez, liberal general, governor of Puebla (1863, 1867), Porfiriast, president (1876–1877)
• Rafael J. García – Rafael J. García (1821-1883), liberal politician
• Lafragua – José María Lafragua (1813–1875), liberal lawyer born in Puebla (city)
• La Magdalena Tlatlauquitepec – Mary Magdalene
• Nicolás Bravo (municipality), Palmar de Bravo, Xayacatlán de Bravo – Nicolás Bravo (1786–1854), general during the Mexican–American War and president (1839, 1842–1843, 1846)
• Rafael Lara Grajales – Rafael Lara Grajales, a revolutionary who was assassinated in 1933

San Andrés to Santo Tomás

• San Andrés Calpan, San Andrés Cholula (municipality) – Andrew the Apostle
• San Buenaventura Nealticán – Giovanni di Fidanza (1221–1274), medieval Franciscan, scholastic theologian and philosopher
• San Diego la Meza Tochimiltzingo – Didacus of Alcalá (d. 1463), missionary to the Canary Islands
• San Felipe Teotlalcingo, San Felipe Tepatlán – Philip the Apostle
• San Francisco Mixtla – Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan Order
• San Gregorio Atzompa – Pope Gregory I
• San Jerónimo Tecuanipan, San Jerónimo Xayacatlán – Saint Jerome, translator of the Bible into Latin
• San José Acateno – Saint Joseph
• San Juan Epatlán and four other municipalities named San Juan – Saint John
• San Martín Atexcal, San Martín Texmelucan, San Martín Totoltepec – Martin of Braga
• San Matías Tlalancaleca – Saint Matthias (died c. AD 80)
• San Nicolás Buenos Aires – Saint Nicholas
• San Pablo Anicano – Paul the Apostle
• San Pedro Cholula, San Pedro Yeloixtlahuaca – Saint Peter
• San Salvador el Seco, San Salvador Huixcolotla, San Salvador Huixcolotla – Jesus
• San Sebastián Tlacotepec, San Sebastián Zinacatepec – Saint Sebastian (c. AD 256–288), Christian saint and martyr
• San Vicente Coyotepec – Vincent of Saragossa
• Santa Catarina Tlaltempan – Catherine of Siena (1347–1380), a lay member of the Dominican Order
• Santa Clara Huitziltepec, Santa Clara Ocoyucan – Clare of Assisi (1194–1253), founder of the Poor Clares
• Santa Inés Ahuatempan – Agnes of Rome
• Santa Isabel Cholula – Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
• Santa María Cohetzala, Santa María Coronango, Santa María Coyomeapan – Mary, mother of Jesus
• Santa Rita Tlahuapan – Rita of Cascia (1381–1457) Augustinian nun
• Santiago Atzitzihuacán, Santiago Miahuatlán – James the Great
• Santo Domingo Huehuetlán – Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order
• Santo Tomás Hueyotlipan (municipality) – Thomas the Apostle

Tepango de Rodriguez to Xochitlan

• Tepango de Rodriguez Municipality – Abelardo L. Rodríguez, president (1932–1934)
• Tepeyahualco de Cuauhtemoc – Cuauhtémoc, last Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan (1520–1521)
• Tetela de Ocampo (municipality) – Melchor Ocampo (1814–1861), liberal politician and diplomat
• Teteles de Avila Castillo – Manuel Avila Castillo, father of President Manuel Ávila Camacho (1940-1946)
• Tlacotepec de Benito Juárez, Los Reyes de Juárez, Mazapiltepec de Juárez, Xicotepec de Juárez –Benito Juárez, Liberal Party president (1858–1872)
• Venustiano Carranza Municipality, Puebla – Venustiano Carranza, president who was assassinated in Tlaxcalatongo, Puebla in 1920
• Villa Ávila Camacho– Rafael Ávila Camacho (1904–1975), Governor of Puebla
• Villa Lázaro Cárdenas – Lázaro Cárdenas, military and statesman
• Xochitlán de Vicente Suárez – Vicente Suárez (born in Puebla, Puebla, 1833), hero of Battle of Chapultepec (1847)

