Mexico City
Mexico City ranks 33rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind São Paulo, Amsterdam, and Florence. The most famous people from Mexico City are Carlos Slim, Claudia Sheinbaum, and Hugo Sánchez. The most famous people who died in Mexico City are Frida Kahlo, Leon Trotsky, and Gabriel García Márquez. Mexico City has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Mexico City is located in Mexico.
People
Between 0 and 2004, Mexico City was the birth place of 284 globally memorable people, including Carlos Slim, Claudia Sheinbaum, and Hugo Sánchez. Additionaly, 182 globally memorable people have passed away in Mexico City including Frida Kahlo, Leon Trotsky, and Gabriel García Márquez.
People Born in Mexico City
Go to all RankingsCarlos Slim
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 1
Claudia Sheinbaum
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 2
Hugo Sánchez
COACH
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 3
Alejandro González Iñárritu
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 4
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 5
Ernesto Zedillo
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 6
Verónica Castro
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 7
Yola Ramírez
TENNIS PLAYER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 8
Manuel Rosas
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1989
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 9
Fernando Colunga
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 10
Jacqueline Andere
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 11
Adela Noriega
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Mexico City
Go to all RankingsRenata Zarazúa
TENNIS PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 116
Altaír Jarabo
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 122
Michelle Renaud
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 127
Daniela Luján
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 128
María Fernanda Castro Maya
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 135
Rey Fénix
WRESTLER
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.12
Rank: 136
Érick Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 33.14
Rank: 140
Michael Ronda
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: NaN
Rank: 144
Eduardo Yáñez
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 202
Arturo Peniche
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 216
Alessandra Rosaldo
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 229
Nailea Norvind
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 233
People Deceased in Mexico City
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
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 4
Luis Buñuel
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1983
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 5
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 6
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
EXPLORER
1510 - 1554
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 7
Antonio López de Santa Anna
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1876
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 8
Benito Juárez
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1872
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 9
Juana Inés de la Cruz
WRITER
1648 - 1695
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 10
Gerard Kuiper
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1973
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 11
Carlos Fuentes
WRITER
1928 - 2012
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mexico City were soccer players (75), actors (72), athletes (24), politicians (23), and writers (13), while most who died were politicians (48), soccer players (24), writers (22), actors (21), and painters (8).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mexico City, including Cristóbal Ortega, Raúl Cárdenas, and Enrique Borja. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mexico City, including Manuel Rosas, Cristóbal Ortega, and Raúl Cárdenas.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Mexico City since 1700.




































