20.6767° N, 103.3475° W
GUADALAJARA
Most Famous People Born in Guadalajara, Mexico
- Notable people
- 957
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1972
- Most distinctive
- Wrestler 14.6×
Jalisco's capital runs on combat sports: Wrestler at 14.6× and Boxer at 10.3× the global baseline, numbers that put it among the hardest-punching cities anywhere. It's also the cradle of mariachi and tequila, though the city's rawest export may be the lucha libre mask.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Guadalajara during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Guadalajara Is Known For
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Football is Guadalajara's biggest profession — 41% of all notables (388).
Guadalajara over-indexes on wrestler — 14.6× the global rate.
Guadalajara under-produces painter — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Guadalajara's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Guillermo del Toro
Born 1964
Gael García Bernal
Born 1978
Katy Jurado
1924 - 2002
Luis Barragán
1902 - 1988
Javier Hernández
Born 1988
Alejandro Fernández
Born 1971
Vicente Fernández
Born 1940
Guillermo Ochoa
Born 1985
Andrés Guardado
Born 1986
Carlos Salcedo
Born 1992
Valentín Gómez Farías
1781 - 1858
Dr. Atl
1875 - 1964
Jorge Blanco (musician)
Born 1991
Marco Fabián
Born 1989
Pedro Fernández (singer)
Born 1969
José Pablo Moncayo
1912 - 1958
José de Jesús Corona
Born 1981
Karol Sevilla
Born 1999
Don Miguel Ruiz
Born 1952
Juan Soriano
1920 - 2006
Tito Guízar
1908 - 1999
Susana Dosamantes
Born 1948
Néstor Araujo
Born 1991
Lorena Ochoa
Born 1981
George J. Lewis
1903 - 1995
Vicente Leñero
1933 - 2014
Sativa Rose
Born 1984
Agustín Yáñez
1904 - 1980
Jorge González Camarena
1908 - 1980
Jorge Rivero
Born 1938
Ulises Dávila
Born 1991
Erick Torres Padilla
Born 1993
Ximena Navarrete
Born 1988
Luis Ernesto Michel
Born 1979
Pável Pardo
Born 1976
Raúl Gudiño
Born 1996
Enrique González Martínez
1871 - 1952
Roberto Montenegro
1887 - 1968
Sergio Pérez
Born 1990
Germán Sánchez (diver)
Born 1992
Juan Ferrara
Born 1943
José Ron
Born 1981
Bernardo Reyes
1849 - 1913
Adrián Aldrete
Born 1988
Raúl Anguiano
1915 - 2006
José Antonio Rodríguez (Mexican footballer)
Born 1992
Máscara Dorada
Born 1988
Iván García (diver)
Born 1993
Juan Pablo Villalobos
Born 1973
Oswaldo Sánchez
Born 1973
Giovani Casillas
Born 1994
Enrique Álvarez Félix
1934 - 1996
Patricia Riggen
Born 1970
Néstor Vidrio
Born 1989
Ruben Kihuen
Born 1980
Guillermo González Camarena
1917 - 1965
Fernando Quirarte
Born 1956
Daniel Osorno
Born 1979
Néstor Calderón
Born 1989
Omar Arellano
Born 1987
Daniel Guzmán
Born 1965
Antonio Briseño
Born 1994
Joel Sánchez (Mexican footballer)
Born 1974
José Manuel de la Torre
Born 1965
Abner Mares
Born 1985
Miguel González (pitcher)
Born 1984
Gonzalo García Vivanco
Born 1981
Mascarita Dorada
Born 1982
Javier Hernández (footballer, born 1961)
Born 1961
Griselda Álvarez
1913 - 2009
Erick Elías
Born 1980
Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, 3rd Duke of Feria
1587 - 1634
José Justo Corro
1794 - 1864
Jorge Vergara
1955 - 2019
Iyari Limon
Born 1976
Édgar Dueñas
Born 1983
