# List of Mexicans

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

Javier Martinez - Miami, FL
* Mauricio Alejo, artist-photographs and videos
* 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
* Francisco Sarabia Tinoco [es]

## Businesspeople

* Martínez del Río family
* 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
* Carlos Gustavo Rosado Muñoz
* 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
* Adrian Olivares, singer; former member of Menudo and the older brother of Actress Karla Souza
* 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
* Javier Esteinou Madrid
* Isidro Fabela
* Giselle Fernández
* Pedro Ferriz de Con
* Pedro Ferriz Santacruz
* Ricardo Flores Magón
* Marco Lara Klahr
* Joaquín López-Dóriga
* Carlos Loret de Mola
* Adela Micha
* Margarita Michelena
* Jorge Ramos
* Paola Rojas
* Javier Solórzano
* Lilly Téllez
* Ana Velia Guzmán
* 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
* Joaquín Fuero
* 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
* Ignacio Gregorio Comonfort de los Ríos
* 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
* Simon Levy Dabbah
* 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
* Sergio Jacobo
* 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
* Alejandro Kirk, MLB, catcher
* 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
* Erik Goyito Pérez
* José Alberto Teco Quiñónez
* Polo Reyes
* Irwin Rivera
* Ronaldo Lazy Boy Rodríguez
* Yair Pantera Rodríguez
* Hector Sandoval
* Francisco Treviño
* Héctor El Toro Urbina
* Kazula Vargas
* 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

* 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

* Javier Vasco Aguirre, attacking midfielder, retired, head coach
* Edson Álvarez, defender
* Néstor Araujo, defender
* Gerardo Arteaga, defender
* Luís Roberto Alves Zague, winger, retired
* Jesús Cabrito Arellano, midfielder, retired
* Pablo Barrera, winger
* Juan Ignacio Basaguren, attacking midfielder, retired
* Adolfo Bofo Bautista, attacking midfielder
* Christian Hobbit Bermúdez, attacking midfielder
* Cuauhtémoc Blanco, attacking midfielder, retired
* Jared Borgetti, striker, retired
* Enrique Borja, striker, retired
* Omar Bravo, striker
* Jorge Campos, goalkeeper, striker, retired
* Antonio La Tota Carbajal, goalkeeper, retired, head coach
* Nery Castillo, attacking midfielder, Forward
* Jesús Manuel Corona, midfielder
* Leonardo Cuéllar, midfielder, retired, Mexico women's national coach
* Antonio Tano de Nigris, striker, retired
* José Manuel Chepo de la Torre, midfielder, retired, head coach
* Maribel Domínguez, Marigol, striker, women's football
* Giovani dos Santos, attacking midfielder
* Jonathan dos Santos, midfielder
* Marco Fabián, midfielder
* Carlos Fierro, striker
* Fernando Julien Freire (born 1986) striker, retired
* Luis Pirata Fuente, midfielder, retired
* Benjamín Galindo, attacking midfielder, retired, head coach
* Alberto García Aspe, attacking midfielder, retired
* Luis García, striker, retired
* Jesús Gómez, defender
* Julio Gómez, winger
* Monica González, defender, retired, sportscaster
* Omar Govea, midfielder
* Andrés Guardado, midfielder
* Raúl Gudiño, goalkeeper
* Erick Gutiérrez, midfielder
* Raúl Gutiérrez, defender, retired, head coach
* Víctor Guzmán, defender
* Víctor Pocho Guzmán, midfielder
* Javier Hernández, striker
* Luis Hernández, Matador, striker, retired
* Héctor Herrera, midfielder
* Miguel Herrera, defender, retired, head coach
* Sofia Huerta, forward
* Efraín Juárez, defender
* Raúl Jiménez, forward
* Diego Lainez, midfielder
* Manuel Lapuente, forward, retired, head coach
* Miguel Layún, defender
* Jonathan Levin, footballer
* Fatima Leyva, midfielder, women's football
* Hirving Lozano, forward
* Braulio Luna, forward
* Jonny Magallón, defender
* Joao Maleck, forward
* Rafael Márquez, defender, defensive midfielder
* Stephany Mayor, forward
* Alberto Venado Medina, forward
* Paolo Medina, defender
* Ramón Morales, midfielder, retired
* Héctor Moreno, defender

#### N–Z

* Antônio Naelson, Sinha, midfielder
* Gustavo Gusano Nápoles, attacking midfielder, retired
* Manuel Negrete, attacking midfielder, retired
* Teresa Noyola, midfielder
* Mónica Ocampo, forward
* Jonathan Orozco, goalkeeper
* Guillermo Memo Ochoa, goalkeeper
* Christopher Roberto Ortega, midfielder
* Norma Palafox, forward
* Francisco Palencia, forward
* Pável Pardo, midfielder
* Éder Patiño, goalkeeper
* Luis Ernesto Perez, forward
* Verónica Pérez, midfielder
* Gonzalo Pineda, defender
* Rodolfo Pizarro, midfielder
* Eugenio Pizzuto, midfielder
* Alan Pulido, forward
* Ramón Ramírez, midfielder, defender, retired
* Salvador Chava Reyes, striker, retired
* Ángel Reyna, attacking midfielder
* Adolfo Ríos, goalkeeper
* Daniel Ríos, striker
* Alberto Rodríguez, defender
* Arianna Romero, defender
* Jennifer Ruiz, defender
* Francisco Javier Maza Rodríguez, defender
* Carlos Salcedo, defender
* Carlos Salcido, defender
* Raúl Alberto Salinas, defender
* Hugo Sánchez, striker, retired, head coach
* Oswaldo Sánchez, goalkeeper
* Ángel Sosa, striker, retired
* Jesús Aarón Soto, goalkeeper, retired
* Claudio Suárez, defender, retired
* Gerardo Borrego Torrado, defensive midfielder
* Víctor Ulloa, midfielder
* Carlos Vela, striker
* Cesáreo Victorino, attacking midfielder
* Ignacio Trelles, don Nacho, head coach

### 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

* Essa Rios
* 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