Arts & Entertainment:
* Selena Quintanilla: Singer, songwriter, and actress (Tejano music icon)
* Henry Winkler: Actor (best known as "The Fonz" in "Happy Days")
* Eva Longoria: Actress, producer, and businesswoman
* Lou Diamond Phillips: Actor, singer, and director
* Cheech Marin: Actor, comedian, and musician
* Adrian Martinez: Actor, comedian, and writer
* David Garza: Singer-songwriter and musician
* Alejandro Escovedo: Singer-songwriter and musician
* Patty Loveless: Country music singer
* Emilio Navaira: Tejano music singer
* David Robinson: Former NBA player, coach, and philanthropist
* Becky G: Singer, songwriter, and actress
Politics & Law:
* Henry B. González: Former U.S. Congressman
* Ann Richards: Former Texas Governor
* Alberto Gonzales: Former U.S. Attorney General
* Joaquin Castro: U.S. Congressman
* Julián Castro: Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
* Charles W. "Chuck" Smith: Former U.S. Senator
Business & Industry:
* James C. "Jim" Greeg: Chairman and CEO of Valero Energy Corporation
* Robert F. McDermott: Former CEO of USAA
* Howard Stringer: Former CEO of Sony Corporation
* Bill Greehey: Founder of the Greehey Family Foundation
* Red McCombs: Business magnate and philanthropist
Sports:
* Tim Duncan: Former NBA player (San Antonio Spurs)
* Manu Ginobili: Former NBA player (San Antonio Spurs)
* Tony Parker: Former NBA player (San Antonio Spurs)
* Kawhi Leonard: Former NBA player (San Antonio Spurs)
* David Ortiz: Former MLB player (Boston Red Sox)
* Jerry Colangelo: Former NBA executive and commissioner of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA)
Other:
* Father Damien: Catholic priest and missionary (known for his work with leprosy patients in Hawaii)
* Mary Kay Ash: Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
* Maria Felix: Mexican actress (born in Sonora but raised in San Antonio)
This is just a small selection of famous people from San Antonio. There are many other notable figures who have called this city home.