List of Mexicans

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

Arts



 * 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

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

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
 * Marco Lara Klahr
 * 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

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

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

 * 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

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

 * 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