List of Famous people born in Mexico

Mario José Molina-Pasquel Henríquez, known as Mario Molina, was a Mexican chemist. He played a pivotal role in the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole, and was a co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his role in discovering the threat to the Earth's ozone layer from chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gases. He was the first Mexican-born scientist to receive a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the third Mexican born person to receive the Nobel award.

Luis Arturo Hernández Carreón is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker and is the fourth all-time leading scorer of the Mexico national team with 35 goals, and the joint-highest goalscorer in World Cups. He is widely regarded as one of Mexico's most talented strikers.

Marco René Estrada is a Mexican-American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, and Oakland Athletics. He was an All-Star in 2016.

Efraín Velarde Calvillo is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club UNAM. He is popularly known by his nickname "Chispa".

Daniela Castro is a Mexican actress and singer.

Héctor Soberón Lorenzo, better known as Héctor Soberón, is a Mexican actor.

Fátima Ileana Molina Vargas artistically known as Fátima Molina is a Mexican actress and singer, best known her role as Lidya Corona in the Telemundo's series La Doña (2016–2017), followed by her debut as the protagonist in the Sony Pictures Television's series Tres Milagros (2018). In films she has stood out for I Dream in Another Language, for which she was nominated at the Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Osiel Cárdenas Guillén is a Mexican drug lord and the former leader of the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas. Originally a mechanic in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, he entered the cartel by killing Juan García Abrego's friend and competitor Salvador Gómez, after the former's arrest in 1996. As confrontations with rival groups heated up, Osiel Cárdenas sought and recruited over 30 deserters from the Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales to form the cartel's armed wing. Los Zetas served as the hired private mercenary army of the Gulf Cartel.

Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón is a Mexican politician who was affiliated with the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) until 2015. On 1 December 2018 he was appointed Foreign Secretary by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. He has previously served as president of the United Nations Global Network on Safer Cities. He was the successful candidate of the PRD-led electoral alliance to serve as Head of Government of the Federal District in the 2006 Federal District election, a position he held until 2012. He also served as secretary-general of the former Mexican Federal District Department, minister of public security, and minister of social development of the Mexican capital. In 2010, Ebrard was nominated as the "world's best mayor" by the Project World Mayor. From 2009 to 2012, he was the chair of the World Mayors Council on Climate Change.

Juan García Abrego is a Mexican convicted drug lord and former leader of the Gulf Cartel, a criminal group based in Tamaulipas, Mexico. He started in the cartel under the tutelage of his uncle Juan Nepomuceno Guerra.