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, Diego Rivera, and Anthony Quinn. 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 as of 2020. 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 2006, present day Mexico was the birth place of 905 globally memorable people, including Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Anthony Quinn. Additionaly, 345 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: 89.13
Rank: 1
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 2
Anthony Quinn
ACTOR
1915 - 2001
HPI: 79.24
Rank: 3
Moctezuma II
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1520
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 4
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
MAFIOSO
1957 - Present
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 5
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 6
Carlos Santana
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 7
Carlos Slim
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 8
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 9
Pancho Villa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1923
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 10
Cuauhtémoc
POLITICIAN
1495 - 1525
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 11
Antonio López de Santa Anna
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1876
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsEduardo Yáñez
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 330
Ricardo López
BOXER
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 349
Arturo Peniche
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 404
Cristina Rivera Garza
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 412
Yuri
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 434
Xóchitl Gálvez
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 463
Mayrín Villanueva
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 486
Pedro Fernández
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 500
Alessandra Rosaldo
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 508
Nailea Norvind
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 524
Ana Patricia Rojo
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 544
Susana Chávez
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1974 - 2011
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 554
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 RankingsSusana Chávez
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1974 - 2011
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 337
Martha Érika Alonso
POLITICIAN
1973 - 2018
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 342
Brad Will
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1970 - 2006
HPI: 36.68
Rank: 344
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mexico were soccer players (257), actors (164), athletes (114), politicians (113), and singers (35), while most who died were politicians (93), soccer players (57), 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 Rafael Márquez. 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 Manuel Rosas.
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.

































