Mexico
Historical figures born in Mexico
9,451 notable historical figures were born in Mexico. These are the most notable:
Mexico ranks #17 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Sweden, Netherlands and Ukraine.
By era
- Medieval: 3
- Early Modern: 8
- Modern: 28
By occupation
- Politician: 24
- Head of State/President: 18
- Soldier/Officer: 13
- Writer/Author: 8
- Lawyer: 6
- Cleric: 5
- Actor: 4
- Director/Producer: 4
- Salma Hayek (born 1966, Entertainment)
- Frida Kahlo (1907 to 1954, Arts & Music)
- Claudia Sheinbaum (born 1962, Politics)
- Lupita Nyong'o (born 1983, Entertainment)
- Pancho Villa (1878 to 1923, Politics)
- Diego Rivera (1886 to 1957, Arts & Music)
- Andrés Manuel López Obrador (born 1953, Politics)
- Emiliano Zapata (1879 to 1919, Politics)
- Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794 to 1876, Politics)
- Benito Juárez (1806 to 1872, Politics)
- Moctezuma II (1466 to 1520, Politics)
- Porfirio Díaz (1830 to 1915, Politics)
- Santa Muerte (Religion)
- Enrique Peña Nieto (born 1966, Politics)
- Felipe Calderón (born 1962, Politics)
- Francisco I. Madero (1873 to 1913, Politics)
- Agustín de Iturbide (1783 to 1824, Politics)
- Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753 to 1811, Religion)
- George W. Romney (1907 to 1995, Business)
- Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651 to 1695, Religion)
- Cuauhtémoc (1495 to 1525, Politics)
- Lázaro Cárdenas (1895 to 1970, Politics)
- Plutarco Elías Calles (1877 to 1945, Politics)
- Vicente Guerrero (1782 to 1831, Politics)
- Álvaro Obregón (1880 to 1928, Politics)
- Ramón Novarro (1899 to 1968, Entertainment)
- Venustiano Carranza (1859 to 1920, Politics)
- Octavio Paz (1914 to 1998, Literature)
- Victoriano Huerta (1850 to 1916, Politics)
- Richard Montañez (born 1958, Literature)
- Cochise (1812 to 1874, Military)
- Gustavo Díaz-Ordaz (1911 to 1979, Politics)
- Guadalupe Victoria (1786 to 1845, Politics)
- Jacobo Grinberg (born 1946, Science)
- Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal (603 to 683, Other)
- Guillermo del Toro (born 1964, Entertainment)
- José María Morelos (1765 to 1815, Politics)
- Isabel Moctezuma (1509 to 1550, Politics)
- Annie Pardo Cemo (born 1940, Science)
- Pati Jinich (born 1972, Literature)
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