Querétaro

• Amealco de Bonfil – Alfredo Vladimir Bonfil (1936–1973), a peasant leader
• Cadereyta de Montes – Lope Díez de Armendáriz, 1st Marquess of Cadreita and Ezequiel Montes, lawyer and politician
• Colón, Querétaro – Christopher Columbus
• Corregidora Municipality – Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
• Ezequiel Montes, Querétaro – es:Ezequiel Montes Ledesma (1820–1883), politician and diplomat
• Jalpan de Serra – Fray Junípero Serra
• Landa de Matamoros – Mariano Matamoros
• Pedro Escobedo – Dr. Pedro Escobedo (1798–1844)
• San Joaquín Municipality, Querétaro – Joachim, grandfather of Jesus
• Santiago de Querétaro – James the Great
• San Juan del Río Municipality, Querétaro – Saint John

Quintana Roo

• Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo – Benito Juárez
• Carlos A. Madrazo – Carlos A. Madrazo (1915–1969), Governor of Tabasco (1959–1964)
• Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo – Felipe Carrillo Puerto, socialist leader
• Javier Rojo Gómez – Javier Rojo Gómez (1896–1970), lawyer and politician
• José María Morelos, Quintana Roo, Puerto Morelos – José María Morelos, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
• Lázaro Cárdenas, Quintana Roo – Lázaro Cárdenas, president (1934–1940)
• Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo – Othón P. Blanco Núñez de Cáceres (1868–1959), founder of Chetumal

San Luis Potosí

• Adolfo López Mateos – Adolfo López Mateos, President of Mexico (1958-1964)
• Ahualulco de Sonido 13 – Julián Carrillo (1875–1965), composer
• Armadillo de los Infante – Named for the Infante family, who owned the first printing business in the state
• Axtla de Terrazas – Alfredo M. Terrazas, revolutionary
• Cárdenas, San Luis Potosi – Luis de Cardenas (founder)
• Cerro de San Pedro – Saint Peter
• Ciudad Fernández – Zenón Fernández (1792–1833), general who supported a federal government
• Ildefonso Turrubiartes (San Luis Potosi) – General Ildefonso Turrubiartes (1890–1963)
• Mexquitic de Carmona – General Damian Carmona
• Moctezuma, San Luis Potosí – General José Esteban Moctezuma
• Rayón, San Luis Potosí – Ignacio López Rayón (1773–1832), leader during the War of Independence
• Real de Catorce – Named to honor 14 Spanish soldiers killed during the Chichimeca War (1550–90)
• Salinas de Hidalgo, Villa de Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí – Miguel Hidalgo
• San Ciro de Acosta – Saint Cyrus (d. c. AD 307), martyr and revolutionary Miguel Acosta (1891–1947)
• San Luis Potosí City – King Louis IX of France
• San Martín Chalchicuautla – Martin of Braga (AD 520–580)
• San Nicolás Tolentino – Saint Nicholas of Myra (c. AD 270–343), bishop
• San Vicente Tancuayalab – Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419), Valencian Dominican missionary and logician
• Santa Catarina, San Luis Potosí – Catherine of Siena (1347–1380), mystic, lay member of the Dominican Order
• Santa María del Río, San Luis Potosí, Villa de Guadalupe, San Luis Potosí – Mary, mother of Jesus
• Santo Domingo, San Luis Potosí – Saint Dominic (1170–1221), founder of the Dominican Order
• Soledad de Graciano Sánchez – Prof. Graciano Sánchez Romo (1888–1957), a Mexican peasant and politician and founder of Peasant National Confederation
• Tancanhuitz de Santos – es:Pedro Antonio de los Santos Rivera (1887–1913), supporter of the Anti-Re-election Movement (1908–1909)
• Tanquián de Escobedo – Mariano Escobedo, governor
• Villa de Arista – Mariano Arista, republican and liberal president (1851–1853)
• Villa de Arriaga – Ponciano Arriaga (1811–1865), lawyer and radical liberal politician from San Luis Potosí
• Villa de Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753–1811), Father of the Nation
• Villa Juárez, San Luis Potosí – Benito Juárez, liberal president (1858-1872)
• Zaragoza, San Luis Potosí – Ignacio Zaragoza, general at the Battle of Puebla (1862)

Sinaloa

• Adolfo Ruiz Cortines (Sinaloa) – President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
• Alfonso G. Calderón (Sinaloa) – Alfonso Calderón Velarde (1913–1990), Governor of Sinaloa
• Escuinapa de Hidalgo – Miguel Hidalgo
• Gabriel Leyva Solano, (Sinaloa) – Gabriel Leyva Solano (1871–1910), promartyr
• Juan José Ríos, Sinaloa – General Juan José Ríos (1882–1954), revolutionary
• Miguel Alemán (Sinaloa) – Miguel Alemán Valdés
• Salvador Alvarado – Salvador Alvarado, revolutionary
• San Ignacio Municipality, Sinaloa – Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), founder of the Society of Jesus
• Sinaloa de Leyva – Gabriel Leyva Solano

