List of Mexicans


List of Mexicans


This article contains a list of well-known Mexicans in science, publication, arts, politics and sports.

Arts

  • Manuel Álvarez Bravo, photographer; recipient, 1984 Hasselblad Award
  • Pita Amor, poet
  • Alberto Arai, architect, theorist and painter
  • Luis Barragán, architect
  • Lizet Benrey, painter
  • Federico Cantú, writer
  • Leonora Carrington, painter
  • Max Cetto, architect, educator and historian
  • Joaquín Clausell, painter
  • Miguel Covarrubias, painter
  • José Luis Cuevas, painter, printmaker
  • Gelsen Gas, theater director; film director and producer; actor; painter; poet; sculptor and inventor
  • Mathias Goeritz, painter, sculptor and architect
  • Jorge González Camarena, painter, muralist and sculptor
  • Saturnino Herrán, painter
  • Graciela Iturbide, photographer; recipient, 2008 Hasselblad Award
  • María Izquierdo, painter
  • Frida Kahlo, painter
  • Arturo Moyers Villena, painter
  • Gerardo Murillo, painter
  • Amado Nervo, poet
  • Juan O'Gorman, painter and architect
  • José Clemente Orozco, muralist, printmaker
  • Eugenio Peschard, architect
  • Beatriz Peschard, architect
  • Guillermo Ríos Alcalá restoration expert and educator
  • Antonio Rivas Mercado, architect and engineer
  • Arturo Rivera, painter
  • Diego Rivera, muralist, painter, printmaker
  • Jesusa Rodríguez, director and performer
  • Michel Rojkind, architect
  • Verónica Ruiz de Velasco, figurative artist
  • José Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza, painter
  • Sebastián, sculptor
  • Javier Sicilia, poet, activist
  • David Alfaro Siqueiros, muralist, painter, printmaker
  • Rufino Tamayo, painter, printmaker
  • Mauricio Toussaint, painter
  • Remedios Varo, painter
  • José María Velasco, painter
  • Abraham Zabludovsky, architect
  • Alejandro Zohn, architect

Authors

  • Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
  • Pita Amor
  • Juan José Arreola
  • Guillermo Arriaga
  • Mariano Azuela
  • Caridad Bravo Adams
  • Roberto Bravo
  • Ignacio Burgoa Orihuela
  • Emilio Carballido
  • Rosario Castellanos
  • Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
  • Yolanda Vargas Dulché
  • Salvador Elizondo
  • José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi
  • Carlos Fuentes
  • Martín Luis Guzmán
  • Guadalupe Loaeza
  • Gregorio López y Fuentes
  • Ángeles Mastretta
  • Carlos Monsiváis
  • Nezahualcoyotl
  • Salvador Novo
  • Fernando del Paso
  • José Emilio Pacheco
  • Susana Palazuelos
  • Alfredo Placencia
  • Elena Poniatowska
  • Alfonso Reyes
  • José Revueltas
  • Luis J. Rodriguez
  • Juan Rulfo
  • Juan Ruiz de Alarcón
  • Jaime Sabines
  • Paco Ignacio Taibo II
  • Lourdes Urrea
  • José Vasconcelos
  • Agustín Yáñez

Aviators

  • Alfonso Virgen Meza

Businesspeople

  • María Asunción Aramburuzabala
  • Jerónimo Arango
  • Emilio Azcárraga Jean
  • Emilio Azcárraga Milmo
  • Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta
  • Alberto Baillères
  • Raúl Baillères
  • Daniel Chávez Morán
  • Andrés Conesa
  • Juan Domingo Beckmann
  • Arturo Elías Ayub
  • Juan Enríquez
  • Eugenio Garza Lagüera
  • Eugenio Garza Sada, philanthropist
  • Roberto González Barrera
  • Víctor González Torres
  • Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
  • Jorge Hank Rhon
  • Alfredo Harp Helú
  • Roberto Hernández Ramírez
  • Fidel Kuri Grajales
  • Jorge Lankenau
  • Germán Larrea Mota-Velasco
  • Enrique Molina Sobrino
  • Emilio Romano
  • Pedro Romero de Terreros
  • Alfonso Romo
  • Hector Ruiz
  • Isaac Saba Raffoul
  • Ricardo Salinas Pliego
  • Daniel Servitje Montull
  • Carlos Slim
  • Antonio Suárez
  • Jorge Vergara
  • Lorenzo Zambrano

Cartoonists

  • Lalo Alcaraz
  • Paco Calderón
  • José G. Cruz
  • Eduardo del Río, Rius
  • Bill Melendez
  • José Guadalupe Posada

