Most Famous People from Mexico
Mexico has produced 1,427 notable individuals throughout history, with politicians and athletes being the most represented categories. The highest-ranked is Frida Kahlo. Rankings are based on a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Top Ranked
- Frida Kahlo — Mexican Painter (1907–1954) , ranked #157
- Diego Rivera — Mexican Painter (1886–1957) , ranked #725
- Guillermo del Toro — Mexican Film (Born 1964) , ranked #823
- Salma Hayek — Mexican Actor (Born 1966) , ranked #863
- Anthony Quinn — Mexican Actor (1915–2001) , ranked #1021
- Carlos Santana — Mexican Singer (Born 1947) , ranked #1593
- Juana Inés de la Cruz — Mexican Poet (1648–1695) , ranked #1661
- Porfirio Díaz — Mexican Politician (1830–1915) , ranked #1663
- Benito Juárez — Mexican Politician (1806–1872) , ranked #1733
- Carlos Fuentes — Mexican Writer (1928–2012) , ranked #2071
- Pancho Villa — Mexican Politician (1878–1923) , ranked #2138
- Emiliano Zapata — Mexican Politician (1879–1919) , ranked #2523
- Dolores del Río — Mexican Singer (1905–1983) , ranked #2815
- Juan Rulfo — Mexican Writer (1917–1986) , ranked #4388
- Diego Luna — Mexican Actor (Born 1979) , ranked #4456
- Lázaro Cárdenas — Mexican Politician (1895–1970) , ranked #4487
- Ricardo Montalbán — Mexican Actor (1920–2009) , ranked #4802
- Leonora Carrington — Mexican Painter (1917–2011) , ranked #5336
- Francisco I. Madero — Mexican Politician (1873–1913) , ranked #5547
- José Clemente Orozco — Mexican Painter (1883–1949) , ranked #6213