Most Famous Mexican Scientists

Mexico has produced 28 notable scientists throughout history, led by José Mariano Mociño. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. José Mariano Mociño — Mexican Botanist (1757–1819) , ranked #93203
  2. José Antonio de Alzate y Ramírez — Mexican Astronomer (1737–1799) , ranked #111263
  3. José Ádem — Mexican Mathematician (1921–1991) , ranked #164195
  4. Guido Münch — Mexican Astronomer (1921–2020) , ranked #168121
  5. Gonzalo Aguirre Beltrán — Mexican Anthropologist (1908–1996) , ranked #206014
  6. Andrés Molina Enríquez — Mexican Sociologist (1868–1940) , ranked #211388
  7. Esther Orozco — Mexican Biologist (Born 1945) , ranked #237188
  8. Fernando Altamirano — Mexican Botanist (1848–1908) , ranked #249679
  9. Alfredo Barrera Vásquez — Mexican Anthropologist (1900–1980) , ranked #305583
  10. George McJunkin — Mexican Anthropologist (1851–1922) , ranked #318106
  11. Primo Feliciano Velázquez — Mexican Linguist (1860–1953) , ranked #354905
  12. Carlos Graef Fernández — Mexican Mathematician (1911–1988) , ranked #405044
  13. Aureliano Urrutia — Mexican Physician (1872–1975) , ranked #443418
  14. Orlandina de Oliveira — Mexican Sociologist (Born 1943) , ranked #443466
  15. Baxter Black — Mexican Physician (Born 1945) , ranked #501799
  16. María del Socorro González Elizondo — Mexican Botanist (Born 1953) , ranked #697547
  17. Maximiliano Ruiz Castañeda — Mexican Physician (1898–1992) , ranked #797551
  18. Ignacio González Guzmán — Mexican Physician (1898–1972) , ranked #854627
  19. Hilario Chi Canul — Mexican Linguist (Born 1981) , ranked #1087273
  20. Felipe de Zúñiga y Ontiveros — Mexican Scientist (1717–1793) , ranked #1136601