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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.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Guadalajara during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 190 notable births.

What Guadalajara Is Known For

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Biggest Most distinctive Under-indexed

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.

Painter140.6×

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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Luis Barragán

1902 - 1988

Notable Births by Decade

What Guadalajara Is Known For

Profession Mix Over Time

Luis Barragán

Tito Guízar

George J. Lewis

Agustín Yáñez

Jorge González Camarena

Lucha Reyes (Mexican singer)

Gonzalo Curiel (composer)

Gabriel Ruiz (songwriter)

Miguel Manzano

Luis Pérez (footballer, born 1907)

Isabel Villaseñor

Hilario López

Enrique de la Mora

Ignacio Díaz Morales

Nacho Galindo (actor)

Pepe Ortiz

Antonio Gómez Robledo

Francisco Rojas González

Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea

Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero

Carlos Ramírez Ulloa

Pedro Castellanos

Fausto Prieto

Federico de Aguinaga López

Eliseo Orozco

Ramiro Álvarez Tostado

José Proto García