Cultural Production in
Present Day
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico ranks 31st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Switzerland, Romania, and Finland. Memorable people born in present day Mexico include Frida Kahlo, Moctezuma II, and Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. Memorable people who died in Mexico include Frida Kahlo, Leon Trotsky, and Gabriel García Márquez. Mexico has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. The top cities in Mexico by number of biographies are Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Mexico, and Tenochtitlan.
People
Between 0 and 2006, present day Mexico was the birth place of 912 globally memorable people, including Frida Kahlo, Moctezuma II, and Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. Additionaly, 347 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Mexico including Frida Kahlo, Leon Trotsky, and Gabriel García Márquez.
People Born in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsFrida Kahlo
PAINTER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 89.13
Rank: 1
Moctezuma II
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1520
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 2
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
MAFIOSO
1957 - Present
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 3
Carlos Santana
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 4
Porfirio Díaz
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1915
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 5
Guillermo del Toro
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 6
Thomas Mayne Reid
WRITER
1818 - 1883
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 7
Kiki Camarena
LAWYER
1947 - 1985
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 8
Vicente Fernández
SINGER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 9
Ernesto Zedillo
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 10
Enrique Peña Nieto
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 11
Verónica Castro
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsRicardo López
BOXER
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 56
Mayrín Villanueva
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 86
Alessandra Rosaldo
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 90
Nailea Norvind
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 94
Ana Patricia Rojo
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 101
Adriana Paz
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 104
Yair Rodríguez
MARTIAL ARTS
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 106
Paty Navidad
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 107
Jaime Lozano
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 108
Pentagón Jr.
WRESTLER
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 110
Mario González
BOXER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 117
Julio César Chávez Jr.
BOXER
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 124
People Deceased in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsFrida Kahlo
PAINTER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 89.13
Rank: 1
Leon Trotsky
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1940
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 2
Gabriel García Márquez
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 86.19
Rank: 3
Maximilian I of Mexico
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1867
HPI: 82.14
Rank: 4
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 5
Steve McQueen
ACTOR
1930 - 1980
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 6
Luis Buñuel
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1983
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 7
Moctezuma II
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1520
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 8
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 9
Johnny Weissmuller
SWIMMER
1904 - 1984
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 10
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 11
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
EXPLORER
1510 - 1554
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsRamón Valdés
ACTOR
1924 - 1988
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 109
Paquita la del Barrio
SINGER
1946 - 2025
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 198
Susana Chávez
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1974 - 2011
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 339
Martha Érika Alonso
POLITICIAN
1973 - 2018
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 344
Brad Will
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1970 - 2006
HPI: 36.68
Rank: 346
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mexico were soccer players (257), actors (167), athletes (115), politicians (109), and singers (36), while most who died were politicians (93), soccer players (57), actors (35), writers (33), and painters (12).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Mexico, including Jorge Campos, Alfredo del Águila, and Cristóbal Ortega. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mexico, including Jorge Campos, Manuel Rosas, and Alfredo del Águila.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Mexico since 1700.







































