Cultural Production in
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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 Moctezuma II. 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 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 as of 2020. 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 905 globally memorable people, including Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Moctezuma II. Additionaly, 345 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: 1
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 2
Moctezuma II
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1520
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 3
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
MAFIOSO
1957 - Present
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 4
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 5
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 6
Cuauhtémoc
POLITICIAN
1495 - 1525
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 7
Antonio López de Santa Anna
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1876
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 8
Porfirio Díaz
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1915
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 9
Benito Juárez
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1872
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 10
Juana Inés de la Cruz
WRITER
1648 - 1695
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 11
Francisco I. Madero
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1913
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsYair Rodríguez
MARTIAL ARTS
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 144
Renata Zarazúa
TENNIS PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 146
Claudia Martín
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 147
Alexa Grasso
MARTIAL ARTS
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 148
Michelle Renaud
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 149
Esmeralda Pimentel
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 150
Daniela Luján
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 151
Alejandro Speitzer
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 152
Natasha Dupeyrón
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 153
Renata Notni
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 154
María Fernanda Castro Maya
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 155
Erik Pérez
MARTIAL ARTS
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 157
People Deceased in Present Day Mexico
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
Maximilian I of Mexico
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1867
HPI: 82.14
Rank: 4
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 5
Steve McQueen
ACTOR
1930 - 1980
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 6
Luis Buñuel
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1983
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 7
Moctezuma II
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1520
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 8
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 9
Johnny Weissmuller
SWIMMER
1904 - 1984
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 10
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 11
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
EXPLORER
1510 - 1554
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Mexico
Go to all RankingsSusana Chávez
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1974 - 2011
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 337
Martha Érika Alonso
POLITICIAN
1973 - 2018
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 342
Brad Will
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1970 - 2006
HPI: 36.68
Rank: 344
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mexico were soccer players (257), actors (164), athletes (114), politicians (113), and singers (35), while most who died were politicians (93), soccer players (57), 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, Pedro Nájera, and Raúl Cárdenas. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mexico, including Antonio Carbajal, Manuel Rosas, and Juan Carreño.
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.


































