Oaxaca City ranks 2,576th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Odawara, Kherson Governorate, and New Britain, Connecticut. 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. 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
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.
1830 - 1915
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 1
1899 - 1991
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 2
1882 - 1959
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 3
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 4
1968 - Present
HPI: 33.39
Rank: 5
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).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Oaxaca City since 1700.