Musicians, conductors and composers of concert music

  • Rubén Albarrán
  • Alfonso Mejia-Arias, musician, writer, social activist, politician
  • Antonio Aguilar, singer, composer
  • Juan Arvizu, lyric tenor
  • Alejandra Ávalos, singer-songwriter, actress, composer
  • Ariel Camacho
  • Natanael Cano
  • Felix Carrasco, conductor
  • Nestor Mesta Chayres, lyric tenor
  • Rey Alejandro Conde, conductor
  • Manuel Esperón, composer, musician, conductor
  • Pedro Fernández, singer-songwriter, actor, composer
  • Vicente Fernández, singer, composer
  • Horacio Franco, recorder player
  • Mike Fuentes, drummer
  • Juan Gabriel, singer
  • Irma González, operatic soprano
  • Saúl Hernández
  • Pedro Infante singer, composer
  • Agustín Lara, singer, composer
  • José Madero, singer, composer
  • Armando Manzanero, singer, composer
  • Manuel M. Ponce, musician, composer
  • Jaime Preciado, bassist
  • Carlos Miguel Prieto
  • Silvestre Revueltas, composer, conductor
  • Elvira Ríos, singer-songwriter, actress, composer
  • Jesús Adrián Romero, Christian singer-songwriter
  • Sofía Reyes, singer-songwriter
  • Cesar Rosas, singer, vocalist
  • Juventino Rosas
  • Paulina Rubio, singer
  • Chalino Sánchez
  • Joan Sebastian, singer, composer
  • Marco Antonio Solís, singer, composer
  • Thalía, singer

Entertainers

A–C

  • Amalia Aguilar, actress
  • Mauricio Aspe, actor
  • Alejandro Felipe, actor
  • Antonio Aguilar, singer
  • Luis Aguilar, singer
  • Pepe Aguilar, singer
  • Elsa Aguirre, actress
  • Rubén Aguirre, comedian, actor
  • Damián Alcázar, actor
  • Julio Alemán, actor
  • Fernando Allende, actor, film director
  • Ana Alicia, actress
  • Mario Almada, actor
  • Ilean Almaguer, actress
  • Rafael Amaya, actor
  • César Amigó, film director
  • Adolfo Angel, singer
  • Angélica María, singer
  • Alfonso Aráu, actor and director
  • Guillermo Arriaga, screenwriter, director and producer
  • Ramón Ayala, singer
  • Anahí, actress, singer
  • Angélica Aragón, actress
  • Abraham Ramos, actor
  • Aracely Arámbula, actress
  • Esteban Arce, show host
  • Pedro Armendáriz, actor
  • Pedro Armendáriz Jr., actor
  • Adriana Barraza, actress
  • Meche Barba, actress
  • Ana Bárbara, singer
  • Katie Barberi, actress
  • Melissa Barrera, actress
  • Alejandra Barros, actress
  • Renato Bartilotti, actor
  • Sergio Basañez, actor
  • Kuno Becker, actor
  • Lola Beltrán, singer
  • Belinda, actress, singer
  • Elsa Benítez, model
  • Agustín Bernal, actor
  • Demián Bichir, actor
  • Jorge Blanco, actor, singer
  • Marcela Bovio, singer
  • Angelique Boyer, actress
  • Jacqueline Bracamontes, actress, model
  • Olga Breeskin, vedette
  • Claudio Brook, actor
  • Alejandro Camacho, actor and producer
  • Jaime Camil, singer, actor
  • Marco Antonio Campos Viruta, comedian, actor
  • Carmen Campuzano, actress, fashion model
  • Itatí Cantoral, actress
  • Paty Cantú, singer
  • Eduardo Capetillo, actor
  • Elpidia Carrillo, actress
  • Yadhira Carrillo, actress
  • Irán Castillo, actress
  • Cristian Castro, singer
  • Verónica Castro, actress, singer
  • David Cavazos, singer
  • Lumi Cavazos, actress
  • Christian Chávez, actor, singer
  • Sharis Cid, actress
  • Fernando Colunga, actor
  • Ninel Conde, actress, model, singer
  • Karla Cossío, actress
  • Alfonso Cuarón, film director
  • Luis de Alba, actor, comedian
  • Rebecca de Alba, show host
  • Alfonso de Anda, show host
  • José María de Tavira, actor
  • Ana de la Reguera, actress
  • Arath de la Torre, actor
  • María Antonieta de las Nieves, actress
  • Kate del Castillo, actress

