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
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Carlos 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
Ernesto Zedillo
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 5
Verónica Castro
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 6
Yola Ramírez
TENNIS PLAYER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 7
Manuel Rosas
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1989
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 8
José María Iglesias
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1891
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 9
Claudio Brook
ACTOR
1927 - 1995
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 10
Rosie Reyes
TENNIS PLAYER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 11
Lupita Nyong'o
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Mexico City
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Adriana Paz
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 62
Jaime Lozano
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 65
Pilar Montenegro
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 66
Eréndira Ibarra
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 73
Vanessa Villela
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 74
Litzy
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 76
Daniel García
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 81
Renata Zarazúa
TENNIS PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 82
Ayako Hamada
WRESTLER
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 84
Altaír Jarabo
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 85
Israel Vázquez
BOXER
1977 - 2024
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 86
Michelle Renaud
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 88
People Deceased in Mexico City
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Frida 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 Javier Fragoso. 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.
