List of Mexicans
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This is a list of famous Mexicans.
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Artists[change]
- Mariano Azuela (1873- 1952), writer
- Dr. Atl (1875-1964), painter
- Luis Barragán (1902-1988), architect
- Carlos Chávez (1899-1978), composer
- Carlos Fuentes (1928-), writer
- Cantinflas (1911-1993), actor and comedian
- Salma Hayek (1966-), actress
- Sor Juana (1651-1695), writer
- Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), painter
- Nezahualcóyotl (1402-1472), poet
- Octavio Paz (1914-1998), writer
- Diego Rivera (1886-1957), painter
Politicians and Military Commanders[change]
- Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas (1934-), politician
- Lázaro Cárdenas (1895-1970), president
- Cuauhtémoc (1502-1515), Aztec emperor
- Porfirio Díaz (1830-1915), general and dictator
- Vicente Fox (1942-), president
- Miguel Hidalgo (1753-1811), priest and independece fighter
- Agustín de Iturbide (1783-1823), emperor
- Benito Juárez (1806-1872), president
- Francisco I. Madero (1873-1913), president
- Subcomandante Marcos (date of birth unknown), guerilla leader
- Moctezuma II (1466-1520), Aztec Emperor
- José María Morelos (1765-1815), independence fighter
- Pacal the Great (603-683), king of Palenque
- Antonio López de Santa Anna (1796-1876), general and dictator
- Pancho Villa (1878-1923), general in the Mexican Revolution
- Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919), revolutionary
Scientists[change]
- Rodolfo Neri Vela (1952-), astronaut
- Mario Molina (1943-), chemical engineer
Sportspeople[change]
- Javier Aguirre (1958-), association football
- Jared Borgetti (1973-), association football
- Omar Bravo (1980-), association football
- Jorge Campos (1966-), association football
- Antonio Carbajal (1929-), association football
- Guillermo Franco (1976-), association football
- Luis Hernández (1968-), association football
- Rafael Márquez (1979-), association football
- Lorena Ochoa (1981-), golf
- Sergio Pérez (1990-), racing driver
- Hugo Sánchez (1958-), association football
- Oswaldo Sánchez (1973-), association football
- Giovani dos Santos (1989-), association football
Other[change]
- Enrique Camarena (1948-1985), undercover agent
- Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474-1548), saint
- Malinche (1505-1529), interpreter and girlfriend of Hernan Cortes