Top 30 most important and famous people from Mexico

Painter, his large frescoes helped to establish the mural movement in Mexican and international art

Painter, known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she explored questions of identity, gender, class, and race in Mexican society

Novelist, author of The Death of Artemio Cruz, Aura and Terra Nostra

Poet, winner of Nobel Prize in Literature in 1990

Chemist, who played a key role in the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole, winner of Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995

Leader of the Mexican War of Independence and recognized as the Father of the Nation

General who became the first Emperor of Mexico

President and Caudillo, a preeminent figure of the three decades after Mexican independence

President, symbol of Mexican nationalism and resistance to foreign intervention, his birthday(21 March) is celebrated as a national public and patriotic holiday in Mexico

President from 1876 to 1911, he became de facto a dictator

Leading figure in the Mexican Revolution

General, key figure in the revolutionary movement

President of Mexican economic miracle

President from 2012 to 2018

President from 2018

Director of Great Expectations, Y tu mamá también and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 4 times winner of Academy Award

Director of Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water two times winner of Academy Award

Director of Birdman and The Revenant, 5 times winner of Academy Award

Ranchera music singer and actor, his career spanned the golden age of Mexican cinema

Actor famous for his roles in Lawrence of Arabia and The Shoes of the Fisherman, two times winner of Academy Award

Actor famous for his roles in Bad Education, The Motorcycle Diaries and Y tu mamá también

One of the most important female figures in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema

One of the most beautiful actresses of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, known as La Doña

Guitarist, pioneer of the fusion between Rock and Roll and Latin American jazz

Formula One driver who raced with Red Bull, Force India and Racing Point

Footballer of 1980s, legend of Real Madrid

Footballer, who played in Manchester United, West Ham and Real Madrid

Boxer, winner of multiple world championships in four weight classes from light middleweight to light heavyweight

Drug lord and a leader of Sinaloa Cartel

Business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013 he was the richest person in the world