Cultural Production in
Present Day
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico ranks 31st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Switzerland, Romania, and Finland. Memorable people born in present day Mexico include Frida Kahlo, Moctezuma II, and Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. Memorable people who died in Mexico include Frida Kahlo, Leon Trotsky, and Gabriel García Márquez. Mexico has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. The top cities in Mexico by number of biographies are Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Mexico, and Tenochtitlan.
People
Between 0 and 2006, present day Mexico was the birth place of 912 globally memorable people, including Frida Kahlo, Moctezuma II, and Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. Additionaly, 347 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Mexico including Frida Kahlo, Leon Trotsky, and Gabriel García Márquez.
People Born in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsFrida Kahlo
PAINTER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 89.13
Rank: 1
Moctezuma II
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1520
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 2
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
MAFIOSO
1957 - Present
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 3
Carlos Santana
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 4
Porfirio Díaz
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1915
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 5
Claudia Sheinbaum
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 6
Salma Hayek
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 7
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
MAFIOSO
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 8
Guillermo del Toro
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 9
Thomas Mayne Reid
WRITER
1818 - 1883
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 10
Kiki Camarena
LAWYER
1947 - 1985
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 11
Subcomandante Marcos
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsRenata Zarazúa
TENNIS PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 203
Alejandro Speitzer
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 227
Humberto Carrillo
WRESTLER
1995 - Present
HPI: 34.97
Rank: 249
Érick Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 33.14
Rank: 257
Roberto de la Rosa
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 32.71
Rank: 260
Sebastián Jurado
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 32.68
Rank: 261
Ana Paula Vázquez
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 32.35
Rank: 262
Carlos Cisneros
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 31.84
Rank: 266
Adrián Mora
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 31.42
Rank: 267
Ángela Ruiz
ATHLETE
2006 - Present
HPI: 28.62
Rank: 270
Michael Ronda
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: NaN
Rank: 286
Ramón Valdés
ACTOR
1924 - 1988
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 372
People Deceased in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsFrida 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
Maximilian I of Mexico
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1867
HPI: 82.14
Rank: 4
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 5
Steve McQueen
ACTOR
1930 - 1980
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 6
Luis Buñuel
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1983
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 7
Moctezuma II
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1520
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 8
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 9
Johnny Weissmuller
SWIMMER
1904 - 1984
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 10
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 11
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
EXPLORER
1510 - 1554
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsRamón Valdés
ACTOR
1924 - 1988
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 109
Paquita la del Barrio
SINGER
1946 - 2025
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 198
Susana Chávez
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1974 - 2011
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 339
Martha Érika Alonso
POLITICIAN
1973 - 2018
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 344
Brad Will
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1970 - 2006
HPI: 36.68
Rank: 346
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mexico were soccer players (257), actors (167), athletes (115), politicians (109), and singers (36), while most who died were politicians (93), soccer players (57), actors (35), writers (33), and painters (12).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Mexico, including Jorge Campos, Rafael Márquez, and Alfredo del Águila. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mexico, including Jorge Campos, Manuel Rosas, and Rafael Márquez.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Mexico since 1700.






































