Cultural Production in

Present Day

Mexico

Mexico ranks 31st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Switzerland, Romania, and Finland. Memorable people born in present day Mexico include Anthony Quinn, 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.

Between 0 and 2006, present day Mexico was the birth place of 912 globally memorable people, including Anthony Quinn, 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.

Anthony Quinn
ACTOR
1915 - 2001
HPI: 79.24
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
Pancho Villa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1923
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 5
Porfirio Díaz
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1915
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 6
Claudia Sheinbaum
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 7
Salma Hayek
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 8
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
MAFIOSO
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 9
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1753 - 1811
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 10
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 11
Agustín de Iturbide
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1824
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 12

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 Javier Hernández. 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.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Mexico since 1700.