Guatemala City
Guatemala City ranks 522nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Long Island, Wandsworth, and Spokane, Washington. Memorable people born in Guatemala City include Miguel Ángel Asturias, Alejandro Giammattei, and Jorge Ubico. Memorable people who died in Guatemala City include Efraín Ríos Montt, Carlos Castillo Armas, and Facundo Cabral. Guatemala City has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and singers. Guatemala City is located in Guatemala.
Guatemala City, known nationally also as Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala. It is also a municipality capital of the Guatemala Department and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nestled in a mountain valley called Valle de la Ermita. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1804 and 1990, Guatemala City was the birth place of 26 globally memorable people, including Miguel Ángel Asturias, Alejandro Giammattei, and Jorge Ubico. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in Guatemala City including Efraín Ríos Montt, Carlos Castillo Armas, and Facundo Cabral.
People Born in Guatemala City
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Miguel Ángel Asturias
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 1
Alejandro Giammattei
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 2
Jorge Ubico
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1946
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 3
Rafael Carrera
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1865
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 4
Otto Pérez Molina
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 5
Álvaro Colom
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2023
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 6
Oscar Isaac
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 7
Alejandro Maldonado
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 8
Óscar Berger
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 9
Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2016
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 10
Álvaro Arzú
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2018
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 11
Vinicio Cerezo
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Guatemala City
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Efraín Ríos Montt
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1
Carlos Castillo Armas
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1957
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 2
Facundo Cabral
SINGER
1937 - 2011
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 3
Juan José Arévalo
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1990
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 4
Álvaro Colom
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2023
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 5
Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1982
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 6
Manuel Estrada Cabrera
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1924
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 7
Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2016
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 8
Álvaro Arzú
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2018
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 9
Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2003
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 10
Julio César Méndez Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1996
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 11
Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2009
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Guatemala City were politicians (18), religious figures (2), soccer players (2), writers (1), and actors (1), while most who died were politicians (11), singers (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Guatemala City, including Alejandro Giammattei, Otto Pérez Molina, and Álvaro Colom. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Guatemala City, including Alejandro Giammattei, Jorge Ubico, and Rafael Carrera.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Guatemala City since 1700.
