CELEBRITIES from Mexico

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Mexican Celebrities of all time. This list of famous Mexican Celebrities is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Manuel Uribe (1965 - 2014)

With an HPI of 53.47, Manuel Uribe is the most famous Mexican Celebrity.  His biography has been translated into 27 different languages on wikipedia.

Manuel Uribe Garza (11 June 1965 – 26 May 2014) was a Mexican man who was morbidly obese to one of the greatest extents known in recorded history. After reaching a peak weight of around 600 kg (1,300 lb) and having been unable to leave his bed since 2002, he lost approximately 230 kg (510 lb)—over one third of his body weight—with the help of doctors and nutritionists by February 2008. However, he died in his hometown on 26 May 2014 weighing 394 kg (869 lb).Uribe drew worldwide attention in January 2006, when he made an emotional plea on a Mexican television network that prompted both private and public assistance. He was also featured on The World's Heaviest Man, a 2007 television documentary about his bedridden life and attempts to overcome his obesity, and in The World's Heaviest Man Gets Married, a similar documentary that was broadcast in 2009 by the Discovery Channel.

2. Ximena Navarrete (b. 1988)

With an HPI of 39.17, Ximena Navarrete is the 2nd most famous Mexican Celebrity.  Her biography has been translated into 33 different languages.

Jimena "Ximena" Navarrete Rosete (born February 22, 1988) is a Mexican actress, tv host, model and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 2010. She was previously named as Nuestra Belleza México 2009. She is the second Miss Universe from Mexico.

3. Andrea Meza (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 34.35, Andrea Meza is the 3rd most famous Mexican Celebrity.  Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Alma Andrea Meza Carmona (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈdɾe.a meˈsa]; born 13 August 1994) is a Mexican beauty queen who won Miss Universe 2020. She is the third Mexican woman to be crowned Miss Universe, and holds the record for the shortest complete reign in Miss Universe history to date. She previously won Mexicana Universal 2020 and Miss Mexico 2017, and placed as the first runner-up at Miss World 2017.

4. Vanessa Ponce (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 30.81, Vanessa Ponce is the 4th most famous Mexican Celebrity.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Silvia Vanessa Ponce de León Sánchez (born 7 March 1992), known simply as Vanessa Ponce, is a Mexican model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2018. She is the first Mexican to be crowned as Miss World. In the history of the Miss World competition, she holds the record for being the oldest winner thus far.