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, Diego Rivera, and Anthony Quinn. 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.
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is considered to be part of Central America by the United Nations geoscheme. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2, and is the thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and largest city, which ranks among the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2006, present day Mexico was the birth place of 826 globally memorable people, including Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Anthony Quinn. Additionaly, 341 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: 194
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 109
Anthony Quinn
ACTOR
1915 - 2001
HPI: 79.24
Rank: 247
Moctezuma II
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1520
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 95
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
MAFIOSO
1957 - Present
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 6
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 192
Carlos Santana
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 41
Carlos Slim
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 721
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 206
Pancho Villa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1923
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 311
Cuauhtémoc
POLITICIAN
1495 - 1525
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 149
Antonio López de Santa Anna
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1876
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 119
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsFrida Kahlo
PAINTER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 89.13
Rank: 175
Leon Trotsky
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1940
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 136
Gabriel García Márquez
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 86.19
Rank: 216
Maximilian I of Mexico
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1867
HPI: 82.14
Rank: 295
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 67
Steve McQueen
ACTOR
1930 - 1980
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 59
Luis Buñuel
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1983
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 191
Moctezuma II
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1520
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 50
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 170
Johnny Weissmuller
SWIMMER
1904 - 1984
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 56
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 186
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
EXPLORER
1510 - 1554
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 114
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mexico were soccer players (244), actors (140), politicians (107), athletes (105), and writers (29), while most who died were politicians (92), soccer players (56), actors (34), 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 Antonio Carbajal, Jorge Campos, and Rafael Márquez. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mexico, including Antonio Carbajal, Jorge Campos, and Manuel Rosas.
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.