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, Anthony Quinn, and Diego Rivera. 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.
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2, and is the thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and largest city, which ranks among the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2004, present day Mexico was the birth place of 825 globally memorable people, including Frida Kahlo, Anthony Quinn, and Diego Rivera. Additionaly, 341 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: 87.00
Rank: 397
Anthony Quinn
ACTOR
1915 - 2001
HPI: 82.32
Rank: 450
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 312
Moctezuma II
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1520
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 299
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 395
Carlos Slim
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 99
Pancho Villa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1923
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 514
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 409
Porfirio Díaz
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1915
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 305
Carlos Santana
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 245
Cuauhtémoc
POLITICIAN
1495 - 1525
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 352
Salma Hayek
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 102
People Deceased in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsFrida Kahlo
PAINTER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 87.00
Rank: 180
Leon Trotsky
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1940
HPI: 85.65
Rank: 141
Gabriel García Márquez
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 83.18
Rank: 221
Luis Buñuel
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1983
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 196
Maximilian I of Mexico
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1867
HPI: 78.03
Rank: 300
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 72
Moctezuma II
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1520
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 55
Steve McQueen
ACTOR
1930 - 1980
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 64
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 175
Pancho Villa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1923
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 311
Johnny Weissmuller
SWIMMER
1904 - 1984
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 61
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 191
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mexico were soccer players (244), actors (140), politicians (107), athletes (104), and writers (29), while most who died were politicians (92), soccer players (56), actors (34), 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 Antonio Carbajal, Jorge Campos, and Francisco Jara. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mexico, including Antonio Carbajal, Jorge Campos, and Francisco Jara.
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.