Oaxaca City
Oaxaca City ranks 3,064th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Parthian Empire, Saalfelden, and Vila do Conde. Memorable people born in Oaxaca City include Porfirio Díaz, Rufino Tamayo, and José Vasconcelos. Memorable people who died in Oaxaca City include Francisco Toledo. Oaxaca City has been the birth place of many politicians, and painters and the death place of many painters. Oaxaca City is located in Mexico.
Oaxaca de Juárez, or simply Oaxaca, is the capital and largest city of the eponymous Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Oaxaca, the most populous municipality in Oaxaca and the fourth most densely populated municipality in Oaxaca, only being less densely populated than San Jacinto Amilpas, Santa Lucía del Camino, and Santa Cruz Amilpas. It is in the Centro District in the Central Valleys region of the state, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre at the base of the Cerro del Fortín, extending to the banks of the Atoyac River. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1830 and 1968, Oaxaca City was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Porfirio Díaz, Rufino Tamayo, and José Vasconcelos. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Oaxaca City including Francisco Toledo.
People Born in Oaxaca City
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Porfirio Díaz
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1915
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 1
Rufino Tamayo
PAINTER
1899 - 1991
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 2
José Vasconcelos
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1959
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3
Patricia Reyes Spíndola
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 4
Susana Harp
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Oaxaca City
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Oaxaca City were politicians (2), painters (1), actors (1), and singers (1), while most who died were painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oaxaca City, including Patricia Reyes Spíndola. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oaxaca City, including Porfirio Díaz, and José Vasconcelos.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Oaxaca City since 1700.
