List of Famous people born in Michoacán, Mexico

Rafael Márquez Álvarez is a Mexican former footballer and currently the youth coach of Spanish Tercera División club Alcalá. Nicknamed El Káiser, Márquez is regarded as the best defender in Mexico's history and one of the best Mexican players of all time. He played as a central defender, sweeper, or defensive midfielder.

Rafael Reyes, also credited as Leafar Seyer, is an American author, artist and musician credited with creating the Cholo goth genre of music, which lyrically explores the harsh realities of gang and street life over throbbing beats and swirling synthesizers.

Léodegario Santa Cruz is a Mexican professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, including bantamweight, super bantamweight, featherweight, and super featherweight. He is the fifth Mexican boxer to become a world champion in four weight classes. He currently holds the WBA (Super) featherweight title since 2017.

Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa RE CYC GCB is a Mexican politician who served as the 63rd President of Mexico from 1 December 2006 to 30 November 2012. He was a member of the National Action Party for thirty years before quitting the party in November 2018.

Luís Fabiano Clemente, commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker.

Saint José Luis Sánchez del Río was a Mexican Cristero who was put to death by government officials because he refused to renounce his Catholic faith. His death was seen as a largely political venture on the part of government officials in their attempt to stamp out dissent and crush religious freedom in the area. He was dubbed "Joselito."

Ricardo Guillermo Abarca Lowman is a Mexican actor and singer.

Moisés Alberto Muñoz Rodríguez is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Antonio Oseguera Cervantes is a Mexican suspected drug lord and former high-ranking leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), a criminal group based in Jalisco. His brother is Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the CJNG and one of Mexico's most-wanted drug lords. In Mexico, he was formally charged in 2015 for drug trafficking and being in possession of military-exclusive firearms.

Damián Alcázar is a Mexican actor and politician, who is best known outside of Mexico for portraying Colombian drug lord Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela in the Netflix series Narcos. He was a deputy in the Constituent Assembly of Mexico City.