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 Moctezuma II. 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 906 globally memorable people, including Frida Kahlo, Anthony Quinn, and Moctezuma II. 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
Anthony Quinn
ACTOR
1915 - 2001
HPI: 79.24
Rank: 2
Moctezuma II
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1520
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 3
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 4
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 5
Pancho Villa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1923
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 6
Cuauhtémoc
POLITICIAN
1495 - 1525
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 7
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1753 - 1811
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 8
Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal
POLITICIAN
603 - 683
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 9
Cuitláhuac
POLITICIAN
1476 - 1520
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 10
Venustiano Carranza
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1920
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 11
Juan Diego
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1474 - 1548
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsRicardo López
BOXER
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 110
Ana Patricia Rojo
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 118
Susana Chávez
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1974 - 2011
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 119
Adriana Paz
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 120
Yair Rodríguez
MARTIAL ARTS
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 121
Paty Navidad
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 123
Jaime Lozano
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 124
Pilar Montenegro
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 125
Pentagón Jr.
WRESTLER
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 126
Pablo Montero
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 127
Julio César Chávez Jr.
BOXER
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 128
Eréndira Ibarra
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 129
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 (165), 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, Pedro Nájera, and Arturo Chaires. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mexico, including Antonio Carbajal, Pedro Nájera, and Arturo Chaires.
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.


