D–G

  • Ana Díaz, singer
  • Dolores del Río, actress
  • Yolanda del Río, singer
  • Guillermo del Toro, film director
  • Gonzalo de la Torre, singer, producer
  • Eugenio Derbez, actor, comedian, producer
  • Aarón Díaz, actor
  • Columba Domínguez, actress
  • Susana Dosamantes, actress
  • Lila Downs, singer
  • Dulce María, actress, singer, composer
  • Jean Duverger, actor, show host
  • Elán, singer-songwriter
  • Fernando Eimbcke, film director, screenwriter
  • Emilio Echevarría, actor
  • Liza Echeverría, model, show host
  • Alfredo Gatica, actor
  • Luis Gatica, actor
  • Erika Buenfil, actress
  • Erick Elías, actor, model
  • Evangelina Elizondo, actress
  • Emmanuel, singer
  • Luis Ernesto Franco, actor
  • Lorena Enríquez, actress
  • José Guadalupe Esparza, singer
  • María Félix, actress
  • Alejandro Fernández, singer
  • Pedro Fernández, singer-songwriter, actor, composer, producer
  • Vicente Fernández, singer
  • Juan Ferrara, actor
  • Laura Flores, actress
  • Adriana Fonseca, actress
  • Rubén Fuentes, actor
  • Juan Gabriel, singer, composer
  • Francisco Gabilondo Soler, "Cri-Cri", songwriter
  • Gael García Bernal, actor
  • Sara García, actress
  • Eduardo Garza, voice actor
  • Bibi Gaytán, actress
  • Alfredo Gil, singer, guitarist, founding member of Trio los Panchos
  • Filippa Giordano, crossover singer
  • Ernesto Gómez Cruz, actor
  • Roberto Gómez Bolaños Chespirito, actor, director, songwriter and screenwriter
  • Alejandro González Iñárritu, film director
  • Edith González, actress
  • Sherlyn González, actress
  • Susana González, actress
  • Paulina Goto, actress, singer
  • Ely Guerra, singer-songwriter, musician, composer
  • Denisse Guerrero, singer
  • Emilia Guiú, actress
  • Elizabeth Gutiérrez, actress
  • Alejandra Guzmán, singer
  • Enrique Guzmán, singer
  • Vanessa Guzmán, actress, model

H–M

  • Laura Harring, actress
  • Hector Soberon, actor
  • Salma Hayek, actress
  • Plutarco Haza, actor
  • Gaspar Henaine Capulina, actor and comedian
  • Saul Hernández, singer
  • Carlos Hernández Vázquez, film director
  • Alfonso Herrera, actor, singer
  • Lorena Herrera, actress
  • Pedro Infante, singer, actor
  • Mauricio Islas, actor
  • Frankie J, singer
  • Altair Jarabo, actress
  • Rodolfo Jiménez, actor
  • José Alfredo Jiménez, singer-songwriter, musician, composer
  • José José, singer
  • Lupita Jones, Miss Universe 1991
  • Judith Grace, show host
  • Katy Jurado, actress
  • Ines Gomez Mont, television host
  • Kalimba, singer
  • Natalia Lafourcade, singer
  • Imanol Landeta, actor, singer
  • Valentino Lanús, actor
  • Norma Lazareno, actress
  • Ana Layevska, actress
  • Mariana Levy, actress
  • Iyari Limon, actress
  • Issa Lish, model
  • Claudia Lizaldi, model
  • Patricia Llaca, actress
  • Xavier López, Chabelo, actor
  • Renato López, musician, show host
  • Seidy López, actress
  • Alex Lora, musician, singer-songwriter
  • Ana Lorena Sánchez, actress
  • Adriana Louvier, actress
  • Karyme Lozano, actress
  • Lucero, actress, singer
  • Luis Miguel, singer
  • Daniela Luján, actress, singer
  • Ernesto Laguardia, actor
  • Fernando Luján, actor
  • Diego Luna, actor, director
  • Tony MacFarland, actor
  • Sara Maldonado, actress, comedian
  • Julio Mannino, actor
  • Patricia Manterola, singer
  • Erik Mariñelarena, film director
  • María Elena Marqués, actress
  • Adalberto Martínez Resortes, comedian and actor
  • Karla Martínez, show host
  • Ingrid Martz, actress
  • Ofelia Medina, actress
  • Manuel Medel, actor
  • Tenoch Huerta Mejia, actor
  • Bill Melendez, animator
  • Lucía Méndez, actress, singer
  • Florinda Meza, actress
  • Jaydy Michel, fashion model
  • Miroslava, actress
  • Maya Mishalska, actress
  • Nicky Mondellini, actress
  • Ricardo Montalbán, actor
  • Pilar Montenegro, actress, singer
  • Pablo Montero, singer, actor
  • Ivonne Montero, actress
  • Andrés Montiel, actor
  • Galilea Montijo, actress
  • Mario Moreno Cantinflas, actor and comedian
  • Bárbara Mori, actress, model
  • Sabine Moussier, actress
  • Marco Antonio Muñiz, singer
  • Evita Muñoz, actress, comedian, singer
  • Eduardo Manzano, actor
  • René Muñoz, actor
  • Úrsula Murayama, actress