Sonora

• Adolfo Oribe de Alva – Ing. Adolfo Orive Alba (1907–2000), Mexican engineer
• Alejandro Carrillo Marcor (Sonora) – Alejandro Carrillo Marcor (1908–1998), Governor of Sonora
• Benjamín Hill, Sonora – Benjamín G. Hill (1874–1920), military leader during the Mexican Revolution
• Cajeme Municipality – Cajemé (1835–1887), Yaqui indian rebel
• Campodónico (Sonora) – Rodolfo Campodónico, compositor
• Carbó – José Guillermo Carbó, military commander
• Ciudad Obregón – Álvaro Obregón, president (1920–1924)
• Emiliano Zapata (Sonora) – Emiliano Zapata (1879–1919), military leader during the Mexican Revolution
• Hermosillo – José María González Hermosillo
• Magdalena de Kino – Father Eusebio Kino (1645–1711), Jesuit, missionary and explorer
• Miguel Alemán (Sonora) – Miguel Alemán Valdés, president (1946–1952)
• Moctezuma, Sonora – Moctezuma Xocoyotzin (1466–1520), ninth tlatoani (ruler) of the Aztec Empire (1502 or 1503–1520)
• Nacozari de García – Jesús García (1881–1907), railroad brakeman who died while preventing a train loaded with dynamite from exploding near Nacozari
• Plutarco Elías Calles, Sonora – Plutarco Elías Calles, president (1924–1928)
• Rayón, Sonora – Ignacio López Rayón (1773–1832), general during the Mexican War of Independence
• San Felipe de Jesús Municipality – Philip of Jesus (1572–1597), priest and martyr, first Mexican saint
• San Ignacio Río Muerto Municipality – Ignatius of Loyola, co-founder of the Society of Jesus
• San Javier Municipality, Sonora – Francis Xavier (1506–1552), co-founder of the Society of Jesus
• San Luis Río Colorado Municipality – Louis IX of France
• San Pedro de la Cueva Municipality – Saint Peter
• Santa Ana Municipality, Sonora – Saint Anne, grandmother of Jesus
• Villa Hidalgo, Sonora – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753–1811), Father of the Nation
• Villa Juárez, Sonora – Benito Pablo Juárez García (1806-1872), liberal president during the Reform War and Second French intervention in Mexico
• Villa Pesqueira – Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia

Tabasco

• Benito Juárez (Macuspana) – Benito Juárez, president (1858–1872)
• Cárdenas, Tabasco – José Eduardo de Cárdenas (1765–1821) priest, theologian, and politician
• Carlos A. Madrazo (Tabasco) – Carlos A. Madrazo (1915–1969), governor (1959–1964)
• Carlos Pellicer Cámara (Tabasco) - Carlos Pellicer Cámara, poet
• Carlos Rovirosa (Tulipán) – Carlos Rovirosa (1901–1930), an aviator pilot
• Ejido Gustavo Diaz Ordaz (Tabasco) – Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, president
• Emiliano Zapata Municipality, Tabasco – Emiliano Zapata, revolutionary general
• Francisco J. Santamaria (Jalapa) – Francisco Javier Santamaria (1886–1963), governor
• Jalpa de Méndez – Coronel Gregorio Mendez Magana, who fought against the Second French intervention in Mexico
• Luis Gil Pérez (Tabasco) – Professor Luis Gil Pérez (1871–1911)
• Sánchez Magallanes – Coronel Andrés Sánchez Magallanes, a leader in the French Intervention in Mexico
• Tenosique de Pino Suárez – José María Pino Suárez, Vice President of Mexico under Francisco I. Madero (1911–1913)
• Venustiano Carranza (Tabasco) – Venustiano Carranza, president (1916–1920)

