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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- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
José Pablo Moncayo
1912 - 1958
Raúl Anguiano
1915 - 2006
Guillermo González Camarena
1917 - 1965
Griselda Álvarez
1913 - 2009
Pepe Guízar
1912 - 1980
Roberto Cañedo
1918 - 1998
Margarita López Portillo
1914 - 2006
Víctor Borja
Born 1912
Carlos Borja (basketball)
1913 - 1992
Ignacio Trelles
1916 - 2020
Virginia Manzano
1912 - 1985
Andrés Gómez (basketball)
1913 - 1991
Max Prieto
1919 - 1998
Jesse Flores
1914 - 1991
Rafael Martín del Campo
1910 - 1987
Lupe Carriles
1913 - 1964
Charles Douglass
1910 - 2003
Jorge Matute Remus
1912 - 2002
Benito Ramos
Born 1918
Luis Reyes Ayala
1914 - 2008
Jesús Martínez «Palillo»
1913 - 1994
Diablo Velasco
1919 - 1999
Raúl Sánchez Díaz Martell
1915 - 2011
Antonio Leaño
1916 - 2010
Fernando Hernández Vega
1914 - 1988
Jorge González Durán
1918 - 1986
Tomás Lozano
1912 - 1982
Evaristo Cárdenas
1911 - 1996
Fausto Quirarte
1916 - 1986
José Martínez (fencer)
1912 - 1989
Fernando Romo Gutiérrez
1915 - 2007
Anacleto Macías
1911 - 1987
Maclovia Ruiz
1910 - 2005
Victorino Vázquez
1918 - 1989
Teófilo García
1919 - 2004