List of Famous people born in Mexico
Omar Chaparro
Omar Rafael Chaparro Alvidrez is a Mexican actor, comedian, TV host, media personality and singer.
Dieter Villalpando López
Dieter Daniel Villalpando Pérez is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Alfredo Harp Helú
Alfredo Harp Helú is a Mexican businessman of Lebanese origin, and as of 2011, with a net worth of $1.5 billion, is according to Forbes the 974th richest person in the world. He is also the cousin of Carlos Slim Helu, who as of 2013 is the second richest person in the world as ranked by Forbes.
Laura Caro
Laura Isabel Caro Beltran is a Mexican singer-songwriter, actress, model and former TV host. She is known for her lead role in the 2013 film Here Comes the Devil. In 2016, she became a contestant on Televisa's The Voice.
Eruviel Ávila Villegas
Eruviel Ávila Villegas is a Mexican politician, member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, and the Governor of the State of Mexico from 2011 to 2017. Before that, he was Mayor of Ecatepec de Morelos twice, from 2003 to 2006 and from 2009 to 2012, and deputy of the State of Mexico's Congress.
Jonathan Islas
Jonathan Christian Islas Porras best known as Jonathan Islas is a Mexican actor mainly known for his roles in various telenovelas.
Gustavo Ayón
Gustavo Alfonso Ayón Aguirre is a Mexican professional basketball player for Astros de Jalisco of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. He also represents the senior Mexican national basketball team in international national team competitions. Standing at a height of 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he plays at the center and power forward positions. Ayon is a two−time All-EuroLeague Second Team selection.
Germán Sánchez
Germán Saúl Sánchez Sánchez is a Mexican diver. He is nicknamed "Duva". At the age of 16, he competed in the Men's individual 10m platform at the 2008 Summer Olympics and came in 22nd. He won one gold medal in the 2011 Pan-American Games. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he won a silver medal in the synchronized 10m platform with his partner Iván García. In the individual 10m platform, Sánchez came 14th. In 2016, Sánchez took part in his third Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he came 5th in the synchronized 10m platform, again alongside Iván García. Twelve days later, Sánchez won the silver medal in individual 10m platform. and 9th in the semi-final. He became the third Mexican athlete to win an Olympic silver medal in Men's individual 10m platform after Joaquín Capilla (1952) and Álvaro Gaxiola (1968). He is also the only Mexican diver who has won Olympic medals in both individual and synchronized events.
Roberto Borge Angulo
Roberto Borge Angulo is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served the 7th Governor of Quintana Roo(2011-2016). After the end of his term he was declared a criminal by the Mexican Government due to proven crimes of corruption during his time as governor. Roberto Borge was arrested on June 5, 2017 at an Airport in Panama.
José Luis López
José Luis López Monroy is a former Mexican football player.