Famous People from Mexico

96 notable historical figures from Mexico, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.

Frida Kahlo

1907 – 1954

Mexican painter (1907–1954)

Born July 6

Leon Trotsky

1879 – 1940

Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)

Born November 7

Octavio Paz

1914 – 1998

Mexican writer, poet an diplomat (1914–1998)

Born March 31

Salma Hayek

1966 – Present

Mexican and American actress (born 1966)

Born September 2

Emiliano Zapata

1879 – 1919

Mexican revolutionary (1879–1919)

Born August 8

Luis Buñuel

1900 – 1983

Spanish-Mexican filmmaker (1900–1983)

Born February 22

Claudia Sheinbaum

1962 – Present

president of Mexico since 2024

Born June 24

Andrés Manuel López Obrador

1953 – Present

Mexican politician. President of Mexico from 2018 to 2024

Born November 13

Enrique Peña Nieto

1966 – Present

64th President of Mexico

Born July 20

Anthony Quinn

1915 – 2001

Mexican and American actor (1915–2001)

Born April 21

Benito Juárez

1806 – 1872

President of Mexico from 1858 to 1872

Born March 21

Carlos Slim

1940 – Present

Mexican business magnate and investor

Born January 28

Camila Cabello

1997 – Present

Cuban-Mexican-American singer

Born March 3

Gerónimo

1829 – 1909

leader of the Bedonkohe Apache (1829-1909)

Born June 16

Lupita Nyong'o

1983 – Present

Kenyan-Mexican actress and film director (born 1983)

Born March 1

Pancho Villa

1878 – 1923

Mexican revolutionary (1878-1923)

Born June 5

Guillermo del Toro

1964 – Present

Mexican filmmaker and author (born 1964)

Born October 9

Carlos Santana

1947 – Present

American guitarist

Born July 20

Alejandro González Iñárritu

1963 – Present

Mexican film director

Born August 15

Felipe Calderón

1962 – Present

63th President of Mexico

Born August 18

Mario Molina

1943 – 2020

Mexican chemical engineer (1943–2020)

Born March 19

Javier Hernánde

1988 – Present

Mexican association football player (b. 1988)

Born June 1

Vicente Fox Quesada

1942 – Present

62th President of Mexico

Born July 2

Thalía

1971 – Present

Mexican singer and actress (born 1978)

Born August 26

Francisco I. Madero

1873 – 1913

Mexican revolutionary leader and president (1873-1913)

Born October 30

Rafael Márquez

1979 – Present

Mexican association football player

Born February 13

Antonio López de Santa Anna

1794 – 1876

Mexican politician and military leader (1794-1876)

Born February 21

Carlos Vela

1989 – Present

Mexican footballer (born 2024)

Born March 1

Lázaro Cárdenas

1895 – 1970

51st President of Mexico

Born May 21

Juan Rulfo

1917 – 1986

Mexican writer (1917–1986)

Born May 16

Guillermo Ochoa

1985 – Present

Mexican association football player

Born July 13

Agustín I of Mexico

1783 – 1824

first constitutional emperor of Mexico (1783-1824)

Born September 27

Alfonso García Robles

1911 – 1991

Mexican diplomat and politician (1911-1991)

Born March 20

Joaquín Guzmán

1957 – Present

Mexican drug lord (born 1957)

Born April 4

Louis C.K.

1967 – Present

American comedian, actor, and filmmaker (born 1967)

Born September 12

Giovani dos Santos

1989 – Present

Mexican association football player

Born May 11

Álvaro Obregón

1880 – 1928

Mexican politician, president of Mexico

Born February 19

Cantinflas

1911 – 1993

Mexican comic film actor, producer, and screenwriter (1911–1993)

Born August 12

Dolores del Río

1904 – 1983

Mexican actress (1904–1983)

Born August 3

Rose McGowan

1973 – Present

American actress, director and activist

Born September 5

Hugo Sánchez

1958 – Present

Mexican footballer and manager

Born July 11

José López Portillo

1920 – 2004

58th President of Mexico

Born June 16

Carlos Salinas de Gortari

1948 – Present

60th President of Mexico

Born April 3

Cuauhtémoc Blanco

1973 – Present

Mexican association football player and politician

Born January 17

Subcomandante Marcos

1957 – Present

Mexican activist (1957-)

Born June 19

Guadalupe Victoria

1786 – 1845

first president of Mexico (1786-1845)

Born September 29

Oribe Peralta

1984 – Present

Mexican association football player

Born January 12

David Alfaro Siqueiros

1896 – 1974

Mexican painter and muralist (1908–1974)

Born December 29

Luis Barragán

1902 – 1988

Mexican architect (1902-1988)

Born March 9

Hirving Lozano

1995 – Present

Mexican association football player

Born July 30

Vicente Guerrero

1782 – 1831

leading revolutionary generals of the tortilla War of Independence and President of Mexico (1782-1831)

Born August 10

Gavier Agirre

1958 – Present

Mexican association football player and manager

Born December 1

Paulina Rubio

1971 – Present

Mexican singer (born 1971)

Born June 17

Leonora Carrington

1917 – 2011

British-born Mexican artist, painter and novelist (1917–2011)

Born April 6

Rosario Castellanos

1924 – 1974

Mexican writer (1925-1974)

Born January 1

Oscar De La Hoya

1973 – Present

American boxing promoter and former professional boxer

Born February 4

Héctor Moreno

1988 – Present

Mexican association football player

Born January 17

Manuel Ávila Camacho

1897 – 1955

52th President of Mexico

Born April 24

Raúl Jiménez

1991 – Present

Mexican association football player (born 1991)

Born May 5

Victoriano Huerta

1850 – 1916

Mexican military officer and 35th President of Mexico (1850-1916)

Born December 22

Gustavo Díaz-Ordaz

1911 – 1979

56th President of Mexico

Born March 12

Adolfo López Mateos

1910 – 1969

55th President of Mexico

Born May 26

Carlos Salcido

1980 – Present

Mexican association football player

Born April 2

Maite Perroni

1983 – Present

Mexican singer, dancer, actress, compositor, producer, host, model, business woman

Born March 9

Chavela Vargas

1919 – 2012

Mexican singer (1919–2012)

Born April 17

Anahí

1983 – Present

Hispanic-Mexican actress and singer

Born May 14

Héctor Herrera

1990 – Present

Mexican association football player

Born April 19

Pedro Armendáriz

1912 – 1963

Mexican actor (1912-1963)

Born May 9

Danna

1995 – Present

Mexican singer, actress, composer and model

Born June 23

Edson Álvarez

1997 – Present

Mexican association football player

Born October 24