Cultural Production in
Guatemala ranks 116th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sri Lanka, Uganda, and Guinea. 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 social activists 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
Between 1804 and 1991, present day Guatemala was the birth place of 42 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.
1899 - 1974
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 1
1913 - 1971
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 2
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 3
1926 - 2018
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 4
1914 - 1957
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 5
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 6
1878 - 1946
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 7
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 8
1814 - 1865
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 9
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 10
1904 - 1990
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 11
1857 - 1924
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 12
1835 - 1885
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 19
1908 - 1997
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 26
1804 - 1855
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 29
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 30
1872 - 1926
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 31
1955 - Present
HPI: 37.41
Rank: 39
1626 - 1667
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 1
1492 - 1584
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 2
1926 - 2018
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 3
1914 - 1957
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 4
1937 - 2011
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 5
1814 - 1865
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 6
1904 - 1990
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 7
1857 - 1924
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 8
1895 - 1982
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 9
1951 - 2023
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 10
1930 - 2016
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 11
1946 - 2018
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Guatemala were politicians (29), social activists (2), religious figures (2), singers (2), and soccer players (2), while most who died were politicians (13), religious figures (2), explorers (1), singers (1), and actors (1).
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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 22 globally memorable people born in present day Guatemala since 1700.