List of Famous people born in Merida, Mexico

Manuel Barbachano Ponce was a Mexican film producer, director, and screenwriter.

Arturo de Córdova was a Mexican actor, who made over one hundred films.

Raúl Alejandro Escajadillo Peña, known by his stage name, Aleks Syntek, is a Mexican singer and songwriter. He is married to Karen Coronado, sister of talk show host Ingrid Coronado. He has earned nine nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards, a Grammy nomination, five nominations for the MTV Latin Awards, and is the winner of three Latin Billboard awards. He has also received an Ariel award from the Cinametografia Mexican Academy for Best Film Music.

María Ofelia Medina Torres is a Mexican actress, singer and screenwriter of Mexican films. She was married to film director Alex Philips Jr.

Silvio Arturo Zavala Vallado was a pioneer in law history studies and Mexico’s institutions. He died at age 105 on December 12, 2014.

Augusto Harold Álvarez García was a Mexican Modernist architect.

Andrés Eligio Quintana Roo was a Mexican liberal politician, lawyer, and author. He was the husband of fellow freedom fighter Leona Vicario.