Mexico City
Mexico City ranks 33rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind São Paulo, Amsterdam, and Florence. The most famous people from Mexico City are Carlos Slim, Claudia Sheinbaum, and Mario J. Molina. The most famous people who died in Mexico City are Frida Kahlo, Leon Trotsky, and Gabriel García Márquez. Mexico City has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Mexico City is located in Mexico.
People
Between 0 and 2004, Mexico City was the birth place of 285 globally memorable people, including Carlos Slim, Claudia Sheinbaum, and Mario J. Molina. Additionaly, 182 globally memorable people have passed away in Mexico City including Frida Kahlo, Leon Trotsky, and Gabriel García Márquez.
People Born in Mexico City
Go to all Rankings
Carlos Slim
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 1
Claudia Sheinbaum
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 2
Mario J. Molina
CHEMIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 3
Manuel Rosas
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1989
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 4
José María Iglesias
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1891
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 5
Raúl Cárdenas
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 6
Felipe Rosas
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1986
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 7
José Luis González Dávila
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 1995
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 8
Karla Álvarez
ACTOR
1972 - 2013
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 9
Alessandra Rosaldo
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 10
Nailea Norvind
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 11
Adriana Paz
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Mexico City
Go to all RankingsAlessandra Rosaldo
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 10
Nailea Norvind
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 11
Adriana Paz
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 12
Joel Sánchez
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 13
Jaime Lozano
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 14
Pilar Montenegro
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 15
Margarita Zavala
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 16
Daniel Aceves
WRESTLER
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 17
Eréndira Ibarra
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 18
Vanessa Villela
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 19
Litzy
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 20
Carlos Mercenario
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 21
People Deceased in Mexico City
Go to all Rankings
Frida Kahlo
PAINTER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 89.13
Rank: 1
Leon Trotsky
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1940
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 2
Gabriel García Márquez
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 86.19
Rank: 3
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 4
Luis Buñuel
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1983
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 5
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 6
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
EXPLORER
1510 - 1554
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 7
Antonio López de Santa Anna
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1876
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 8
Benito Juárez
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1872
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 9
Juana Inés de la Cruz
WRITER
1648 - 1695
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 10
Gerard Kuiper
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1973
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 11
Carlos Fuentes
WRITER
1928 - 2012
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mexico City were soccer players (75), actors (73), athletes (24), politicians (21), and singers (13), while most who died were politicians (48), soccer players (24), writers (22), actors (21), and painters (8).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mexico City, including Raúl Cárdenas, José Luis González Dávila, and Jaime Lozano. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mexico City, including Manuel Rosas, Raúl Cárdenas, and Felipe Rosas.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Mexico City since 1700.
