Mexico ranks 1,251st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Royal Oak, Michigan, Mechelen, and Wakayama Prefecture. Memorable people born in Mexico include Don Miguel Ruiz, Juan Carreño, and Francisco Garza Gutiérrez. Memorable people who died in Mexico include Donald E. Westlake, Francisco de Ulloa, and Francisco Garza Gutiérrez. Mexico has been the birth place of many soccer players and writers and the death place of many soccer players and writers. Mexico is located in Mexico.
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers 1,972,550 square kilometers (761,610 sq mi), making it the world's 13th-largest country by area; with approximately 126,014,024 inhabitants, it is the 10th-most-populous country and has the most Spanish-speakers. Mexico is organized as a federal republic comprising 31 states and Mexico City, its capital. Other major urban areas include Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and León. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1902 and 1979, Mexico was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Don Miguel Ruiz, Juan Carreño, and Francisco Garza Gutiérrez. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Mexico including Donald E. Westlake, Francisco de Ulloa, and Francisco Garza Gutiérrez.
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 1
1909 - 1940
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 2
1904 - 1965
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 3
1910 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 4
1902 - 1976
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 5
1907 - 1963
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 6
1905 - 2000
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 7
1929 - 2020
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 8
1908 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 9
1935 - 2018
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 10
1979 - Present
HPI: 32.33
Rank: 11
1904 - 1965
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 3
1902 - 1976
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 5
1929 - 2020
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 8
1935 - 2018
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 10
1979 - Present
HPI: 32.33
Rank: 11
1933 - 2008
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 1
1501 - 1540
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 2
1904 - 1965
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 3
1905 - 1987
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 4
1910 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 5
1802 - 1853
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 6
1910 - 1986
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 7
1905 - 2000
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 8
1908 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 9
1959 - 2018
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 10
Most individuals born in present day Mexico were soccer players (9), writers (1), and actors (1), while most who died were soccer players (7), writers (1), explorers (1), and politicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mexico, including Pedro Nájera and Alfredo del Águila. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mexico, including Juan Carreño, Francisco Garza Gutiérrez, and Felipe Olivares.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Mexico since 1700.