N–R

  • Ximena Navarrete, model, Miss Universe 2010
  • Chucho Navarro, singer, guitarist, founding member of Trio Los Panchos
  • Guillermo Navarro, cinematographer
  • Sylvia Navarro, actress
  • Patricia Navidad, actress
  • Jorge Negrete, singer, actor
  • Mónica Noguera, television host, model
  • Adela Noriega, actress
  • Manuel "Manolo" Noriega, stage and film actor
  • Nailea Norvind, actress
  • Ramón Novarro, actor
  • Lupita Nyong'o, actress
  • Ona Grauer, actress
  • Manuel Ojeda, actor
  • Fher Olvera, singer
  • Mauricio Ochmann, actor
  • Yahir Othon, actor, singer
  • Raúl Chato Padilla, actor
  • Dominika Paleta, actress
  • Ludwika Paleta, actress
  • Andrea Palma, actress
  • Joaquín Pardavé, actor, director, songwriter and screenwriter
  • Plankton Man, musician
  • Silvia Pasquel, actress
  • Arturo Peniche, actor
  • Maite Perroni, actress, singer
  • Silvia Pinal, actress, show host
  • Salvador Pineda, actor
  • Polo Polo, comedian
  • María Antonieta Pons, actress
  • Enrique Rambal, actor
  • Adal Ramones, comedian
  • Marco Antonio Regil, television host
  • Miguel Alejandro Reina, film director
  • Diana Reyes, singer
  • Carlos Reygadas, film director, winner of the Best Director Award in Cannes
  • Cornelio Reyna, singer
  • Pilar Rioja, dancer
  • Lalo Ríos, Mexican-born American actor
  • Angélica Rivera, actress
  • Jorge Rivero, actor
  • Aurora Robles, supermodel
  • Enrique Rocha, actor
  • Paul Rodriguez, comedian, actor
  • Helena Rojo, actress
  • María Rojo, actress
  • Gilbert Roland, actor
  • Daniela Romo, actress, singer
  • Rosa Carmina. actress
  • Alessandra Rosaldo, actress, singer
  • Paulina Rubio, singer
  • Ximena Rubio, actress
  • Victoria Ruffo, actress

S–Z

  • Jorge Salinas, actor
  • Nora Salinas, actress
  • Carlos Santana, musician
  • Pablo Santos, actor
  • Eugenio Siller, actor
  • Joan Sebastian, singer
  • Mariana Seoane, singer
  • Ana Serradilla, actress
  • Antonio Serrano, director
  • Karol Sevilla, actress, singer
  • Camila Sodi, actress
  • Sasha Sokol, singer
  • Fernando Soler, actor
  • Juan Soler, actor
  • Javier Solís, singer
  • Marco Antonio Solís, singer
  • Blanca Soto, fashion model
  • Gabriel Soto, actor, model
  • Karla Souza, actress
  • Hugo Stiglitz, actor
  • Devin Tailes, singer
  • Mark Tacher, actor
  • Ana Claudia Talancón, actress
  • Mario Talavera, songwriter
  • Amado Tame Shear, Mexican politician
  • Tatiana, singer
  • Ari Telch, actor
  • Arleth Terán, actress
  • Thalía, actress, singer
  • Lynda Thomas, musician, singer-songwriter
  • Thelma Tixou, vedette
  • José Antonio Torres, film director
  • Lupita Tovar, actress
  • Rigo Tovar, singer-songwriter, composer, actor
  • Gloria Trevi, singer
  • Mariana Treviño, actress
  • Víctor Trujillo / Brozo, actor, comedian
  • Emilio Tuero, actor, singer
  • Elyfer Torres, actress
  • Christopher Uckermann, actor, singer
  • Polo Urías, singer
  • Germán Valdés, Tin Tán, actor
  • Ramón Valdés, don Ramón, actor
  • Victor Noriega, actor, singer, model
  • Angélica Vale, actress, singer, comedian
  • Verónica Valerio, singer, harpist and composer
  • Sergio Vallín, guitarist
  • Pedro Vargas, singer
  • María Elena Velasco La India María, actress, comedian
  • Lorena Velázquez, actress
  • Raúl Velasco, entertainer and television producer
  • Lupe Vélez, actress
  • Julieta Venegas, singer-songwriter, composer, musician
  • Eduardo Verástegui, actor, model
  • Carlos Villagrán, actor
  • David Villalpando, actor
  • Mayrín Villanueva, actress
  • Alicia Villarreal, singer
  • Edgar Vivar, actor
  • Kat Von D, model, musician, tattoo artist
  • Eduardo Victoria, actor
  • Gonzalo Garcia Vivanco, actor
  • Nena von Schlebrügge, fashion model
  • Laisha Wilkins, actress
  • Laura Zapata, actress
  • Jesús Zavala, actor, singer
  • Humberto Zurita, actor

Historians, economists and social scientists

  • Lucas Alamán
  • Ramón Alcaraz
  • Francisco Javier Clavijero
  • Francisco del Paso y Troncoso
  • Everardo Elizondo
  • Clara Jusidman
  • Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea
  • Miguel León-Portilla
  • Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, archaeologist
  • Jean Meyer
  • Edmundo O'Gorman
  • Alejandro Peschard Fernández
  • Armand Peschard-Sverdrup
  • Jacqueline Peschard
  • Pedro Thomas Ruiz de Velasco
  • Fernando Escalante Gonzalbo, sociologist

Human rights activists

  • Sergio Aguayo
  • Ociel Baena
  • Alberta Cariño
  • Susana Chávez
  • Rosario Ibarra
  • Sanjuana Martínez

