Guadalajara
Guadalajara ranks 240th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cardiff, Sacramento, California, and Beirut. The most famous people from Guadalajara are Luis Barragán, Guillermo del Toro, and Vicente Fernández. The most famous people who died in Guadalajara are Pedro de Alvarado, Kiki Camarena, and Vicente Fernández. Guadalajara has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players, and religious figures. Guadalajara is located in Mexico.
People
Between 0 and 2000, Guadalajara was the birth place of 76 globally memorable people, including Luis Barragán, Guillermo del Toro, and Vicente Fernández. Additionaly, 18 globally memorable people have passed away in Guadalajara including Pedro de Alvarado, Kiki Camarena, and Vicente Fernández.
People Born in Guadalajara
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Luis Barragán
ARCHITECT
1902 - 1988
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 1
Guillermo del Toro
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 2
Vicente Fernández
SINGER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 3
Valentín Gómez Farías
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1858
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 4
Javier Hernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 5
Susana Dosamantes
ACTOR
1948 - 2022
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 6
Gael García Bernal
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 7
Sergio Pérez
RACING DRIVER
1990 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 8
Guillermo Ochoa
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 9
Tomás Balcázar
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 10
Canelo Álvarez
BOXER
1990 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 11
Francisco Jara
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2024
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Guadalajara
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Pedro Fernández
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 32
Ariadne Díaz
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 42
Alexa Grasso
MARTIAL ARTS
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 43
Daniel Osorno
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 47
Juan René Serrano
POLITICIAN
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.90
Rank: 48
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
TENNIS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 34.01
Rank: 54
Carlos Cisneros
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 31.84
Rank: 59
People Deceased in Guadalajara
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Pedro de Alvarado
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1485 - 1541
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 1
Kiki Camarena
LAWYER
1947 - 1985
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 2
Vicente Fernández
SINGER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 3
Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 1993
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 4
Fernando del Paso
WRITER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 5
Tomás Balcázar
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 6
Juan García Oliver
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1980
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 7
Juan José Arreola
WRITER
1921 - 2001
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 8
Francisco Jara
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2024
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 9
José Justo Corro
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1864
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 10
María Guadalupe García Zavala
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1878 - 1963
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 11
Archie Mayo
FILM DIRECTOR
1891 - 1968
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Guadalajara were soccer players (32), athletes (16), actors (7), singers (3), and politicians (3), while most who died were soccer players (7), religious figures (2), writers (2), politicians (2), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Guadalajara, including Javier Hernández, Guillermo Ochoa, and Tomás Balcázar. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Guadalajara, including Javier Hernández, Guillermo Ochoa, and Tomás Balcázar.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Guadalajara since 1700.
