Mexico City
Mexico City ranks 33rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind São Paulo, Amsterdam, and Florence. The most famous people from Mexico City are Frida Kahlo, Claudia Sheinbaum, and Ernesto Zedillo. The most famous people who died in Mexico City are Frida Kahlo, Leon Trotsky, and Gabriel García Márquez. Mexico City has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Mexico City is located in Mexico.
People
Between 0 and 2004, Mexico City was the birth place of 286 globally memorable people, including Frida Kahlo, Claudia Sheinbaum, and Ernesto Zedillo. Additionaly, 183 globally memorable people have passed away in Mexico City including Frida Kahlo, Leon Trotsky, and Gabriel García Márquez.
People Born in Mexico City
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Frida Kahlo
PAINTER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 89.13
Rank: 1
Claudia Sheinbaum
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 2
Ernesto Zedillo
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 3
Verónica Castro
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 4
Manuel Rosas
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1989
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 5
Fernando Colunga
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 6
José María Iglesias
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1891
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 7
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 8
Claudio Brook
ACTOR
1927 - 1995
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 9
Rosie Reyes
TENNIS PLAYER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 10
Lupita Nyong'o
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 11
Cristóbal Ortega
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2025
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Mexico City
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Renata Zarazúa
TENNIS PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 62
Érick Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 33.14
Rank: 70
Michael Ronda
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: NaN
Rank: 74
Ramón Valdés
ACTOR
1924 - 1988
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 98
Eduardo Yáñez
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 148
Arturo Peniche
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 171
Alessandra Rosaldo
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 204
Nailea Norvind
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 210
Adriana Paz
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 217
Joel Sánchez
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 220
Arturo Barrios
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 224
Jaime Lozano
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 225
People Deceased in Mexico City
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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
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 4
Luis Buñuel
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1983
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 5
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 6
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
EXPLORER
1510 - 1554
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 7
Antonio López de Santa Anna
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1876
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 8
Benito Juárez
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1872
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 9
Juana Inés de la Cruz
WRITER
1648 - 1695
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 10
Gerard Kuiper
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1973
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 11
Carlos Fuentes
WRITER
1928 - 2012
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Mexico City
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Most individuals born in present day Mexico City were soccer players (75), actors (74), athletes (24), politicians (21), and writers (13), while most who died were politicians (48), soccer players (24), writers (22), actors (22), and painters (8).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mexico City, including Cristóbal Ortega, Raúl Cárdenas, and Javier Fragoso. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mexico City, including Manuel Rosas, Cristóbal Ortega, and Raúl Cárdenas.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Mexico City since 1700.