Tamaulipas

• Abasolo, Tamaulipas – Mariano Abasolo
• Aldama, Tamaulipas – Juan Aldama, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
• Antiguo Morelos Municipality, Nuevo Morelos, Tamaulipas – José María Morelos, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
• Bustamante Municipality – Anastasio Bustamante
• Ciudad Madero – Francisco I. Madero, initiator of the Mexican Revolution and president (1911–1913)
• Ciudad Mier – Servando Teresa de Mier (1765–1827), priest and politician during the Mexican War of Independence
• Ciudad Miguel Alemán – Miguel Alemán Valdés, president
• Ciudad Victoria – Guadalupe Victoria, first president
• Gómez Farías Municipality, Tamaulipas – Valentín Gómez Farías, president
• Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas – Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, president (1964–1970)
• Hidalgo, Tamaulipas – Miguel Hidalgo y Castillo, initiator of the Mexican War of Independence
• Jiménez, Tamaulipas – Colonel Juan Nepomuceno Jiménez (b. 1787), leader of the Mexican War of Independence
• Mainero, Tamaulipas – General Guadalupe Mainero Juárez (1856–1901), governor
• Marte R. Gómez (Tamaulipas) – Ing. Marte R. Gómez (1896–1973), governor
• Matamoros, Tamaulipas – Mariano Matamoros, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
• Nueva Ciudad Guerrero – Vicente Guerrero, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
• Ocampo, Tamaulipas – Melchor Ocampo, liberal politician and diplomat
• San Carlos Municipality, Tamaulipas – Charles of Sezze (1613–1670), friar of the Franciscan Order
• San Fernando, Tamaulipas – Ferdinand III of Castile
• San Nicolás Municipality, Tamaulipas – Saint Nicholas, bishop
• Úrsulo Galván (Tamaulipas) – Úrsulo Galván Reyes (1893–1930)
• Xicoténcatl, Tamaulipas – Xicotencatl II (d. 1522), Tlacochcalcatl (prince) and warlord of Tizatlan, Tlaxcala

Tlaxcala

• Acuamanala de Miguel Hidalgo – Miguel Hidalgo y Castillo, priest and initiator of the Mexican War of Independence
• Amaxac de Guerrero – Vicente Guerrero, general and leader of the Mexican War of Independence and 2nd president
• Benito Juárez Municipality, Tlaxcala – Benito Juárez, liberal president (1858–1872)
• Emiliano Zapata Municipality, Tlaxcala – Emiliano Zapata (d. 1919), general and leader of the Mexican Revolution
• Ixtacuixtla de Mariano Matamoros – Mariano Matamoros, priest and general of the Mexican War of Independence
• Lázaro Cárdenas Municipality, Tlaxcala, Sanctorum de Lázaro Cárdenas – Lázaro Cárdenas, president (1934–1940)
• La Magdalena Tlaltelulco – Mary Magdalen
• Mazatecochco de José María Morelos – José María Morelos, priest and general of the Mexican War of Independence
• Muñoz de Domingo Arenas – Domingo Arenas (1888–1918), revolutionary from the state of Tlaxcala
• Nanacamilpa de Mariano Arista – Mariano Arista (1802–1855), soldier and president (1851–1853)
• Papalotla de Xicohténcatl, Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl – Xicotencatl I (1425–1522), tlatoani (king) of Tizatlan, confederacy of Tlaxcala
• San Damián Texoloc – Saint Damian (died c. AD 287) Arab physician Christian martyr
• San Francisco Tetlanohcan – Francis of Assisi
• San Jerónimo Zacualpan – Saint Jerome, translator of the Bible
• San Juan Huactzinco, San Juan Totolac – John the Apostle
• San Lorenzo Axocomanitla – Saint Lawrence
• San Lucas Tecopilco – Luke the Evangelist
• San Pablo del Monte – Paul the Apostle
• Santa Ana Chiautempan, Santa Ana Nopalucan – Saint Anne, grandmother of Jesus
• Santa Apolonia Teacalco – Saint Apollonia (d. AD 249)
• Santa Catarina Ayometla – Catherine of Siena, member of the Dominican Order
• Santa Isabel Xiloxoxtla – Saint Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
• Tepetitla de Lardizabal – Miguel de Lardizabal, statesman
• Zitlaltepec de Trinidad Sánchez Santos – Trinidad Sánchez Santos, politician