Mario Méndez (Mexican footballer)
Born 1979
Paulo Chávez
Born 1976
Tom Fears
1922 - 2000
Ignacio Vallarta
1830 - 1893
José Manuel Abundis
Born 1973
María Victoria
Born 1933
María Inés
Born 1983
Édgar Pacheco
Born 1990
Guadalupe Pineda
Born 1955
Édson Rivera
Born 1991
Hugo Gutiérrez Vega
1934 - 2015
Ignacio Calderón
Born 1943
Juan Son
Born 1984
Hedgardo Marín
Born 1993
Tomás Balcázar
1931 - 2020
Ariel López Padilla
Born 1962
Javier Valdivia
Born 1941
Juan Pablo García
Born 1981
César Ibáñez
Born 1992
C-Kan
Born 1987
José Daniel Guerrero
Born 1987
Antonio Gallardo
Born 1989
Carlos Ernesto Cisneros
Born 1993
Margarita Sanz
Born 1954
Christian Villanueva
Born 1991
Antonio Palafox
Born 1936
Jorge Hernández González
Born 1988
Omar Esparza
Born 1988
Jesús Reyes Ferreira
1880 - 1977
Salvador Reyes Monteón
1936 - 2012
Marco Antonio Muñiz
Born 1933
Taufic Guarch
Born 1991
Ángel Zaldívar
Born 1994
Édgar Mejía
Born 1988
Lucha Reyes (Mexican singer)
1906 - 1944
Sherlyn González
Born 1985
Liborio Sánchez
Born 1989
Gonzalo Curiel (composer)
1904 - 1958
Ariadne Díaz
Born 1986
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Born 1981
Yahel Castillo
Born 1987
Carlos Orozco Romero
1896 - 1984
Alejandro Ávila
Born 1974
Luz Elena González
Born 1974
Claudio Báez
1948 - 2017
Xavier Martínez
1869 - 1943
Galilea Montijo
Born 1973
Jesús del Muro
Born 1937
Miguel Vázquez
Born 1987
Lisset
Born 1973
Fernando Casanova
1925 - 2012
Alexa Grasso
Born 1993
José Villegas
Born 1934
Bárbara Gil
1930 - 2015
Héctor Hernández
1935 - 1984
Michel Vázquez
Born 1990
Camilo Romero
Born 1970
Alfonso Sosa
Born 1967
Gael Sandoval
Born 1995
José Luis Real
Born 1952
Jorge Mora
Born 1991
Gabriel Ruiz (songwriter)
1908 - 1999
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Born 1987
José López Portillo y Rojas
1850 - 1923
Andrés Cavo
1739 - 1803
Pepe Guízar
1912 - 1980
José Garibi y Rivera
1889 - 1972
Arturo Ledesma
Born 1988
Hugo Isaác Rodríguez
Born 1990
Guillermo Sepúlveda
Born 1934
Fernando Salazar
Born 1979
Miguel Manzano
1907 - 1992
Javier Vargas (footballer)
Born 1941
Sergio García Ramírez
Born 1938
Rodolfo Bernardelli
1852 - 1931
Roberto Cañedo
1918 - 1998
Carlos Alberto Gutiérrez
Born 1990
Luis Alonso Sandoval
Born 1981
Rossana Reguillo
Born 1955
Israel Villaseñor
Born 1982
Luis Pérez (footballer, born 1907)
1907 - 1966
José Eleuterio González
1813 - 1888
Giovani Hernández
Born 1993
Isabel Villaseñor
1909 - 1953
Agustín Moreno
Born 1967
Alfonso Gómez
Born 1980
Juan Ignacio González
Born 1984
Ignacio Jáuregui
Born 1938
Anette Michel
Born 1971
Hilario López
1907 - 1965
Beatriz Pagés Rebollar
Born 1954
Alejandro Colunga
Born 1948
Raúl Arellano
1935 - 1997
Margarita López Portillo
1914 - 2006
Alejandro Filio
Born 1960
Marcelo Alatorre
Born 1985
Jaydy Michel
Born 1975
Felipe Ruvalcaba
1941 - 2019
Andrés Montiel
-
Alfredo Adame
Born 1958
Crescencio Gutiérrez
Born 1933
Miguel Ángel de Quevedo
1862 - 1946
Eusebio Ruvalcaba
1951 - 2017
Manuel Rosas Arreola
Born 1983
Alfredo Torres
Born 1931
Siddhartha (musician)
-
Emma Laura
Born 1971
Liz Gallardo
Born 1979
Mónica Vergara
Born 1983
Jair García
Born 1978
Guadalupe Dueñas
1920 - 2002
Rodrigo Prieto (footballer)
Born 1983
