Most Famous Mexican Writers

50 Mexican Writers in view out of 120

Juana Inés de la Cruz Mexican Poet 1648 – 1695

#1,661 Wiki

Carlos Fuentes Mexican Writer 1928 – 2012

#2,071 Wiki

Juan Rulfo Mexican Writer 1917 – 1986

#4,388 Wiki

Juan Ruiz de Alarcón Mexican Playwright 1581 – 1639

#10,681 Wiki

Mariano Azuela Mexican Author 1873 – 1952

#17,959 Wiki

Nezahualcoyotl (tlatoani) Mexican Poet 1402 – 1472

#18,464 Wiki

Amado Nervo Mexican Poet 1870 – 1919

#22,018 Wiki

SP

Sergio Pitol Mexican Writer 1933 – 2018

#24,538 Wiki

Gloria E. Anzaldúa Mexican Writer 1942 – 2004

#32,134 Wiki

JS

Jaime Sabines Mexican Poet 1926 – 1999

#42,214 Wiki

Justo Sierra Mexican Historian 1848 – 1912

#49,081 Wiki

MA

Manuel Acuña Mexican Poet 1849 – 1870

#50,961 Wiki

AH

Andrés Henestrosa Mexican Writer 1906 – 2008

#58,024 Wiki

GJ

Gary Jennings Mexican Writer 1928 – 1999

#58,812 Wiki

NC

Nellie Campobello Mexican Writer 1900 – 1986

#69,402 Wiki

Francisco González Bocanegra Mexican Poet 1824 – 1861

#99,327 Wiki

Alí Chumacero Mexican Poet 1918 – 2010

#99,986 Wiki

Efraín Huerta Mexican Poet 1914 – 1982

#104,180 Wiki

José Agustín Mexican Novelist Born 1944

#125,610 Wiki

LA

Liliana Abud Mexican Writer Born 1948

#137,787 Wiki

Cristina Pacheco Mexican Journalist Born 1941

#174,267 Wiki

María Ruiz de Burton Mexican Author 1832 – 1895

#174,760 Wiki

Yuri Herrera Mexican Writer Born 1970

#175,323 Wiki

NT

Natalia Toledo Mexican Poet Born 1968

#177,057 Wiki

Manuel Carpio Mexican Poet 1791 – 1860

#180,793 Wiki

Victoriano Salado Álvarez Mexican Writer 1867 – 1931

#182,333 Wiki

Amparo Dávila Mexican Poet 1928 – 2020

#194,650 Wiki

JL

José Luis Martínez Rodríguez Mexican Writer 1918 – 2007

#199,705 Wiki

LG

Luis González y González Mexican Historian 1925 – 2003

#204,821 Wiki

Ricardo López Méndez Mexican Writer 1903 – 1989

#205,736 Wiki

Elías Nandino Mexican Poet 1900 – 1993

#272,002 Wiki

MB

Manuel Buendía Mexican Journalist 1926 – 1984

#277,143 Wiki

NE

Norma Elia Cantú Mexican Writer Born 1947

#280,430 Wiki

Justo Sierra O'Reilly Mexican Novelist 1814 – 1861

#282,596 Wiki

Manuel María Flores Mexican Writer 1840 – 1885

#297,889 Wiki

Reyna Grande Mexican Novelist Born 1975

#309,440 Wiki

IC

Israel Cavazos Garza Mexican Historian 1923 – 2016

#319,179 Wiki

José Joaquín Pesado Mexican Writer 1801 – 1861

#326,830 Wiki

Laura Mendez Mexican Poet 1853 – 1928

#335,258 Wiki

Antonio Velasco Piña Mexican Writer Born 1935

#341,874 Wiki

Librado Rivera Mexican Journalist 1864 – 1932

#348,413 Wiki

PF

Primo Feliciano Velázquez Mexican Linguist 1860 – 1953

#354,905 Wiki

LG

Luis González de Alba Mexican Writer 1944 – 2016

#367,485 Wiki

Francisco R. Almada Mexican Historian 1896 – 1989

#380,247 Wiki

IR

Ignacio Rodríguez Galván Mexican Poet 1816 – 1842

#387,203 Wiki

Heriberto Frías Mexican Novelist 1870 – 1925

#406,327 Wiki

RR

René Rebetez Mexican Author 1933 – 1999

#425,706 Wiki

GC

Gerardo Cornejo Murrieta Mexican Writer 1937 – 2014

#434,125 Wiki

Eduardo Montagner Anguiano Mexican Writer Born 1975

#456,044 Wiki

Joaquín Arcadio Pagaza Mexican Poet 1839 – 1918

#503,697 Wiki

By the numbers

Inside Mexico Writers

120 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous mexico writers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Mexico Writers peaked in the 1920s with 16 people.

What Mexico Writers Are Known For

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Biggest Most distinctive

Writer are Mexico Writers's biggest group — 44% of all notables (53).

Mexico Writers over-index on poet — 13.7× the global rate.

Writer5344%
Poet3227%
Journalist1311%
Historian65.0%
Author43.3%
Novelist43.3%
Linguist32.5%
Philosopher21.7%

Poet3213.7×
Journalist1311.3×
Writer5310.7×
Historian64.2×