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 Anthony Quinn, Moctezuma II, and Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. 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. The top cities in Mexico by number of biographies are Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Mexico, and Tenochtitlan.
People
Between 0 and 2006, present day Mexico was the birth place of 913 globally memorable people, including Anthony Quinn, Moctezuma II, and Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. Additionaly, 348 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 RankingsAnthony Quinn
ACTOR
1915 - 2001
HPI: 79.24
Rank: 1
Moctezuma II
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1520
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 2
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
MAFIOSO
1957 - Present
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 3
Carlos Santana
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 4
Porfirio Díaz
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1915
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 5
Thomas Mayne Reid
WRITER
1818 - 1883
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 6
Kiki Camarena
LAWYER
1947 - 1985
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 7
Vicente Fernández
SINGER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 8
Enrique Peña Nieto
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 9
Verónica Castro
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 10
José Sánchez del Río
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1913 - 1928
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 11
Sara Ramirez
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsYair Rodríguez
MARTIAL ARTS
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 94
Renata Zarazúa
TENNIS PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 116
Alexa Grasso
MARTIAL ARTS
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 121
Alejandro Speitzer
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 128
Natasha Dupeyrón
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 130
María Fernanda Castro Maya
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 134
Humberto Carrillo
WRESTLER
1995 - Present
HPI: 34.97
Rank: 143
Érick Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 33.14
Rank: 149
Roberto de la Rosa
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 32.71
Rank: 151
Sebastián Jurado
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 32.68
Rank: 152
Ana Paula Vázquez
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 32.35
Rank: 153
Carlos Cisneros
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 31.84
Rank: 156
People Deceased in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsFrida Kahlo
PAINTER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 89.13
Rank: 1
Leon Trotsky
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1940
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 2
Gabriel García Márquez
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 86.19
Rank: 3
Maximilian I of Mexico
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1867
HPI: 82.14
Rank: 4
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 5
Steve McQueen
ACTOR
1930 - 1980
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 6
Luis Buñuel
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1983
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 7
Moctezuma II
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1520
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 8
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 9
Johnny Weissmuller
SWIMMER
1904 - 1984
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 10
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 11
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
EXPLORER
1510 - 1554
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsRamón Valdés
ACTOR
1924 - 1988
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 109
Paquita la del Barrio
SINGER
1946 - 2025
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 198
Héctor Bonilla
ACTOR
1939 - 2022
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 249
Susana Chávez
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1974 - 2011
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 340
Martha Érika Alonso
POLITICIAN
1973 - 2018
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 345
Brad Will
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1970 - 2006
HPI: 36.68
Rank: 347
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mexicowere soccer players (257), actors (168), athletes (115), politicians (109), and singers (36), while most who died were politicians (93), soccer players (57), actors (36), 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 Alfredo del Águila, Cristóbal Ortega, and Raúl Cárdenas. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mexico, including Manuel Rosas, Alfredo del Águila, and Cristóbal Ortega.
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.









