Intellectuals and writers

  • Héctor Aguilar Camín
  • Gabriel Careaga Medina
  • Mariano Azuela
  • Edmundo Cetina Velázquez, philosopher
  • Daniel Cosío Villegas
  • Fernando del Paso, Cervantes Prize winner
  • Germán Dehesa
  • Alberto Espinosa Desigaud
  • Salvador Elizondo
  • Juan Escoto
  • Carlos Fuentes, Cervantes Prize winner
  • Jorge Ibargüengoitia
  • Alfonso García Robles, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982
  • Enrique Krauze
  • Mario Ojeda Gómez
  • Tony Olmos, screenwriter and filmmaker
  • Octavio Paz, winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature
  • Alfonso Reyes
  • Juan Rulfo
  • Moises Saenz
  • Juan Manuel Silva Camarena, philosopher, professor and academic
  • José Vasconcelos
  • Gabriel Zaid

Journalists

  • Carmen Aristegui
  • Jesús Blancornelas
  • Manuel Buendía
  • Lydia Cacho
  • María Antonieta Collins
  • Catalina D'Erzel
  • Denise Dresser
  • Isidro Fabela
  • Giselle Fernández
  • Pedro Ferriz de Con
  • Pedro Ferriz Santacruz
  • Ricardo Flores Magón
  • Joaquín López-Dóriga
  • Carlos Loret de Mola
  • Adela Micha
  • Margarita Michelena
  • Jorge Ramos
  • Paola Rojas
  • Javier Solórzano
  • Lilly Téllez
  • Jacobo Zabludovsky

Sports journalists

  • José Roberto Pepe Espinosa
  • David Faitelson
  • Inés Sainz
  • Pedro El Mago Septién
  • José Ramón Fernández (journalist)

Military, revolutionaries and guerrilla (fighters)

  • Juan Aldama
  • Ignacio Allende
  • Atala Apodaca Anaya
  • Felipe Ángeles
  • Miguel Moreno Arreola
  • José Azueta
  • Lucio Cabañas
  • Emilio Carranza
  • Porfirio Díaz
  • Mariano Escobedo
  • Ernesto García
  • Enrique Gorostieta
  • Vicente Guerrero
  • Rafael Sebastián Guillén, Subcomandante Marcos
  • Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
  • Victoriano Huerta
  • José Mariano Jiménez
  • Emilio Kosterlitzky
  • Antonio López de Santa Anna
  • Ignacio López Rayón
  • Antonio Cárdenas Rodríguez
  • Mariano Matamoros
  • José María Morelos y Pavón
  • Victoriano "El Catorce" Ramírez
  • Fausto Vega Santander
  • Jerónimo Treviño
  • Leona Vicario
  • Pancho Villa
  • Emiliano Zapata

Monarchs

  • Emperor Agustin I
  • Emperor Maximiliano I

Politicians

  • Oscar Eduardo Ramirez Aguilar
  • Ignacio Gregorio Comonfort de los Ríos
  • Miguel Alemán Valdés
  • Miguel Alemán Velasco
  • Gilberto Bosques Saldívar
  • Luis H. Álvarez
  • Eduardo Bours
  • Felipe Calderón
  • Heberto Castillo
  • Manuel J. Clouthier
  • Cuauhtémoc
  • Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas
  • Lázaro Cárdenas Batel
  • Lázaro Cárdenas del Río
  • Venustiano Carranza
  • Luis Donaldo Colosio
  • Porfirio Díaz
  • Marcelo Ebrard
  • Diego Fernández de Cevallos
  • Marti Batres
  • Vicente Fox
  • Rosa Albina Garavito
  • José Eleuterio González, Gonzalitos
  • Manuel Gómez Morín
  • Plutarco Elías Calles
  • Elba Esther Gordillo
  • Carlos Hank González
  • Jorge Hank Rhon
  • Enrique Jackson
  • Benito Juárez
  • Vicente Lombardo Toledano
  • Andrés Manuel López Obrador
  • José López Portillo
  • Francisco I. Madero
  • Carlos A. Madrazo
  • Roberto Madrazo
  • Arnoldo Martínez Verdugo
  • Moctezuma Ilhuicamina
  • Moctezuma Xocoyotzin
  • Antonio Ortiz Mena
  • Enrique Peña Nieto
  • Armando Ríos Piter
  • Rosario Robles
  • Carlos Salinas de Gortari
  • Claudia Sheinbaum
  • Jesús Silva-Herzog
  • Fidel Velázquez
  • Ernesto Zedillo
  • Demetrio Sodi

Religious people

  • Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, Cardinal
  • Felipe de Jesús, Saint (Martyr)
  • Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, Saint
  • Anacleto González Flores, Beato, (Martyr)
  • Rafael Guízar Valencia, Bishop, Saint
  • Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
  • Javier Lozano Barragán, Cardinal
  • Cristóbal Magallanes Jara, Saint
  • Miguel Agustín Pro, Beato, (Martyr)
  • Norberto Rivera, Cardinal
  • José Sánchez del Río, Beato (Martyr)
  • Margarito Bautista, theologian and religious founder

