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Mexico ranks 33rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Egypt, Croatia, 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 writers.
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers 1,972,550 square kilometers (761,610 sq mi), making it the world's 13th-largest country by area; with approximately 126,014,024 inhabitants, it is 10th-most-populous country and most Spanish-speakers. Mexico is organized as a federation comprising 31 states and Mexico City, its capital and largest metropolis. Other major urban areas include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and León. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 603 and 1999, present day Mexico was the birth place of 488 globally memorable people, including Frida Kahlo, Anthony Quinn, and Diego Rivera. Additionaly, 243 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Mexico including Frida Kahlo, Leon Trotsky, and Gabriel García Márquez.
1907 - 1954
HPI: 89.75
Rank: 1
1915 - 2001
HPI: 81.51
Rank: 2
1886 - 1957
HPI: 80.68
Rank: 3
1466 - 1520
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 4
1829 - 1909
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 5
1940 - Present
HPI: 78.60
Rank: 6
1879 - 1919
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 7
1878 - 1923
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 8
1947 - Present
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 9
1502 - 1529
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 10
1495 - 1525
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 11
1914 - 1998
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 12
1402 - 1472
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 57
1920 - 2008
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 66
1956 - 1997
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 70
1926 - 1993
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 91
1931 - 2020
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 101
1919 - 2007
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 108
1916 - 2020
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 109
1299 - 1376
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 121
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 146
1942 - 2020
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 157
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 166
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 170
1907 - 1954
HPI: 89.75
Rank: 1
1879 - 1940
HPI: 87.77
Rank: 2
1927 - 2014
HPI: 85.55
Rank: 3
1886 - 1957
HPI: 80.68
Rank: 4
1930 - 1980
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 5
1900 - 1983
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 6
1466 - 1520
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 7
1832 - 1867
HPI: 79.47
Rank: 8
1879 - 1919
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 9
1904 - 1984
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 10
1898 - 1980
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 11
1878 - 1923
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 12
1402 - 1472
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 56
1956 - 1997
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 71
1926 - 1993
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 91
1931 - 2020
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 103
1919 - 2007
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 107
1916 - 2020
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 108
1299 - 1376
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 118
1883 - 1936
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 140
1901 - 1980
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 142
1903 - 1929
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 147
1942 - 2020
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 151
1501 - 1540
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 154
Most individuals born in present day Mexico were soccer players (122), actors (99), politicians (95), writers (26), and singers (24), while most who died were politicians (82), writers (30), soccer players (24), actors (20), and painters (10).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Mexico, including Antonio Carbajal, Tomás Balcázar, and Jorge Campos. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mexico, including Antonio Carbajal, Tomás Balcázar, and Ignacio Trelles.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Mexico since 1700.