Veracruz

Alto Lucero to Mixtla

• Alto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios – Fernando Gutiérrez Barrios (governor)
• Alvarado, Veracruz – Pedro de Alvarado
• Ángel R. Cabada – Ángel Rosario Cabada, agrarian leader
• Benito Juárez, Veracruz – Benito Juárez
• Camarón de Tejeda, Chicontepec de Tejeda – Adalberto Tejeda Olivares, Politician
• Camerino Z. Mendoza (municipality) – es:Camerino Z. Mendoza (1879–1913), general during the Mexican Revolution
• Carlos A. Carrillo, Veracruz – Carlos A. Carrillo (1855–1893), educator from Córdoba, Veracruz
• Carrillo Puerto (municipality) – Felipe Carrillo Puerto
• Cazones de Herrera – Gral. Vicente Herrera Hernandez (1874–1947)
• Chicontepec de Tejeda – Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, liberal president (1872–1876)
• Chinampa de Gorostiza – Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza
• Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Veracruz – Cuauhtémoc (c. 1502–1525), last tlatoani (emperor or leader) of the Aztecs
• Cosautlán de Carvajal – Ángel Carvajal Bernal (Governor)
• Coscomatepec de Bravo – Nicolás Bravo, general and three-time president
• Emiliano Zapata Municipality, Veracruz – Emiliano Zapata
• Filomeno Mata – Filomeno Mata Rodríguez (1845–1911), educator
• Gutiérrez Zamora – Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora
• Hueyapan de Ocampo – Melchor Ocampo, liberal intellectual and diplomat
• Huiloapan de Cuauhtémoc – Cuauhtémoc, last emperor of the Aztecs
• Ignacio de la Llave (Municipality) – Ignacio de la Llave (governor)
• Ixhuatlán de Madero – Francisco I. Madero
• Jáltipan de Morelos – José María Morelos y Pavón (d. 1813), priest and general during the War of Independence
• Jesús Carranza, Veracruz – Jesús Carranza, father of Venustiano Carranza
• José Azueta, Veracruz – es:José Azueta, naval cadet who fought at the Battle of Veracruz in 1914
• José Cardel, Veracruz – José Cardel, founder of a sugar-cane mill in 1923
• Juan de la Luz Enriquez, Veracruz – 19th century governor Juan de la Luz Enríquez
• Juan Rodríguez Clara – Juan Rodríguez Clara
• Juchique de Ferrer – Jaume Ferrer, Majorcan sailor who explored the West African coast
• Landero y Coss – Francisco Landero y Coss (1828–1900), governor of Veracruz
• Lerdo de Tejada – Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
• Magdalena Municipality, Veracruz – Mary Magdalene
• Manlio Fabio Altamirano, Veracruz – es:Manlio Fabio Altamirano Flores (1892–1936), radical politician born in Xalapa
• Marco Antonio Muñoz, Veracruz – Lic. Marco Antonio Muñoz Turnbull (1914–2001), governor of Veracruz
• Mariano Escobedo, Veracruz – Mariano Escobedo
• Minatitlán, Veracruz – Martín Javier Mina y Larrea
• Mixtla de Altamirano – Ignacio Manuel Altamirano

Naolinco to Zontecomatlán

• Naolinco de Victoria – Guadalupe Victoria, first president
• Ozuluama de Mascareñas (municipality) – Colonel Francisco Esteban Mascareñas, who was born here and fought on the Liberal side in the Reform War
• Papantla de Serafin Olarte – Serafin Olarte, guerrilla leader during the War for Independence
• Platón Sánchez – Rafael Platón Sánchez (1831–1867), a native of the area who fought in the Battle of Puebla
• Poza Rica de Hidalgo – Miguel Hidalgo de Castillo, initiator of the War of Independence
• Progreso de Zaragoza – Ignacio Zaragoza (1829–1862), military commander at the Battle of Puebla
• Rafael Delgado, Veracruz – Rafael Delgado (author)
• Rafael Lucio – Rafael Lucio, doctor from Xalapa
• San Andrés Tenejapan, San Andrés Tuxtla – Andrew the Apostle
• San Juan Evangelista – John the Evangelist
• Sayula de Alemán – Miguel Alemán Valdés (1900–1983), president (1946–1952), born in Sayula
• Soledad de Doblado – Manuel Doblado, Minister of Foreign Affairs who signed a preliminary peace agreement in Soledad with representatives of England, Spain and France on February 19, 1862
• Tatahuicapan de Juárez – Benito Juarez
• Tempoal de Sánchez, Veracruz – Rafael Platón Sánchez (1831–1867), a native of the area who chaired the court martial that sentenced Emperor Maximilian to death by firing squad
• Tlacotepec de Mejía – José Antonio Mexía (1800-1839), general born in Xalapa who fought at the Anahuac Disturbances in Texas and against Santa Ana in the Battle of Tampico in 1835
• Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano – Enrique Rodríguez Cano (b. 1912 - d. 1955), native of Tuxpan who was the secretary to President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
• Úrsulo Galván – es:Úrsulo Galván Reyes (1893–1930), agrarian leader and member of the Mexican Communist Party born in Tlacotepec de Mejía
• Xalapa-Enríquez – Juan de la Luz Enríquez, governor (1884–1892)
• Vega de Alatorre – es:Ignacio R. Alatorre, general during the Reform War
• Villa Aldama – Juan Aldama (1774–1811), captain during the War of Independence and participant in the Cry of Dolores in 1810
• Zaragoza, Veracruz – Ignacio Zaragoza (1829–1862), military commander at the Battle of Puebla
• Zontecomatlán de López y Fuentes – Gregorio López y Fuentes (b. 1897 in La Huasteca), writer and chronicler of the Mexican Revolution