Science and technology

A–L

  • José Adem, mathematician
  • Miguel Alcubierre, theoretical and computational physicist; see Alcubierre drive
  • Celia Mercedes Alpuche Aranda, infectious diseases researcher
  • Fernando Altamirano, physician, botanist and naturalist
  • Miguel Alvarez del Toro, biologist
  • Carlos Arias Ortiz, biochemist
  • León Ávalos y Vez, mechanical engineer
  • Juan Francisco Azcárate, military, aircraft designer and engineer
  • Albert Baez, physicist
  • Isidro Baldenegro López, awarded the 2005 Goldman Environmental Prize
  • Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, biologist
  • Francisco Barnés de Castro, engineer
  • Marcos E. Becerra, anthropologist and botanist
  • Jacob Bekenstein, physicist; contributed to the foundation of black hole thermodynamics; see the Bekenstein bound
  • Francisco Bolívar Zapata, biochemist and professor
  • Alberto Bustani Adem, engineer
  • Edwin Bustillos, awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1996
  • Juan Ismael Calzada, botanist; credited with the discovery of the elm Ulmus ismaelis
  • Carlos Canseco, physician and philanthropist
  • Nabor Carrillo Flores, nuclear physicist, scientific advisor and former president of UNAM
  • Heberto Castillo, civil engineer and political activist
  • Ana María Cetto, physicist
  • Ignacio Chapela, microbial ecologist and mycologist; notable for his work with natural resources and indigenous right|uprights
  • Ignacio Chávez Sánchez, physician and cardiologist
  • Alejandro Corichi, theoretical physics; contributed to the understanding of classical aspects of black holes
  • Jorge Cuesta, chemist
  • José Antonio de Alzate y Ramírez, scientist
  • Miguel de Icaza, free software programmer; started GNOME
  • Pablo de la Llave, biologist
  • Antonio de León y Gama, astronomer, anthropologist and writer
  • Andrés Manuel del Río, chemist; discovered vanadium
  • Alfredo Dugès, biologist
  • Luis Enrique Erro, astronomer
  • Henry Eyring, chemist
  • Jefa Fabiana, head of nursing
  • Carlos Frenk, astronomer; pioneer in simulations of large-scale structure
  • Héctor García-Molina, database researcher
  • Ángel María Garibay K, linguist
  • Francisco Javier González-Acuña, mathematician
  • Guillermo González Camarena, inventor of the first color television system
  • Rosario María Gutiérrez Eskildsen, lexicographer, linguist, educator, and poet
  • Julio César Gutiérrez Vega, physicist
  • Gastón Guzmán, mycologist and anthropologist
  • Guadalupe Hayes-Mota, biotechnologist and business director
  • Guillermo Haro, astrophysicist and astronomer; co-discoverer of Herbig–Haro objects
  • Alfonso L. Herrera, biologist
  • José María Lanz, mathematician and engineer
  • Yolanda Lastra, linguist
  • Antonio Lazcano, biologist
  • Jesús León Santos, awarded the 2008 Goldman Environmental Prize
  • José Luis Lezama, scientist
  • Susana López Charreton, biochemist
  • Ana María López Colomé, biochemist
  • Rita López de Llergo y Seoane, geographer

M–Z

  • Miguel Ángel J. Márquez Ruiz, veterinarian
  • German Martinez Hidalgo, physicist, mathematician, chemist and astronomer
  • Daniel Mastretta, engineer and car designer
  • Héctor Mayagoitia Domínguez, chemist
  • Federico Mena, computer programmer
  • Luis E. Miramontes, co-inventor of the contraceptive pill
  • Ricardo Miledi, neuroscientist who won the Royal Medal in 1998
  • Cristina Mittermeier, photographer and biochemical engineer
  • José Mariano Mociño, botanist
  • Mario J. Molina, Nobel Prize winner in 1995
  • Carmen Mondragón Nahui Olin, model, painter and poet
  • General Manuel Mondragón, firearm designer
  • Rodolfo Montiel Flores, awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2000
  • Rodolfo Neri Vela, astronaut and scientist
  • Víctor Neumann-Lara, mathematician
  • Melchor Ocampo, biologist, politician
  • Esther Orozco, biologist
  • Federico Ortiz Quezada, urologist
  • Antonio Peña Díaz, biochemist
  • Arcadio Poveda, astronomer; developed a method to calculate the mass of elliptical galaxies
  • Marco Rito-Palomares, biologist
  • Diego Rodríguez, mathematician, astronomer, educator and technological innovator
  • Raúl Rojas, computer scientist and mathematician
  • Arturo Rosenblueth, physician and physiologist
  • Reyes Tamez Guerra, immunochemist
  • Ted Taylor, physicist, nuclear-weapons designer
  • Fernando Vallejo, biologist, filmmaker and writer
  • Evangelina Villegas, biochemist
  • Hilda Villegas Castrejón, surgeon and a pioneer in electron microscopy
  • Nora Volkow, physician
  • Rossana Reguillo, social scientist

