Miguel León-Portilla (22 February 1926 – 1 October 2019) was a Mexican anthropologist and historian. He was one of the most reputable and commonly cited authorities on Aztec culture and literature in the pre-Columbian and colonial eras among Mexican academia. Many of his works have been translated to English and are widely read. In 2013, the Library of Congress of the United States bestowed on him the Living Legend Award.