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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

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People Deceased in Present Day Guatemala

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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).

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.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 22 globally memorable people born in present day Guatemala since 1700.