Sports

American football

  • Isaac Alarcón, NFL, offensive tackle
  • Raúl Allegre, NFL, placekicker
  • Frank Corral, NFL, placekicker
  • Tom Fears, NFL, wide receiver
  • Efrén Herrera, NFL, placekicker
  • Victor Leyva, NFL, offensive guard
  • Marco Martos, NFL Europe, wide receiver, head coach
  • Jose Portilla, NFL, offensive tackle
  • Ramiro Pruneda, NFL, offensive tackle
  • Aldo Richins, NFL, wingback
  • Rafael Septién, NFL, placekicker
  • Joaquin Zendejas, NFL, placekicker
  • Luis Zendejas, NFL, placekicker
  • Marty Zendejas, NFL, placekicker
  • Max Zendejas, NFL, placekicker
  • Tony Zendejas, NFL, placekicker

Baseball

  • Juan Acevedo, MLB, pitcher
  • Alfredo Aceves, MLB, pitcher
  • Tavo Álvarez, MLB, pitcher
  • Alfredo Amézaga, MLB
  • Bobby Ávila, MLB, second baseman
  • Luis Ayala, MLB, pitcher
  • Manny Bañuelos, MLB, pitcher
  • Nelson Barrera, LMB, infielder / designated hitter
  • Rigo Beltrán, MLB, pitcher
  • Vinny Castilla, MLB, third baseman, manager
  • Humberto Cota, MLB, catcher
  • Jorge Cantú, MLB, third baseman / first baseman
  • Luis Cruz, MLB, shortstop
  • Jorge de la Rosa, MLB, pitcher
  • Elmer Dessens, MLB, pitcher
  • Erubiel Durazo, MLB, first baseman
  • Narciso Elvira, MLB, pitcher
  • Héctor Espino, LMB & MPL, first baseman, manager
  • Francisco Paquín Estrada, LMB, catcher, manager
  • Marco Estrada, MLB, pitcher
  • Yovani Gallardo, MLB, pitcher
  • Jaime Garcia, MLB, pitcher
  • Benji Gil, MLB, infielder
  • Miguel González, MLB, pitcher
  • Victor González, MLB, pitcher
  • Teddy Higuera, MLB, pitcher
  • Arnold León, MLB, pitcher
  • Esteban Loaiza, MLB, pitcher
  • Aurelio López, MLB, relief pitcher
  • Jorge Orta, MLB, second baseman / designated hitter / outfielder
  • Roberto Osuna, MLB, pitcher
  • Ramiro Peña, MLB, infielder
  • Óliver Pérez, MLB, pitcher
  • Dennys Reyes, MLB, pitcher
  • Óscar Robles, MLB, infielder
  • Aurelio Rodríguez, MLB, third baseman
  • Fernando Salas, MLB, pitcher
  • Ali Solis, MLB, catcher
  • Joakim Soria, MLB, relief pitcher
  • Julio Urías, MLB, pitcher
  • José Urquidy, MLB, pitcher
  • Fernando Valenzuela, MLB, pitcher
  • Christian Villanueva, MLB, third baseman

Basketball

  • Gustavo Ayón, NBA, center
  • Romel Beck, NBA Development League, point guard
  • Jorge Gutiérrez, NBA, point guard
  • Horacio Llamas, NBA, center
  • Eduardo Nájera, NBA, forward

Mixed martial arts

  • Jessica Aguilar
  • Jesús Santos Aguilar
  • Irene Aldana
  • Akbarh Arreola
  • Gabriel Moggly Benítez
  • Marco Psycho Beltrán
  • Henry Bure Briones
  • Edgar Chairez
  • Efrain Escudero
  • Lupita Loopy Godinez
  • Alexa Grasso
  • Brandon Moreno
  • Alejandro Pérez
  • Érik Goyito Pérez
  • José Alberto Teco Quiñónez
  • Polo Reyes
  • Ronaldo Lazy Boy Rodríguez
  • Yair Pantera Rodríguez
  • Héctor El Toro Urbina
  • Daniel Zellhuber

Tennis

  • Enrique Abaroa
  • Bruno Echagaray
  • Daniel Garza
  • Lucas Gómez
  • Santiago González
  • Hans Hach Verdugo
  • Tigre Hank
  • Luis Herrera
  • Leonardo Lavalle
  • Mario Llamas
  • Jorge Lozano
  • Francisco Maciel
  • Juan Manuel Elizondo
  • Agustín Moreno
  • Óscar Ortiz
  • Rafael Osuna
  • Antonio Palafox
  • Luis Patiño
  • Raúl Ramírez
  • Yola Ramírez
  • Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
  • Manuel Sánchez
  • Renata Zarazúa

