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Mexico 1,427
1,661 JI 
Juana Inés de la Cruz Mexican Poet 1648–1695
Juana Inés de la Cruz Mexican Poet 1648–1695 2,071 CF 
Carlos Fuentes Mexican Writer 1928–2012
Carlos Fuentes Mexican Writer 1928–2012 4,388 JR 
Juan Rulfo Mexican Writer 1917–1986
Juan Rulfo Mexican Writer 1917–1986 10,681 JR 
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón Mexican Playwright 1581–1639
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón Mexican Playwright 1581–1639 17,959 MA 
Mariano Azuela Mexican Author 1873–1952
Mariano Azuela Mexican Author 1873–1952 18,464 N( 
Nezahualcoyotl (tlatoani) Mexican Poet 1402–1472
Nezahualcoyotl (tlatoani) Mexican Poet 1402–1472 22,018 AN 
Amado Nervo Mexican Poet 1870–1919
Amado Nervo Mexican Poet 1870–1919 24,538 SP Sergio Pitol Mexican Writer 1933–2018
32,134 GE 
Gloria E. Anzaldúa Mexican Writer 1942–2004
Gloria E. Anzaldúa Mexican Writer 1942–2004 42,214 JS Jaime Sabines Mexican Poet 1926–1999
49,081 JS 
Justo Sierra Mexican Historian 1848–1912
Justo Sierra Mexican Historian 1848–1912 50,961 MA Manuel Acuña Mexican Poet 1849–1870
58,024 AH Andrés Henestrosa Mexican Writer 1906–2008
58,812 GJ Gary Jennings Mexican Writer 1928–1999
69,402 NC Nellie Campobello Mexican Writer 1900–1986
99,327 FG 
Francisco González Bocanegra Mexican Poet 1824–1861
Francisco González Bocanegra Mexican Poet 1824–1861 99,986 AC 
Alí Chumacero Mexican Poet 1918–2010
Alí Chumacero Mexican Poet 1918–2010 104,180 EH 
Efraín Huerta Mexican Poet 1914–1982
Efraín Huerta Mexican Poet 1914–1982 125,610 JA 
José Agustín Mexican Novelist b. 1944
José Agustín Mexican Novelist b. 1944 137,787 LA Liliana Abud Mexican Writer b. 1948
174,267 CP 
Cristina Pacheco Mexican Journalist b. 1941
Cristina Pacheco Mexican Journalist b. 1941 174,760 MR 
María Ruiz de Burton Mexican Author 1832–1895
María Ruiz de Burton Mexican Author 1832–1895 175,323 YH 
Yuri Herrera Mexican Writer b. 1970
Yuri Herrera Mexican Writer b. 1970 177,057 NT Natalia Toledo Mexican Poet b. 1968
180,793 MC 
Manuel Carpio Mexican Poet 1791–1860
Manuel Carpio Mexican Poet 1791–1860 182,333 VS 
Victoriano Salado Álvarez Mexican Writer 1867–1931
Victoriano Salado Álvarez Mexican Writer 1867–1931 194,650 AD 
Amparo Dávila Mexican Poet 1928–2020
Amparo Dávila Mexican Poet 1928–2020 199,705 JL José Luis Martínez Rodríguez Mexican Writer 1918–2007
204,821 LG Luis González y González Mexican Historian 1925–2003
205,736 RL 
Ricardo López Méndez Mexican Writer 1903–1989
Ricardo López Méndez Mexican Writer 1903–1989 272,002 EN 
Elías Nandino Mexican Poet 1900–1993
Elías Nandino Mexican Poet 1900–1993 277,143 MB Manuel Buendía Mexican Journalist 1926–1984
280,430 NE Norma Elia Cantú Mexican Writer b. 1947
282,596 JS 
Justo Sierra O'Reilly Mexican Novelist 1814–1861
Justo Sierra O'Reilly Mexican Novelist 1814–1861 297,889 MM 
Manuel María Flores Mexican Writer 1840–1885
Manuel María Flores Mexican Writer 1840–1885 309,440 RG 
Reyna Grande Mexican Novelist b. 1975
Reyna Grande Mexican Novelist b. 1975 319,179 IC Israel Cavazos Garza Mexican Historian 1923–2016
326,830 JJ 
José Joaquín Pesado Mexican Writer 1801–1861
José Joaquín Pesado Mexican Writer 1801–1861 335,258 LM 
Laura Mendez Mexican Poet 1853–1928
Laura Mendez Mexican Poet 1853–1928 341,874 AV 
Antonio Velasco Piña Mexican Writer b. 1935
Antonio Velasco Piña Mexican Writer b. 1935 348,413 LR 
Librado Rivera Mexican Journalist 1864–1932
Librado Rivera Mexican Journalist 1864–1932 354,905 PF Primo Feliciano Velázquez Mexican Linguist 1860–1953
367,485 LG Luis González de Alba Mexican Writer 1944–2016
380,247 FR 
Francisco R. Almada Mexican Historian 1896–1989
Francisco R. Almada Mexican Historian 1896–1989 387,203 IR Ignacio Rodríguez Galván Mexican Poet 1816–1842
406,327 HF 
Heriberto Frías Mexican Novelist 1870–1925
Heriberto Frías Mexican Novelist 1870–1925 425,706 RR René Rebetez Mexican Author 1933–1999
434,125 GC Gerardo Cornejo Murrieta Mexican Writer 1937–2014
456,044 EM 
Eduardo Montagner Anguiano Mexican Writer b. 1975
Eduardo Montagner Anguiano Mexican Writer b. 1975 503,697 JA 
Joaquín Arcadio Pagaza Mexican Poet 1839–1918
Joaquín Arcadio Pagaza Mexican Poet 1839–1918
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