Coral Gables Branch Library in Coral Gables. Notable people Marc Anthony, salsa singer Juan Alvarez, former professional pitcher for Anaheim Angels, Florida Marlins, and Texas Rangers Zach Banks, racing driver Dave Barry, Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Shane Battier, former professional basketball player, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, and Miami Heat Bruce R. Berkowitz, mutual fund manager Columba Bush, former First Lady of Florida Jeb Bush, 43rd Governor of Florida Marty Bystrom, former professional pitcher for the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies Maxine Clark, founder of Build-a-Bear Workshop Colleen Corby, model Alice Dixson, actress, commercial model, and former beauty queen Gail Edwards, actress, It's a Living, Blossom, Full House Gus Gandarillas, former professional pitcher for Milwaukee Brewers Juan Ramón Jiménez, Nobel Prize-winning author Dane Johnson, former professional pitcher for Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and Toronto Blue Jays José José, pop singer Nancy Kopp, former Treasurer of Maryland Soia Mentschikoff, legal scholar and law professor at Harvard Law School Marilyn Milian, judge, The People's Court'' Thurston Moore, singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth Alonzo Mourning, former basketball player for Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat and New Jersey Nets Jesús Permuy, architect, human rights advocate, businessman, and radio host Mimi Rogers, actress Jon Secada, Latin pop singer Roy Sekoff, founding editor Huffington Post George D. Shea, U.S. Army major general Pamela Smart, murderer convicted in notorious case Oliver Sollitt, Illinois state representative and businessman Jonathan Vilma, former professional football player, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets Lester J. Whitlock, U.S. Army major general Dewing Woodward, artist, philanthropist, and first art professor at the University of Miami Places of interest Coral Gables Villages Coral Way Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Miami Biltmore Hotel Miracle Mile Riviera Schools Shops at Merrick Park University of Miami Venetian Pool Festivals and events Festival of Art, University of Miami, held in January Carnival on the Mile, Miracle Mile, held in February/March Junior Orange Bowl Festival, held in December–January Gallery Sister cities Coral Gables' sister cities are: Aix-en-Provence, France Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala Cartagena, Colombia Quito, Ecuador San Isidro, Argentina Santa Tecla, El Salvador Seville, Spain References External links Populated places established in 1925 Cities in Miami-Dade County, Florida Populated places on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida Planned cities in the United States Cities in Florida Planned communities in Florida Cities in Miami metropolitan area 1925 establishments in Florida