Boxing

Bullfighters

  • Alejandro Amaya
  • Carlos Arruza
  • Jaime Bravo
  • Guillermo Capetillo
  • Eloy Cavazos
  • Michelito Lagravere
  • Rafita Mirabal
  • Manuel Martínez Ancira
  • Silverio Pérez
  • Carmelo Torres

Football

A–M

N–Z

Motorsports

  • Carlos Contreras, NASCAR
  • Luis Díaz, CART, American Le Mans Series
  • Mario Domínguez, CART
  • Adrián Fernández, CART, American Le Mans Series
  • Josele Garza, CART
  • Jorge Goeters, NASCAR
  • Ricardo González, CART, FIA WEC
  • Benito Guerra, rallying
  • Carlos Guerrero, CART
  • Esteban Gutiérrez, Formula One
  • Israel Jaitovich, NASCAR, road racer
  • Michel Jourdain Jr., CART, NASCAR and rallying
  • Sergio Checo Pérez, Formula One
  • Jo Ramírez, team coordinator Formula One
  • José Luis Ramírez, NASCAR
  • Héctor Alonso Rebaque, Formula One, CART
  • Pedro Rodríguez, Formula One
  • Ricardo Rodríguez, Formula One
  • Memo Rojas, Rolex Sports Car Series
  • Moisés Solana, Formula One
  • Daniel Suárez, NASCAR
  • Patricio Pato O'Ward, IndyCar Series
  • Ricardo Triviño, rallying

Olympic and Paralympian athletes

  • Raúl Alcalá, bicycle road racing
  • Daniel Bautista, racewalking
  • Perla Bustamante, Paralympian, track and field
  • Ernesto Canto, racewalking
  • Joaquín Capilla, diving
  • Alejandro Cárdenas, track and field
  • Everardo Cristóbal Quirino, canoe racing
  • Nancy Contreras, track cycling
  • Paola Espinosa, diving
  • María del Rosario Espinoza, taekwondo
  • Víctor Estrada, taekwondo
  • Adriana Fernández, marathon runner
  • Álvaro Gaxiola, diving
  • Carlos Girón, diving
  • Rodolfo Gómez, marathon runner
  • Raúl González, racewalking
  • Belem Guerrero, track cycling
  • Ana Gabriela Guevara, track and field
  • Salvador Hernández, Paralympian, track and field
  • Soraya Jiménez, weightlifter
  • Brenda Magaña, gymnast
  • Saúl Mendoza, Paralympian, wheelchair racer
  • Humberto Mariles, equestrian
  • Carlos Mercenario, racewalking
  • Felipe Tibio Muñoz, swimming
  • Rommel Pacheco, diving
  • José Sargento Pedraza, racewalker
  • Guillermo Pérez Sandoval, taekwondo
  • Fernando Platas, diving
  • Maria Teresa Ramírez, swimming
  • Romary Rifka, high jump
  • Pilar Roldán, fencing
  • Iridia Salazar, taekwondo
  • Oscar Salazar, taekwondo
  • Mario Santillán, Paralympian, marathon
  • Juan René Serrano, archery
  • Roberto Strauss, Olympic swimmer
  • Rubén Uriza, equestrian
  • Alberto Valdés, equestrian
  • Jeny Velazco, Paralympian, track and field
  • Hubertus von Hohenlohe, alpine skier
  • José Manuel Youshimatz, track cycling
  • Vanessa Zambotti, judo
  • Luis Alberto Zepeda Félix, Paralympian, track and field

Wrestling

Golf

  • Ernesto Acosta
  • Rafael Alarcón
  • Rodolfo Cazaubón
  • Roberto Díaz
  • María Fassi
  • Óscar Fraustro
  • Alejandra Llaneza
  • Gaby López
  • Lorena Ochoa
  • Carlos Ortiz
  • Victor Regalado
  • Violeta Retamoza
  • José de Jesús Rodríguez
  • Cesar Sanudo
  • Esteban Toledo
  • Sebastián Vázquez

Other sports

  • Álvaro Beltrán, racquetball
  • Carlos Carsolio, mountaineering
  • Jesús Castañón, horse racing
  • Victor Espinoza, horse racing
  • Jose L. Espinoza, horse racing
  • David R. Flores, horse racing
  • Martin García, horse racing
  • Carlos Gracida, polo
  • Memo Gracida, polo
  • Mario Gutierrez, horse racing
  • Alberto Harari, horse racing
  • Paola Longoria, racquetball
  • Paco Lopez, horse racing
  • Roberto Mangas, mountaineering
  • Sergio Pérez, Formula 1
  • Álvaro Pineda, horse racing
  • Roberto Pineda, horse racing
  • Eusebio Razo Jr., horse racing
  • Carlos Torre Repetto, chess
  • Samantha Salas, racquetball
  • Marcel Sisniega Campbell, chess

See also

  • List of Mexican Americans
  • List of Mexican British people

References


Text submitted to CC-BY-SA license. Source: List of Mexicans by Wikipedia (Historical)



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