Most Famous Mexican Writers

Mexico has produced 76 notable writers throughout history, led by Carlos Fuentes. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Carlos Fuentes — Mexican Writer (1928–2012) , ranked #2071
  2. Juan Rulfo — Mexican Writer (1917–1986) , ranked #4388
  3. Juan Ruiz de Alarcón — Mexican Playwright (1581–1639) , ranked #10681
  4. Mariano Azuela — Mexican Author (1873–1952) , ranked #17959
  5. Sergio Pitol — Mexican Writer (1933–2018) , ranked #24538
  6. Gloria E. Anzaldúa — Mexican Writer (1942–2004) , ranked #32134
  7. Andrés Henestrosa — Mexican Writer (1906–2008) , ranked #58024
  8. Gary Jennings — Mexican Writer (1928–1999) , ranked #58812
  9. Nellie Campobello — Mexican Writer (1900–1986) , ranked #69402
  10. José Agustín — Mexican Novelist (Born 1944) , ranked #125610
  11. Liliana Abud — Mexican Writer (Born 1948) , ranked #137787
  12. Cristina Pacheco — Mexican Journalist (Born 1941) , ranked #174267
  13. María Ruiz de Burton — Mexican Author (1832–1895) , ranked #174760
  14. Yuri Herrera — Mexican Writer (Born 1970) , ranked #175323
  15. Victoriano Salado Álvarez — Mexican Writer (1867–1931) , ranked #182333
  16. José Luis Martínez Rodríguez — Mexican Writer (1918–2007) , ranked #199705
  17. Ricardo López Méndez — Mexican Writer (1903–1989) , ranked #205736
  18. Manuel Buendía — Mexican Journalist (1926–1984) , ranked #277143
  19. Norma Elia Cantú — Mexican Writer (Born 1947) , ranked #280430
  20. Justo Sierra O'Reilly — Mexican Novelist (1814–1861) , ranked #282596