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 Frida Kahlo, Claudia Sheinbaum, and Vicente Fox. 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 286 globally memorable people, including Frida Kahlo, Claudia Sheinbaum, and Vicente Fox. Additionaly, 183 globally memorable people have passed away in Mexico City including Frida Kahlo, Leon Trotsky, and Gabriel García Márquez.
People Born in Mexico City
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Frida Kahlo
PAINTER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 89.13
Rank: 1
Claudia Sheinbaum
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 2
Vicente Fox
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 3
Mario J. Molina
CHEMIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 4
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 5
Ernesto Zedillo
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 6
Thalía
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 7
Verónica Castro
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 8
Chespirito
ACTOR
1929 - 2014
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 9
Jacob Bekenstein
PHYSICIST
1947 - 2015
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 10
Javier Aguirre
COACH
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 11
Miguel Miramón
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1867
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Mexico City
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Alessandra Rosaldo
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 123
Nailea Norvind
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 131
Adriana Paz
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 140
Joel Sánchez
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 144
Jaime Lozano
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 147
Raúl Servín
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 148
Margarita Zavala
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 150
Daniel Aceves
WRESTLER
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 156
Eréndira Ibarra
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 158
Vanessa Villela
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 159
Litzy
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 160
Carlos Mercenario
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 163
People Deceased in Mexico City
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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
Newly Added People Deceased in Mexico City
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mexico City were soccer players (75), actors (74), athletes (24), politicians (21), and singers (13), while most who died were politicians (48), soccer players (24), writers (22), actors (22), 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 Cristóbal Ortega, Alfredo Hernández, and Cuauhtémoc Blanco. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mexico City, including Manuel Rosas, José Ruiz, and Cristóbal Ortega.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Mexico City since 1700.
