List of Mexicans
Introduction This article contains a list of well-known Mexicans in science, publication, arts, politics and sports.+'''Estados Unidos Mexicanos''' Flag of Mexico  Mexican coat of arms (Flag of Mexico)  (Coat of Arms)
Arts Frida KahloAmado NervoJosé Clemente OrozcoDiego RiveraDavid Alfaro SiqueirosRufino Tamayo* 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 AltamiranoGuillermo ArriagaMariano AzuelaSor Juana Inés de la CruzCarlos FuentesCarlos MonsivaisElene PoniatowskaJosé Vasconcelos* 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
Businesspeople Emilio Azcárraga JeanAlberto BaillèresDaniel Chavez MoranEugenio Garza LagueraHector RuizRicardo Salinas PliegoCarlos Slim* 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* Bernardo Gómez Martínez* 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 José Guadalupe Posada* Lalo Alcaraz* Paco Calderón* José G. Cruz* Eduardo del Río, ''Rius''* Bill Melendez* José Guadalupe Posada
Musicians, conductors and composers of concert music Juan Arvizu, lyric tenorJoan SebastianVicente FernándezSilvestre RevueltasMarco Antonio SolísAlejandra Ávalos* 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 ===Melissa BarreraAlfonso Cuarón* 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 ===Guillermo del ToroPedro FernándezMaría FélixAlejandro FernándezJuan GabrielGael García BernalRoberto Gómez BolañosAlejandro González Iñárritu* 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 ===Salma HayekKaty JuradoLuis MiguelDiego Luna* 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 NavarreteJorge NegreteRaúl PadillaPaulina Rubio* 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 ===Carlos SantanaThalíaGermán ValdésPedro VargasLupe Vélez* 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* 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* Ceci Flores* Rosario Ibarra* Sanjuana Martínez* Delia Quiroa
Intellectuals and writers Octavio Paz* 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* 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 Ricardo Flores MagónJoaquin López-DorigaCarlos Loreth de Mola* 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) Porfirio DíazMiguel Hidalgo y CostillaJosé María Morelos y PavónLeona VicarioPancho VillaEmiliano Zapata* 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 IEmperor Maximiliano I*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* Rolando Cantù, NFL, offensive guard* 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* Irene Aldana* Akbarh Arreola* Gabriel ''Moggly'' Benítez* Marco ''Psycho'' Beltrán* Henry ''Bure'' Briones* Efrain Escudero* Lupita ''Loopy'' Godinez* Alexa Grasso* Brandon Moreno* Alejandro Pérez* Érik ''Goyito'' Pérez* José Alberto ''Teco'' Quiñónez* Polo Reyes* Yair ''Pantera'' Rodríguez* Héctor ''El Toro'' Urbina=== 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 ===* Saúl ''Canelo'' Álvarez* Romeo Anaya* Alfredo ''El Perro'' Angulo* Jorge ''Travieso'' Arce* Jose ''Tecuala'' Argumedo* Ricardo Arredondo* Antonio Avelar* Gilberto Keb ''Baby Luis V'' Baas* Marco Antonio ''Baby-Faced Assassin'' Barrera* César ''El Paso'' Bazán* José Becerra* Ray ''Sugar'' Beltrán* Miguel ''El Alacrán'' Berchelt* Víctor ''El Acorazado'' Burgos* Luis Ramón ''Yori Boy'' Campas* Miguel Canto* Cruz ''Chucho'' Carbajal* Chango Carmona* Jesús ''Chucho'' Castillo* Freddy Castillo* José Luis Castillo* Martín ''El Gallo'' Castillo* Hugo ''El Increíble'' Cázares* Julio ''Pollito'' Ceja* Julio César ''El Gran Campeón