Monterrey
Monterrey ranks 507th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Toledo, Spain, Novosibirsk, and Iași. Memorable people born in Monterrey include Manuel Uribe, Alfonso Reyes, and Valentín Canalizo. Memorable people who died in Monterrey include Adolfo Suárez Rivera, Manuel Uribe, and Rafael Osuna. Monterrey has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many religious figures, and celebrities. Monterrey is located in Mexico.
Monterrey is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. The city anchors the Monterrey metropolitan area, the second-largest metropolitan area in Mexico, after Greater Mexico City with a population of 5,341,171 people as of 2020 and it is also the second-most productive metropolitan area in Mexico with a GDP (PPP) of US$140 billion in 2015. According to the 2020 census, Monterrey itself has a population of 1,142,194. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, Monterrey is a major business and industrial hub in Mexico and Latin America. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1794 and 1999, Monterrey was the birth place of 32 globally memorable people, including Manuel Uribe, Alfonso Reyes, and Valentín Canalizo. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Monterrey including Adolfo Suárez Rivera, Manuel Uribe, and Rafael Osuna.
People Born in Monterrey
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Manuel Uribe
CELEBRITY
1965 - 2014
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 30
Alfonso Reyes
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1959
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 31
Valentín Canalizo
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1850
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 1
Giovani dos Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 24
Melissa Barrera
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 25
Gloria Trevi
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 15
Erika Buenfil
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 9
Fermín IV
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 11
José Horacio Gómez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 21
Raúl Alcalá
CYCLIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 18
Jonathan dos Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 28
Esteban Gutiérrez
RACING DRIVER
1991 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Monterrey
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People Deceased in Monterrey
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Adolfo Suárez Rivera
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2008
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 3
Manuel Uribe
CELEBRITY
1965 - 2014
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 2
Rafael Osuna
TENNIS PLAYER
1938 - 1969
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 4
Jenni Rivera
SINGER
1969 - 2012
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Monterrey were soccer players (10), actors (5), singers (4), athletes (4), and racing drivers (2), while most who died were religious figures (1), celebrities (1), tennis players (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Monterrey, including Giovani dos Santos, Jonathan dos Santos, and Jesús Arellano. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Monterrey, including Giovani dos Santos, Jonathan dos Santos, and Jesús Arellano.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Monterrey since 1700.