Alonso Zamora
Born 1991
Alberto Macías
Born 1969
Yessica Salazar
Born 1974
Jairo González
Born 1992
Gabriel Flores
1930 - 1993
Enrique Bostelmann
1939 - 2003
Jesús Paganoni
Born 1988
José de Jesús Godínez
Born 1997
El Zorro (wrestler)
Born 1975
Eduardo de la Torre
Born 1962
Miguel de Jesús Fuentes
Born 1971
José Becerra
1936 - 2016
Arturo Chaires
1937 - 2020
Samantha Bricio
Born 1994
José Manuel Rivera
Born 1986
Enrique de la Mora
1907 - 1978
Daniel Álvarez López
Born 1994
Rodrigo López (soccer)
Born 1988
Cynthia Valdez
Born 1987
Luis G. Abbadie
Born 1968
Juan Carlos Núñez
Born 1983
Ireneo Paz
1836 - 1924
Alberto Agnesi
Born 1971
Cecilia Eudave
Born 1968
Erik Espinosa
Born 1980
Arturo Zamora Jiménez
Born 1956
Jorge Solís
Born 1979
Víctor Borja
Born 1912
Ignacio Díaz Morales
1905 - 1992
Raúl Córdoba
1924 - 2017
Salvador Luis Reyes
Born 1968
Carlos Deltour
1864 - 1920
Sergio García Nario
Born 1982
Christian Pérez (footballer, born 1990)
Born 1990
Mando Guerrero
Born 1952
José María Vigil
1829 - 1909
Fernando Calderón y Beltrán
1809 - 1845
Juan René Serrano
Born 1984
Elán (musician)
Born 1983
Ernesto Cisneros
Born 1940
Carlos Borja (basketball)
1913 - 1992
Rita Guerrero
1964 - 2011
Eduardo Lillingston
Born 1977
Alan Cervantes
Born 1998
Francisco Jara
Born 1941
Francisco Flores (Mexican footballer)
1933 - 1986
Tonita Castro
1953 - 2016
Oro (wrestler)
1971 - 1993
Ignacio Trelles
1916 - 2020
Victor Terrazas
Born 1983
Ulises Solís
Born 1981
Juan Gómez (Mexican footballer)
1924 - 2009
Facundo (TV host)
Born 1978
Juan Carlos Leaño
Born 1977
Begoña Narváez
Born 1987
Osvaldo Benavides
Born 1979
Daniel Márquez
Born 1986
Fabiola Ibarra
Born 1994
Diego Rafael Jiménez
Born 1988
Efren Herrera
Born 1951
Edson Torres
Born 1998
Ricardo Cadena
Born 1969
Rodolfo González (boxer)
Born 1945
Virginia Manzano
1912 - 1985
Francisco Gamboa
Born 1985
Gloria Guevara
Born 1967
Atlantis (wrestler)
Born 1962
Mario Arteaga
Born 1970
Álvaro Gaxiola
1937 - 2003
Andrés Gómez (basketball)
1913 - 1991
Max Prieto
1919 - 1998
Manuel Martínez Iñiguez
Born 1972
Johnny García
Born 1978
César Lozano
Born 1977
Juan Diego Covarrubias
Born 1987
José Juan Macías
Born 1999
Gloria Careaga Pérez
Born 1947
Emilio López
Born 1986
Rodrigo Ruiz (footballer, born 1923)
1923 - 1999
Salvador Mota
1922 - 1986
Manuel Pérez Flores
Born 1980
Nacho Galindo (actor)
1908 - 1973
Roniel Costa
Born 1994
Manuel Balbi
Born 1978
Omar Niño Romero
Born 1976
Elis Paprika
Born 1980
Jashia Luna
Born 1978
Luis Solorio
Born 1994
Noe Zárate
Born 1973
Christian Sánchez (Mexican footballer)
Born 1989
Jairo Torres
Born 2000
Adalberto López
1923 - 1996
Xavier Marc
Born 1948
Jessica Salazar
Born 1995
Sergio Salvador Aguirre Anguiano
1943 - 2020
Manuel M. Diéguez
1874 - 1924
Luis Alberto Márquez
Born 1995
Salvador Plascencia
Born 1976
Nuria Diosdado
Born 1990
Jorge Vaca
Born 1959
Antonio Pérez Delgadillo
Born 1978
Daniel Guzmán Jr.
Born 1992
Jesús Bracamontes
Born 1951
Mariano Otero
1817 - 1850
Héctor López
Born 1971
Diego Ordaz
Born 1984
Adrianna Foster
Born 1986
Juan Calleros
Born 1962
Gilberto Adame
Born 1972
Gilda Cruz-Romo
Born 1940
Joao Maleck
Born 1999
Luis García (first baseman)
Born 1978