Mexicano'' Chávez* Julio César ''El hijo de la leyenda'' Chávez Jr* Jesús ''El Tigre'' Chong* Julio Cesar ''El Rey'' Martinez* Julio César ''Pingo'' Miranda* Cristóbal ''Lacandón'' Cruz* Carlos Cuadras* Pipino Cuevas* Ricardo Delgado, Olympic boxing* Juan de la Rosa* Antonio DeMarco* Gamaliel ''El Plátano'' Díaz* Julio ''The Kidd'' Díaz* Guty ''Puro Yucatán'' Espadas* Juan José ''Dinamita'' Estrada* Juan Francisco ''El Gallo'' Estrada* Moisés ''Moy'' Fuentes* Alejandro ''Terra'' García* Isidro ''El Chino'' García* Raúl ''Rayito'' García* Néstor ''El Tigre'' Garza* Alfonso Gómez* Miguel Ángel González* Jhonny González* Humberto González* Rodolfo González* Rodrigo ''Gatito'' Guerrero* Pedro Guevara* Adrián ''El Confesor'' Hernández* Juan ''Churritos'' Hernández* Rafael Herrera* Ramón García Hirales* Óscar "El Chololo" Larios* Carlos ''Mexicanito'' Licona* Rafael ''Bazooka'' Limón* Ganigan ''El Maravilla'' López* Ricardo ''Finito'' López* Rodolfo ''Rudy'' López* Raúl Macías* Lupe Madera* Hernán Márquez* Juan Manuel ''Dinamita'' Márquez* Rafael Márquez* Abner Mares* Rodolfo Martínez* Manuel "Mantecas" Medina* Javier ''Cobra'' Mendoza* Juan Meza* Cristian ''El Diamante'' Mijares* Carlos ''King'' Molina* Fernando ''Cochulito'' Montiel* Diego ''Pelucho'' Morales* Erik ''Terrible'' Morales* Jaime Munguía* Rubén ''Púas'' Olivares* Jorge ''Maromero'' Páez* Jackie ''Princesa Azteca'' Nava* Emanuel ''El Vaquero'' Navarrete* Luis ''Pantera'' Nery* Oswaldo ''El Gallito'' Novoa* Carlos Palomino* Raúl Pérez* Lupe Pintor* Daniel Ponce de León* José ''El Gallito'' Quirino* Gilberto ''Zurdo de Oro'' Ramírez* José Luis Ramírez* Luis Ramón "Yori Boy" Campas Medina* Joaquín Rocha* Francisco Rodríguez Jr.* Mario ''Dragoncito'' Rodriguez* Tomás ''Gusano'' Rojas* Antonio Roldán* Gilberto Román* Omar ''Giant Killer'' Romero* Hugo ''Cuatito'' Ruiz* Lauro Salas* Vicente Saldivar* Juan ''Matador'' Salgado* Orlando ''Siri'' Salido* Clemente ''Xicotencatl'' Sánchez* Rubén ''Yiyo'' Sánchez* Salvador ''Sal'' Sánchez* Léo ''El Terremoto'' Santa Cruz* Giovani ''El Guerrero Azteca'' Segura* Laura Serrano* Ulises Solís* Édgar Sosa* Elwin ''La Pulga'' Soto* Humberto ''La Zorrita'' Soto* Victor ''Vikingo'' Terrazas* Efren Torres* Ana María Torres* Óscar Valdez* Francisco ''El Bandido'' Vargas* Rey Vargas* Israel ''Magnifico'' Vázquez* Miguel ''El Títere'' Vázquez* Luis ''Kid Azteca'' Villanueva* Alfredo Xeque* Alfonso Zamora* Daniel Zaragoza* Carlos Zárate Serna* Juan Zurita=== 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 ===* Alfonso Dantés, ''El Tanque''* Apolo Dantés* Américo Rocca* Atlantis* Black Shadow* Blue Demon* Blue Panther* Brazo de Plata / Super Porky* Cavernario Galindo* Cien Caras* Charly Manson* Alberto Del Rio / Dos Caras Jr.* Dos Caras* Dr. Wagner Jr.* El Brazo* El Canek* El Dandy* El Hijo del Santo* El Santo* Emilio Charles Jr.* Enrique Llanes* Faby Apache* Heavy Metal* Héctor Garza* Ayako Hamada* Jerry Estrada* L. A. Park* La Parka* Lady Apache* Latin Lover* Lizmark* Lizmark Jr.* Mari Apache* Máscara Año 2000* Máscara Sagrada* Mascarita Sagrada* Mil Máscaras* Miss Janeth* Místico / Sin Cara* Negro Casas* Octagón* Octagoncito* Perro Aguayo* Perro Aguayo Jr.* Pierroth Jr.* Pirata Morgan* Rayo de Jalisco Jr.* Rayo de Jalisco Sr.* Ringo Mendoza* Carmelo Reyes, ''Cien Caras''* Rito Romero* Satánico* Sexy Star* Shocker* Scorpio Jr.* Tarzán López* Villano III* Volador Jr.* Zuleyma=== 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
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