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 the southern portion of North America. Covering 1,972,550 km2, it is the world's 13th largest country by area; with a population of almost 130 million, it is the 10th most populous country and has the most Spanish speakers in the world, out of any other country. Mexico is a constitutional republic comprising 31 states and Mexico City, its capital and largest city, which is among the world's most populous metropolitan areas. The country borders the United States to the north; as well as Guatemala and Belize to the southeast. It has maritime borders with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. 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, 340 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: 84.34
Rank: 1
Anthony Quinn
ACTOR
1915 - 2001
HPI: 79.02
Rank: 2
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 3
Moctezuma II
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1520
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 4
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 5
Carlos Slim
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 6
Pancho Villa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1923
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 7
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 8
Porfirio Díaz
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1915
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 9
Carlos Santana
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 10
Cuauhtémoc
POLITICIAN
1495 - 1525
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 11
Salma Hayek
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsIsmael "El Mayo" Zambada
MAFIOSO
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 84
Kiki Camarena
LAWYER
1947 - 1985
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 89
Rosie Reyes
TENNIS PLAYER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 98
Joaquin Murrieta
EXTREMIST
1829 - 1853
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 105
Rafael Caro Quintero
EXTREMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 106
Isabel Moctezuma
POLITICIAN
1509 - 1550
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 115
Francisco Jara
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2024
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 116
Manuel Ojeda
ACTOR
1940 - 2022
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 141
Juan de Oñate
EXPLORER
1550 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 215
Irma Serrano
ACTOR
1933 - 2023
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 222
María Grever
SINGER
1885 - 1951
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 247
Jesús del Muro
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2022
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 251
People Deceased in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsFrida Kahlo
PAINTER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 84.34
Rank: 1
Leon Trotsky
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1940
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 2
Gabriel García Márquez
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 3
Luis Buñuel
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1983
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 4
Maximilian I of Mexico
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1867
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 5
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 6
Moctezuma II
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1520
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 7
Steve McQueen
ACTOR
1930 - 1980
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 8
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 9
Pancho Villa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1923
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 10
Johnny Weissmuller
SWIMMER
1904 - 1984
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 11
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsKiki Camarena
LAWYER
1947 - 1985
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 94
Rosie Reyes
TENNIS PLAYER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 107
Francisco Jara
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2024
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 118
Angelina Beloff
PAINTER
1879 - 1969
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 141
Manuel Ojeda
ACTOR
1940 - 2022
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 142
Henriette Sontag
SINGER
1806 - 1854
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 153
Bernardo de Gálvez
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1746 - 1786
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 154
Irán Eory
ACTOR
1939 - 2002
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 186
Fernando de Alva Cortés Ixtlilxóchitl
POLITICIAN
1569 - 1650
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 189
Irma Serrano
ACTOR
1933 - 2023
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 211
Frans Blom
EXPLORER
1893 - 1963
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 229
Otto Rühle
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1943
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 243
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.