List of Mexicans
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This is a list of famous Mexicans.
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[edit] Artists
- Mariano Azuela (1873- 1952), writer
- Dr. Atl (1875-1964), painter
- Luis Barragán (1902-1988), architect
- Carlos Chávez (1899-1978), composer
- Carlos Fuentes (1928-), writer
- Salma Hayek (1966-), actress
- Sor Juana (1651-1695), writer
- Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), painter
- Nezahualcóyotl (1402-1472), poet
- Octavio Paz (1914-198), writer
- Diego Rivera (1886-1957), painter
[edit] Politicians and Military Commanders
- Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas (1934-), politician
- Lázaro Cárdenas (1895-1970), president
- Cuauhtémoc (1502-1515), Aztec emperor
- Porfirio Díaz (1830-1915), general and dictator
- Vicente Fox (1942-), president
- Miguel Hidalgo (1753-1811), priest and independece fighter
- Agustín de Iturbide (1783-1823), emperor
- Benito Juárez (1806-1872), president
- Francisco I. Madero (1873-1913), president
- Subcomandante Marcos (date of birth unknown), guerilla leader
- Montezuma II (1466-1520), Aztec Emperor
- José María Morelos (1765-1815), independence fighter
- Pacal the Great (603-683), king of Palenque
- Quetzalcoatl (10th century), Toltec Leader
- Antonio López de Santa Anna (1796-1876), general and dictator
- Pancho Villa (1878-1923), general in the Mexican Revolution
- Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919), revolutionary
[edit] Scientists
- Rodolfo Neri Vela (1952-), astronaut
- Mario Molina (1943-), chemical engineer
[edit] Sportspeople
- Jorge Arce, world champion boxer
- Marco Antonio Barrera, world champion boxer
- Cuauhtémoc Blanco soccer player
- Jorge Campos soccer goalkeeper
- Miguel Canto, world champion boxer
- Chucho Castillo world champion boxer
- Julio Cesar Chavez world champion boxer
- Pipino Cuevas world champion boxer
- Humberto Gonzalez world champion boxer
- Ana Guevara track and field world champion
- Fatima Leyva, women's soccer player
- Ricardo Lopez world champion boxer
- Erik Morales, world champion boxer
- Eduardo Nájera basketball player
- Ruben Olivares world champion boxer
- Lupe Pintor, world champion boxer
- Hugo Sanchez soccer player
- Salvador Sanchez world champion boxer
- El Santo wrestler
- Laura Serrano world champion boxer
- Fernando Valenzuela baseball player
- Brenda Villa U.S. waterpolo player
- Carlos Zarate world champion boxer
[edit] Other
- Enrique Camarena (1948-1985), undercover agent
- Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474-1548), saint
- Malinche (1505-1529), interpreter and girlfriend of Hernan Cortes