Yucatán

• Lázaro Cárdenas – Lázaro Cárdenas, president (1934–1940)
• Motul de Carrillo Puerto – Felipe Carrillo Puerto, governor (1922–1924)
• Quintana Roo Municipality – Andrés Quintana Roo (1787–1851), writer, leader of the Mexican War of Independence, liberal politician
• San Felipe Municipality, Yucatán – Philip the Apostle
• Santa Elena Municipality – Helena, mother of Constantine I (AD c. 247 – c. 330)
• Suma de Hidalgo – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (d. 1811), initiator of the War of Independence
• Tekax de Álvaro Obregón – Álvaro Obregón (1880–1928), president (1920–1924) and President-elect when he was assassinated in 1928

Zacatecas

• Anacleto López – General Anacleto López (1894–1970), chief of military operations in Tepetongo
• Calera de Víctor Rosales – Víctor Rosales (1776–1817), one of the thirteen founding fathers of Mexico
• Cuauhtémoc Municipality, Zacatecas – Cuauhtémoc (d. 1521), last emperor of Tenochtitlan
• El Plateado de Joaquín Amaro – Joaquín Amaro, revolutionary
• El Salvador – Jesus
• Florencia de Benito Juárez – Benito Juárez, president
• Genaro Codina – Genaro Codina, composer of the state anthem, "Marcha de Zacatecas"
• General Enrique Estrada – Enrique Estrada (1890–1942) was a general, politician, and Secretary of National Defense.
• General Francisco R. Murguía – Francisco R. Murguía (1873–1922), governor of Zacatecas
• General Juan José Ríos – Juan José Ríos (1882–1954), revolutionary
• General Pánfilo Natera – Pánfilo Natera (1882–1951), revolutionary
• Guadalupe Municipality, Zacatecas – Virgin Mary
• Jerez de García Salinas – Francisco García Salinas, governor born in Jerez (1829–1834)
• Juan Aldama, Zacatecas – Juan Aldama, a leader of the War of Independence
• Lázaro Cárdenas (Zacatecas) – Lázaro Cárdenas, president (1934–1940)
• Luis Moya, Zacatecas – es:Luis Moya Regis (1855–1911), revolutionary
• Miguel Alemán, Zacatecas – Miguel Alemán Valdés, president
• Miguel Auza Municipality – General Miguel Auza Arrenechea (1822–1892), who was born in Sombrerete and fought in the Reform War and at the 1863 Siege of Puebla
• Manuel Ávila Camacho – Manuel Ávila Camacho, president
• Matías Ramos – Matías Ramos Santos (1891–1962), Secretary of National Defense under Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
• Melchor Ocampo – Melchor Ocampo, liberal politician
• Morelos – Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon (d. 1813), a leader of the War of Independence
• Moyahua de Estrada – Enrique Estrada, revolutionary
• Presa Leobardo Reynoso – Leobardo Reynoso Gutierrez (1902–1993), Governor of Zacatecas
• San Cayatano – Saint Cajetan (1480–1547)
• San Pedro Piedra Gorda – Saint Peter
• Santa María de la Paz – Mary, mother of Jesus
• Teúl de González Ortega Municipality and Villa González Ortega – Jesús González Ortega (1822–1881), general who defended Puebla during the 1863 siege, governor of Zacatecas
• Trinidad García de la Cadena – José Trinidad García de la Cadena Varela (1823–1886), liberal general from Zacatecas who supported the Plan de la Noria in 1871
• Villa de Cos – Doctor José María Cos, born in Zacatecas in 1770
• Villa García, Zacatecas – Francisco García Salinas, governor
• Villa Hidalgo, Zacatecas – Miguel Hidalgo (d.1811)