Cultural Production in
Present Day
Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala ranks 121st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind United Arab Emirates, Burkina Faso, and Zimbabwe. Memorable people born in present day Guatemala include Miguel Ángel Asturias, Jacobo Árbenz, and Rigoberta Menchú. Memorable people who died in Guatemala include Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, and Efraín Ríos Montt. Guatemala has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures.
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically bordered to the south by the Pacific Ocean and to the northeast by the Gulf of Honduras. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1999, present day Guatemala was the birth place of 59 globally memorable people, including Miguel Ángel Asturias, Jacobo Árbenz, and Rigoberta Menchú. Additionaly, 18 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Guatemala including Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, and Efraín Ríos Montt.
People Born in Present Day Guatemala
Go to all RankingsMiguel Ángel Asturias
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 1
Jacobo Árbenz
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1971
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 2
Rigoberta Menchú
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 3
Efraín Ríos Montt
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 4
Carlos Castillo Armas
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1957
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 5
Alejandro Giammattei
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 6
Juan José Arévalo
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1990
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 7
Jorge Ubico
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1946
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8
Rafael Carrera
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1865
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 9
Otto Pérez Molina
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 10
Álvaro Colom
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2023
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 11
Oscar Isaac
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Guatemala
Go to all RankingsSandra Torres
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 32
José Francisco Calí Tzay
DIPLOMAT
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.54
Rank: 42
Alexander Graham
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 45
Enrique Arathoon
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 46
Manuel Rodas
CYCLIST
1984 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 47
Kevin Cordón
BADMINTON PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 48
Mayra Herrera
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 49
Mirna Ortiz
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 50
Luis Ángel Sánchez
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 51
Waleska Soto
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 52
Luis Grijalva
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 53
Juan Ignacio Maegli
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 54
People Deceased in Present Day Guatemala
Go to all RankingsPeter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1626 - 1667
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 1
Bernal Díaz del Castillo
EXPLORER
1492 - 1584
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 2
Efraín Ríos Montt
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 3
Carlos Castillo Armas
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1957
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 4
Facundo Cabral
SINGER
1937 - 2011
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 5
Juan José Arévalo
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1990
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 6
Rafael Carrera
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1865
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 7
Álvaro Colom
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2023
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 8
Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1982
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 9
Manuel Estrada Cabrera
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1924
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 10
Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2016
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 11
Álvaro Arzú
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2018
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Guatemala were politicians (30), athletes (13), social activists (2), religious figures (2), and singers (2), while most who died were politicians (13), religious figures (2), explorers (1), singers (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Guatemala, including Efraín Ríos Montt, Alejandro Giammattei, and Otto Pérez Molina. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Guatemala, including Jacobo Árbenz, Efraín Ríos Montt, and Carlos Castillo Armas.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 22 globally memorable people born in present day Guatemala since 1700.