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Guatemala City ranks 522nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Long Island, Wandsworth, and Spokane, Washington. Memorable people born in Guatemala City include Miguel Ángel Asturias, Álvaro Colom, and Jorge Ubico. Memorable people who died in Guatemala City include Álvaro Colom, Álvaro Arzú, and Efraín Ríos Montt. Guatemala City has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and singers. Guatemala City is located in Guatemala.

Guatemala City, also known colloquially by the nickname Guate, is the national capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala. It is also the municipal capital of the Guatemala Department and the most populous urban metropolitan area in Central America. The city is located in a mountain valley called Valle de la Ermita in the south-central part of the country. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1804 and 1999, Guatemala City was the birth place of 34 globally memorable people, including Miguel Ángel Asturias, Álvaro Colom, and Jorge Ubico. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in Guatemala City including Álvaro Colom, Álvaro Arzú, and Efraín Ríos Montt.

People Born in Guatemala City

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People Deceased in Guatemala City

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Guatemala City were politicians (18), athletes (8), religious figures (2), soccer players (2), and writers (1),  while most who died were politicians (11), singers (1), and religious figures (1).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Guatemala City, including Álvaro Colom, Otto Pérez Molina, and Alejandro Giammattei. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Guatemala City, including Álvaro Colom, Jorge Ubico, and Rafael Carrera.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Guatemala City since 1700.