Famous Mexican People
100 profiles · Ranked by cultural impact
Claudia Sheinbaum
President of Mexico
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
65th President of Mexico
Enrique Peña Nieto
57th President of Mexico
Felipe Calderón
President of Mexico
Vicente Fox
62nd President of Mexico
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
52nd President of Mexico (1988–1994)
Ernesto Zedillo
53rd President of Mexico (1994–2000)
Marcelo Ebrard
Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Former Mexico City Mayor
Xóchitl Gálvez
Senator and 2024 Presidential Candidate
Ricardo Anaya
Former PAN Party Leader and Presidential Candidate
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas
Founder of PRD, Three-Time Presidential Candidate
Margarita Zavala
Former First Lady of Mexico, Federal Deputy, Independent Presidential Candidate
Genaro García Luna
Former Secretary of Public Security, Convicted of Drug Trafficking
Rosario Robles
Former Secretary of Social Development, Key Figure in Estafa Maestra Case
Luis Donaldo Colosio
PRI Presidential Candidate, Assassinated 1994
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
47th President of Mexico (1964–1970)
Luis Echeverría
49th President of Mexico
José López Portillo
50th President of Mexico
Miguel de la Madrid
52nd President of Mexico (1982–1988)
Adolfo López Mateos
46th President of Mexico
Plutarco Elías Calles
President of Mexico & Founder of the PNR
Álvaro Obregón
politician
Venustiano Carranza
politician
Manuel Ávila Camacho
44th President of Mexico
Miguel Alemán Valdés
politician
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
politician
Francisco I. Madero
politician
Victoriano Huerta
politician
Ricardo Flores Magón
Anarchist Revolutionary and Intellectual
Emiliano Zapata
partisan
Pancho Villa
politician
Lázaro Cárdenas
politician
Benito Juárez
lawyer
Porfirio Díaz
politician
Antonio López de Santa Anna
politician
Miguel Hidalgo
politician
José María Morelos
Independence Leader, Founding Father
Guadalupe Victoria
1st President of Mexico
Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
revolutionary
Ignacio Allende
Independence Hero, Military Commander
Leona Vicario
politician
Agustín de Iturbide
politician
Valentín Gómez Farías
politician
Melchor Ocampo
Liberal Statesman, Reformer
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
President of Mexico (1872–1876)
Ignacio Zaragoza
General, Hero of the Battle of Puebla
Moctezuma II
politician
Cuauhtémoc
military personnel
Canelo Álvarez
boxer
Julio César Chávez
Boxing
Hugo Sánchez
Soccer / Forward
Chicharito
Soccer / Forward
Lorena Ochoa
Golf
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
governor
Rafael Márquez
Soccer / Defender
Guillermo Ochoa
association football player
Ana Guevara
Track & Field / 400m
Juan Manuel Márquez
Boxing
Erik Morales
Boxing
Marco Antonio Barrera
Boxing
Jorge Campos
Soccer / Goalkeeper
Andrés Guardado
Soccer / Midfielder
Paola Espinosa
Diving
Lupita Nyong'o
film actor
Juan Gabriel
Pop / Ranchera
Carlos Santana
singer-songwriter
Luis Miguel
Pop / Bolero
Paulina Rubio
television actor
Alejandro Fernández
Ranchera / Pop
Vicente Fernández
Ranchera
Jenni Rivera
singer-songwriter
Selena
Tejano / Pop
Natalia Lafourcade
singer
Café Tacvba
Rock en Español / Alternative
Maná
Rock en Español / Pop Rock
Molotov
Rock / Rap / Punk
Lila Downs
Folk / World / Latin
Chavela Vargas
street artist
Pedro Infante
Ranchera / Bolero
Salma Hayek
Actress / Producer
Alfonso Cuarón
Director / Writer
Guillermo del Toro
Director / Writer / Producer
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Director / Writer / Producer
Gael García Bernal
Actor / Director / Producer
Diego Luna
Actor / Director / Producer
María Félix
Actress
Jorge Negrete
Actor / Singer
Chespirito
Actor / Comedian / Writer / Director
Cantinflas
Actor / Comedian / Producer
Pedro Armendáriz
Actor
Dolores del Río
Actress
Carlos Monsiváis
Cultural Critic / Journalist / Writer
Eugenio Derbez
Actor / Comedian / Director / Producer
Ana de la Reguera
Actress / Producer
Sergio Mayer
Reality TV Personality
Carlos Slim
Telecom / Conglomerate
Ricardo Salinas Pliego
Retail / Media / Finance
Germán Larrea
Mining / Resources
Alberto Baillères
Mining / Retail Conglomerate
María Asunción Aramburuzabala
Beverages / Investment